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7 7 When the clouds appear in the sky the peacock be-
gins to dance in ecstasy, as a sincere soul becomes
overwhelmed with joy on the appearance of a saint at his
house.
The duty of sages and saints is to go from door to door and
thus enlighten the householders in spiritual knowledge. House-
holder life is compared to a dark well. In a dark well the frog
cannot see the free light of the open sky. The dark well of
householder life kills the soul. One should therefore get out of it
so that he may see the light of spiritual vision. Saints and sages |
mercifully try to uplift fallen souls from the dark well of house-
holder life. An enlightened householder therefore takes pleasure
in the appearance of such saints and sages at his house. The
mind of the householder who is a conditioned soul is always
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