All are born out of the womb of one Lord. Just as many varieties of fish and water loving animals swim around a large lake, multitudes of human beings move about in ‘the ocean’ of the Lord. This is an awe-inspiring sight. Some are undeveloped, some are growing; they swim around, greedy and selfish. In the midst of this crowd of ignorant beings are a few highly evolved souls, the wise (jnanis) and yogis. Since they are mixed up with the ignorant, it becomes difficult to distinguish the ones with wisdom from the others. A microscope is necessary to identify the red corpuscles in the blood; similarly, a special mechanism is needed to find the wise. That mechanism is none other than constant contemplation of the Lord (dhyana).

- Dhyana Vahini, Ch 10: “Innocence, Purity and Humility”.