In English
Shed to enable the to shine
Man today performs various spiritual exercises. These are of nine kinds: listening to the praise of God, singing the glories of God, remembering the name of the Lord, adoring the Lord's feet, service to the Lord, prostration, worshipping the idol of the Lord, cultivating friendship towards the Lord and complete surrender of the self to the Lord. People think that these nine forms of devotion are for the purpose of realising the . This is a mistake. These forms of worship are intended to shed the (that which is not the ). When the is cast off, the shines of its own accord, just as the burning charcoal is perceived when the ashes are removed and the sun is perceived when the clouds move away. The is omnipresent. Only if it is confined to one place, will you have to search for it. But is present everywhere. When you want to experience it you have to get rid of the that envelops it. What are and ? In reality there is no such thing as . is merely the inability to perceive the . For instance, here is a light that is burning. As long as the light is burning, you cannot have darkness. When you switch off the light, there is darkness. Wherefrom did this darkness come? It did not come from anywhere. The mere absence of light produced the darkness. When there is light darkness goes. So, darkness is simply the absence of light. As long as one does not experience the , he will be immersed in the . When the is experienced the feeling disappears.