Mysteries of Mind

Author(s): Mahapragna Acharya
Publisher: Today and Tomorrows Book Agency

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THE UPWARD FLOW OF ENERGY
The soul is a thick flame. A lady asked, “If it is a flame, what colour is it ?" The soul is a thick flame.
A gentleman asked, “If it is a flame, why can't we see it like a burning lamp ?"
If the soul is a flame, it should have a colour and should be visible. But neither has it colour nor is it visible.
A certain man entered into a room. An electric lamp was burning there. Within a few moments the light went off and there was complete darkness. Nothing was visible. Another man who was standing outside the room asked, "Who is there in the room ?” The man inside the room replied, "It is me." How did he see himself? If the soul is not a lamp, how did he see himself and said, "It is me ?" We may be situated in a completely dark underground cellar but we can see ourselves and assert "It is me.” This self-consciousness can never be extinguished. The soul always keeps its lustre like a burning lamp. The mere assertion "It is me" is sufficient proof of the existence of the soul like a burning lamp within us. A single ray of it is sufficient to enlighten us. If we travel towards this lamp and if the energy contained in our body also begins to flow in the same direction, we will one day certainly come face to face with it. We will know it directly whether it has a colour or not and whether it shines like a lamp.
We may never be able to perceive the soul but we are never doubtful about its existence. We do see some of the rays emanating from it, although most of the flame remains invisible to us. We can easily infer from these rays that the soul does exist. This inference will change into an actual