How to be Free from Sin — Page 26
26 sun can avail you in this; no cross can redeem your sins and no blood can restrain you from your carnal passions, for these have no affinity with true salvation. Try to un- derstand the facts and ponder over the truth. If you try this remedy as you try your worldly remedies, you will soon realize that no light, apart from the light of true certainty, can deliver you from the darkness within you, and that nothing, except the pure water of perfect insight, can cleanse you of your inner filth, and that the clear water of Divine 'sight' alone can soothe the burning of your heart. Whoever suggests anything to the contrary is a liar, and whoever tries a different remedy is a fool. Such people do not bring you light but lead you deeper into a dark abyss, and increase your burning and craving, instead of provid- ing you with satiating water. No blood can save you except that which has been produced by the 'food' of con- viction. No cross can redeem you but the cross of righteousness, which means remaining steadfast upon the truth. Open your eyes and reflect! Is it not true that, unless there is light, you cannot see, and unless you follow the right path, you cannot reach your destination? The spiri- tual order can easily be understood by comparing it to the physical one. Hence, reflect upon that which you can readily understand and, with its help, endeavour to com- prehend that which lies beyond your perception. The laws that prevail in the physical world also hold true in the spiritual one, for they emanate from the same Divine source. Is there anyone who can see without eyes, or hear without ears, or speak without a tongue? Why not apply