1. Look at this flame!
It has followingqualities.
1. It showsthe worldthat the thingcalled“Flame”persists.
2. It has NO material orsubstance init.
3. It has many duties.Itgivesyoulight,heat&itshowsyou a color.
4. It is translucent.Youcan notsee the otherside throughthe flame thoughithas NOsubstance within
it.
5. It lightsaroundthe clock as longas it hasfuel to burn.
6. You can NOThold,grasp or catch it evenif itisavailable asa flame.
7. It is like anillusion.
8. It is verymuchdangerousthoughitis an illusion.Itcanburn the whole world,if NOTproperly
handled.
9. It is essential thoughithasNOvalue.
10. There isNO wayof reducingitspowerof inflammationunlessitisblownout.Youcan not reduce its
powerbyreducingthe largenessof the flame.
11. It has NOshape,size,sound,taste orsmell.
12. The diagnosisisdone byidentifyingitscolor only(by visiononly).
13. It has 2 ways of “switchingoff”
A. byremovingfuel.
B.by blowing.
14. Afterthe blowingoff,youcannotsay to where ithas gone.
15. You can take thisflame to create the flame of the other.What the flame doesis,itheatsthe other
one to make itsown flame &thisflame isnot transferred tothatone.
I will give you anexample.Bringthe matchbox & take one match stick& sendone overthe other.Now
youhave a flame.Neithermatchbox normatch stickhad a flame before. abrasion of these 2making
heatleadsto developmentof the flame.
2. Likewise,one flame doesnotmake directflame of the other& whatit doesisto make otheritem
heateduntil itdevelopsaflame.
Bringone candle closerto the other.
Will ithave a flame as soonas it touchesthe other?If it isa directtransfer,itcan happenimmediately
afterthe touch. Howeveritisa veryminute phenomenontosee.
NOW!LOOK AT THE MIND.
1. It showsthe worldthat the thingcalledthe “Mind”persists.
2. It has NOmaterial or substance init.
3. It has manydutieslike seeing,hearing,smelling,tasting,sensingtactile & thinking.
4. It istoo translucent.
5. It has aroundthe clock dutiestill ithasfuel toburn.
6. You can not hold,graspor catch itevenif itshowsyouthe “mind”.
7. It isan illusion.
8. It isverydangerousif itis NOTproperlyhandled.
9. It isessential though ithasNOvalue.
10. There isNO wayof reducingitspowerunlessitisblownout.
11. It has NOshape,size,smell,taste orsound.
12. The diagnosisisdone byitscolor only(byvisiononly).
13. It has 2 ways of “Switchingoff”.
a. By removingfuel.(Lust,Hatred&Delusion)
b. By forceful blowingorbyman’seffort(Nirodasamapatti)
14. Afterthe blowing,youcannotsay to where ithas gone.
15. It has a capacityto developanotherasa nextbirth.(CHUTIPRATISANDI)
Nowyoucan guessthe mindyouhave withinyou.
Thank you!
