There is no mind, there is no light. The ray of light intervenes, its message breaks through that condition. There is a hush, silence, everywhere; it is a reluctant hush, it does not to admit anything of that light. In spite of it, the message of the scout, the message of light, creeps through, calling everything to wake up and have the adventure of joy and consciousness; it prods and calls all that is around to the adventure ahead. The message is the coming adventure of consciousness and joy. It spreads and conquers all reluctance.

Nature is not in a very cooperative mood, because earlier it has been disillusioned. Its earlier illusion of Glory, Immortality and Light has been shattered. But this message conquers even that Nature’s disillusioned breast. It compels a consent once again, ‘consent to see and feel’. Seeing is connected with consciousness, feeling with joy. A consent has been forced and extracted from Nature.

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