THE EQUINOX
atrophied, they proclaim vaingloriously “I have conquered.”
The way to conquer any desire is to understand it, and free-
dom consists in the ability to decide whether or no you will
perform any given action. The Adept should always be
ready to abide by the toss of a coin, and remain absolutely
indifferent as to whether it falls head or tail.
24. The Dharma (law) of the “Eye” is the embodiment of
the external, and the non-existing.
By “non-existing” is meant the lower Asat. The word
is used on other occasions to mean an Asat which is higher
than, and beyond, Sat.
25. The Dharma of the “Heart” is the embodiment of
Bodhi, the Permanent and Everlasting.
“Bodhi” implies the root “Light” in its highest sense of
L.V.X. But, even in Hindu Theory, ravra feu.
26. The Lamp burns bright when wick and oil are clean.
To make them clean a cleaner is required. The flame feels
not the process of the cleaning. “The branches of the tree
are shaken by the wind; the trunk remains unmoved.”
This verse again refers to the process of selection and
elimination already described. The aspiration must be con-
sidered as unaffected by this process except in so far as it
becomes brighter and clearer in consequence of it. The last
sentence seems again to refer to this question of asceticism.
The Adept is not affected by his actions.
27. Both action and inaction may find room in thee; thy
body agitated, thy mind tranquil, thy Soul as limpid as a
mountain lake.
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