- Kumbhakarna
We are told he could sleep so fast that elephants had to rollover him to awaken him.
That Kumbhakarna is our spiritual ignorance, which sleeps in spite of so many awakening influences.
- If We Are Good
People often ask: "There is so much of unrighteousness now. Why does not the Lord come?"
We forget that He has promised to come - only to protect the good.
Unless we are good, we have no right to grumble. If we are good - we shall probably not grumble.
- Culture
Much knowledge is of no use.
It is only that knowledge that goes in to the inner culture of man that counts.
An idol is made of clay - but we de not worship a mountain which has millions of times the quantity of clay used in the image.
An idol is made of stone - but we do not worship a crude rock or a mountain which has stone enough for a million idols.
Only when the clay is moulded does it become the idol fit for worship.
Only when the stone is chiselled into a proper shape does it become fit for worship.
Even so is much knowledge not to be praised, but that knowledge is useful and praiseworthy which has been utilized to culture the heart and mind.
- Disease and Death
It is necessary for the body to become broken down in order to justify its abandonment! This is called disease. Most of the diseases that Man fears are nothing more than natural conditions of the body's disintegration and not to be feared.
- The Mirror
Man has been made in the image of God, we are told.
There is a wonderful meaning in this.
Look into the mirror - you see your image, and it looks at you.
That is what God wants us to do.
We should always look at Him.