One who identifies himself with his soul regards bodily transmigration of his soul at death fearlessly, like changing one cloth for another.
In our culture we have such respect for musical instruments; they are like part of God.
This is true knowledge: to seek the Self as the true end of wisdom always. To seek anything else is ignorance.
The feet of the humblest may walk in the field where the feet of the holiest trod. This, then, is the marvel to mortals revealed. When the silvery trumpets of Christmas have pealed, that mankind are children of God.
To succeed, you must have tremendous perseverance, tremendous will. “I will drink the ocean”, says the persevering soul; “at my will mountains will crumble up”.
The modern habit of doing ceremonial things unceremoniously is no proof of humility; rather it proves the offender’s inability to forget himself in the rite, and his readiness to spoil for everyone else the proper pleasure of ritual.
