Passage 10

In English

What Is Meant By ?

is the principle of bliss that conjoins (inner psyche) with senses and mind. is a combination of five senses of action, five senses of perception and the mind. This eleventh principle, that is mind, is known as . The , the (scriptures) and the (mythological texts) propound many ideals of life. However, their core principle is unity or oneness in the apparent diversity. (truth is one, but the wise refer to it by various names). This unified principle, that is the , is present all over our body from top to toe. Here is a small example. Suppose you cover a lighted candle with a pot having ten holes. Because of these ten holes, the same single flame appears as ten different flames. Now cover the pot with a thick cloth and you will not see any flame. You may think that there is no flame, but this is a mistake. You are not recognising the light of the that is ever present in your own body. The (the Supreme Divine Flame) is forgotten as a result of which man is confronted by troubles and tribulations. It is invisible to you despite its blazing presence because you have covered it with the thick cloth of (quality of sloth). When the cloth is removed, you will find ten flames. And when the pot of (quality of passion) is broken, what remains is the same single flame, which is omnipresent.