When candles are lit in the temple, it is a metaphor of Union with truth, with God, with fire. Dropping his Ego and thoughts, he sinks into the fire and catches fire. And himself becomes fire.
Sinners are equal among themselves, sin multiplies all their merits by zero. The righteous are also equal among themselves as perfect units. The sinners are equalized by fear, the righteous are equalized by love, but everyone has the same fear, and everyone has his own love
The enlightened person is not angry with the tiger and mosquitoes, because he knows all the motives and desires of people. Ignorance is the cause of anger and suffering, and wisdom is always serene and joyful.
When you are focused, you are happy and there is no fear in you. But when there is no fear in you, you become weaned from fear, and this makes you sensitive to it. Pain requires humility and asceticism, otherwise every return to reality will be extremely painful for you.
People go to the monastery in order to reduce the temptations of the world, to harden themselves and get rid of the slavery of vices. In secular life, it is difficult to clear the mind of desires.
Hajj in Islam is the same as in Christianity, the way to the Kingdom of heaven through a narrow gate. And the longer this path is, the better, because short paths all lead to the wrong place. In Hinduism, such a path is going to the forest, when the hair turns gray and children have children. In Buddhism, monks are also supposed to wander and search for the truth.
There is no need to confuse people who are religious and superstitious. Superstitious are idolaters, and there are very few believers and each is worth its weight in gold.
A true Saint is a penitent sinner, for he gives hope. A real angel is a fallen demon. A fallen demon who has become light gives hope of light to lost souls.
Envy no one, because all the righteous are equally joyful, and proud, firstly, suffering is also the same, and secondly, I don't want to live like the righteous, believing this life more suffering than their own.