Oh, what a beautiful passage this morning. From, the Bhagavad Gita;

“If a thousand suns
were to have risen
in the sky at once,
Such brilliance as this
might resemble
the brilliance
of that Supreme self.”

The Gita is a narrative dialogue between Pandava prince Arjuna and his guide and charioteer Krishna. It is intended to impart a knowledge of ‘self’, and more specifically – to answer the question, “Who am I, and how do a live a peaceful life in this world which is filled with such duality?”

Within the text, Arjuna is faced with a moral dilemma – to fulfill his ‘duty’ as a warrior of the state, or to preserve this path of nonviolence.

His dilemma is, in fact, a universal dilemma. In so much as, every human being must face these challenges – however big or small – within every single day. But for Arjuna, he had to make the most difficult choice of all – to conform to the perfections of others, or to find the strength of will to preserve inner-peace.

In this passage, Arjuna is overcome by a profound realization. That is to say, that in order to obtain our spiritual freedom – we must serve, with equanimity, that much greater purpose. Even if, within that service, we face our greatest challenge.

“If a thousand suns
were to have risen
in the sky at once,
Such brilliance as this
might resemble
the brilliance
of that Supreme self.”

This is the Supreme light of being.