Tonight we talked about the fire and how staring and focusing on the flame make you think of nothing else - problems, desires, and so on - nothing. The fire entices you to put your gaze on a still moment. Then a sense of cleansing occurs in your mind and spirit and you throw all your cares away to the fire. The fire then purges you and purifies you. When the flame dies down you emerge as a cleaner slate.
In Hindu tradition, Mataji said, fire is the purest and cleanest of elements. Water can be contaminated. The earth can be contaminated. The air can be contaminated. The fire cannot. You can neither charge it nor destroy it. There is only the presence and absence of fire. No wonder God uses fire to make His presence felt. He appeared to Moses on the bush in the form of fire. God led the Israelites out from Egypt in the form of pillars of fire. The Holy Spirit descended from heaven to Mary and the Apostles in the form of tongues of fire. The fire is a connection to the divine. A channel to prayers. Which is why we light a candle when we pray. Amidst darkness and in the direst straights, that littlest flicker serves as our connection to our faith and to the Divine that keeps our inner flames burning.
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