First Step Towards The Spiritual Path

Looking back, there was a tall man in front who was bigger than the clothes he worn or rather the lack of them, I remember him laughing a slow but very charming laugh, it seemed that he was an ascetic. There was a strange aura on his face, freshness in his voice, sweetness in his words, and a ray of light surrounded him. He was a very old man but his appearance gave the impression of a child.

"You really know the confusion of my thoughts." He smiled gratefully. "The bountiful and terrifying illusions of nature, symbolized by Kali, have made people wiser than me."

"Very few are able to penetrate its mystery. Good and evil are a challenging puzzle to every man's intelligence. Without making any effort to solve this puzzle, most people pay their death sentence. Sometimes a very only the higher personality rejects this defeat but draws everyone's attention to this indivisible truth.

“I have long practiced the most painful path of enlightenment, namely honest self-examination. Introspection, or keeping a constant ruthless eye on your thoughts, is a harsh and jarring experience. It shatters even the greatest of egos. But it was a truly miraculous performance.

Self-analysis works to make a perfect man like the rules of mathematics. Excessive love for one's ideas and firmness in personal beliefs lead to egoists who consider it their right to interpret God and creation in their own way.

"Truth certainly humbly backs down in the face of such arrogant originality," I said. I was enjoying this discussion.