Maya Periyava Golden Words
When any object is consumed by fire, it becomes charred.
If that black residue is burnt again, it becomes white ash.
White ash continues to remain white even when burnt
again. This shows that white is the ultimate and black is proximate to it.
Science tells us that diamond and coal are basically
one.
White and black are not colours. The primary colours get separated from the objects to which they are
attached when subjected to the test of fire and ultimately white.
Similarly, in the mental and spiritual place, the
Ultimate Reality is Siva, who is white and proximate to Him is Parvati, who is dark.
When we test everything in the fire of Jnana, or true knowledge,
the residue is Siva. Ash in the material plane corresponds to Siva in the
spiritual plane.
We smear our bodies with the sacred ash to remind
ourselves of Siva and the fact that the ultimate goal of life is Siva.
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