The body is the temple of God, He is the resident of the heart, and
intelligence (Buddhi) is the lamp that is lit in its altar. Protect the
lamp and its glow from the wind that blows through the windows of the
senses and threatens to put them out. Close the windows, do not keep
them open for dire attraction from objects. Keep your intellect sharp,
so that it may cut the mind into a diamond and convert it into a blaze
of light, instead of being a dull pebble. Discrimination is an important
instrument of spiritual progress. Attachment, affection, and interests -
these create prejudice, partiality, and illusion. They hide the truth
and dull the intelligence. The reasoning faculty must be employed to
distinguish between the limited and the unlimited, the temporary and the
Eternal
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