Often the mind is compared to a lake. If the surface is smooth – not a ripple – then we can see what lies beneath. Similarly, when this mind becomes calm, when the wind of uncontrolled desire does not constantly create waves over the surface of it, then the image of our true nature is not broken, and we obtain a perfect reflection of what we are in reality and what our relation is with the Higher Self. Our vision can never be unerring as long as the mind is agitated. We constantly hope that someone else may give us …
