" The flame of a lamp
has two significant qualities.
One is to banish darkness;
the other is a continuous upward movement.
Even if a lamp is kept in a pit,
the flame is directed upwards.
The upward movement of the flame
denotes the path to wisdom and
the path to divinity.
However, the external
light can dispel only the
external darkness, but not
the darkness of ignorance in man...
God is present within and around. So one has to be pure both internally and externally. It is the water that helps to keep your body clean. But it is love that keeps your heart clean.
divinely sent
- From Swami's Divine Discourse on October 19th 1998.
