Engage in some work which will take you
out of your narrow self into the vaster magnificence;
some task where you dedicate the fruit of karma to God,
where you devote your time and energy to share your joy,
skill, or knowledge with fellow-men.
Alternatively, keep yourself surrounded
always by persons devoted to the higher life;
persons who will encourage you to move
forward along the road towards the goal.
By these means, you can achieve cleansing of the mind,
so that the Truth can be clearly reflected therein.
Company of pious and holy people leads gradually
to withdrawal from the entangling activities.
When a cold bit of coal is placed
in the midst of glowing cinders,
and when the fire is fanned,
the coal too gets glowing with fire.
The Fire of Wisdom operates similarly.
divinely sent
