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full of pure ghee. It has the wick also. Still it is not giving light. It has the power to give light but it does not. If you want to light it, bring it in touch with another lighted lamp, and then it will be lighted. Similarly, soul has its own power of light. But of itself it cannot give out that light. In order to kindle this latent spark of light, you have to go to the shelter of an enlightend one. As soon as you are initiated by him and you come in contact with his spiritual light, your soul will suddenly be enlightened.
Right Association
When a dirty nullah falls into holy Ganga, it becomes Ganga itself. Even ordinary trees growing around a sandal tree begin to give out sweet fragrance. Jron becomes gold when it is touched with paras. It shows the importance of right association. The character of a man is determined by the company he keeps. Right association can change a man. Man should learn this lesson from these natural phenomena.
To the Jewellers
O you great jewellers, you have been long testing precious stones. You have already wasted so much of your time, and even gone crazy about them. Now just turn to consider the jewels in real living human beings. It is to be regretted that while you have been testing stones, you have never cared to test the jewels of mankind. You have allowed innumerable precious human jewels to be lost in the dust. The rich man is not a rich man but a sinning monster if having the power of wealth, he remains callously indifferent to the needs of the starving masses around him.
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