Effulgent Being by Swami Nirmalananda Giri

 

 Devam means “shining one.” We are ourselves “the light that shines in darkness” for we are a living part of the Light of Life. Consequently we must turn within for illumination. Until we are perfected in that in-turning we do need some external lights such as holy books and teachers, but it is unwise to become dependent on any outer source of knowledge. Eventually we must get it all from within, having become swayamprakash, self-illumined.