Passage 20

In English

What is the first name of this Reality? Neither nor (God) nor even ‘’ is the first name. In fact ‘I’ is the first name of Divinity. This ‘I’ is frequently used in daily life for ‘I’ is the basis for all our deeds. ‘I’ is the vital breath, the self, the overself and everything. That is why it is said “” (The Lord manifests himself in all). It is because the ‘I’ is existent in all, the Lord is said to be manifesting in all. Though we say that the Lord manifests Himself in all, our words do not carry the true conviction born of firm faith. One day thieves stole the valuable ornaments in the temple where was a priest. after noticing the theft went to , the custodian of the temple and reported the theft to him. , became furious after hearing the news of the theft and immediately went to ’s statue. His anger knew no limits when he saw that there was not a single ornament on the statue of . He shouted “! Fie on you! How can you guard the world when you are not able to guard your ornaments from the hands of the thieves? Are you asleep or are you dumb? It is shameful that being Divine you could not protect your own ornaments.