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10. He that is served, the Supreme Self, is purushottama; he that serves the Soul is the imperishable
person; but the means of service creation is kshara, perishable. There is deep significance in its
being perishable. This is not a fault in creation, it is its glory. Because
of this, creation is ever new. Yesterday's flowers will not do for today; they are fit only to be cast
away. Creation is perishable; it is good thing that it is so.
This is glory of service. Every day fresh flowers are available for worship. In the same way, I wil take on new bodies and render
service to the Lord. Everyday I shall give new forms to the medium of worship. It is because it is transient that it
is beautiful.
11. Today's moon is not the same as yesterday's. Every day it acquires a new grace. What joy it is to behold the
waxing moon two days old! How it shines upon the forehead of Lord Shiva! The beauty of the eighth day moon
is quite different. Then only a few choice pearls are seen in the sky.
During Full Moon, because the brightness,
not a star is to be seen. Then we see in the moon the face of the Lord. And majestic is the beauty of the New
Moon night. How serene and undisturbed its calm! The sovereign brightness of the moon withdrawn, countless
stars, small and large, blossom out in perfect freedom. The freedom of
amaavasyaa, the New Moon night, has full play. The moon with its proud display of brightness is not there. It has become one with the sun which gives it
light. It has joined the Lord. Then it seems to show that the soul can surrender itself without being the cause of
any sorrow to the world. The moon's form is transient; mutable, but it gives joy through all its many
forms.
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