Mind-soul dialogue

The room was gravely echoing the joint prayer uttered by the two, “Lead us from the apparent appearances to the ultimate reality.

The room was gravely echoing the joint prayer uttered by the two, “Lead us from the apparent appearances to the ultimate reality. Lead us from the darkness of delusion to the illuminating enlightenment. Lead us from the sphere of mortality to the changeless eternity.”

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Prolonged silence followed for attunement with the prayer. It was then broken by a question, “Wherefrom comes the light?” The answer followed, “From the depths of darkness as you see every night.” The consequent question, “Wherefrom comes the darkness?” The answer emerged, “From the infinite light the finite darkness becomes apparent."

And then a confusing question came, “What then are we doing?” A clear reply followed, “Going beyond the relativity of light and darkness to a state where we are self-illuminating. Going to be the subject from the object.”

Now the mind lost its patience, “We are staying in the same room, offering the same prayer, living in the world of perpetual suffering, trying our best to remove the same. Then in which way we are different? How can you claim to be the subject?”

The mind was more confused and mistrustful, “If your world is so better then why are you living with us. Why don’t you depart and live in peace?”

The soul whispered, “I am not required to go anywhere to be in peace. I am always in peace, which is my nature. I am in the world of reality, whereas you are in the world of dream. I am keen to see you awakened from the cosmic dream. That is my joy.”