THE FLUTE IS MADE OF BAMBOO, WHICH IS SPECIALLY GROWN FOR THE PURPOSE. ONLY BAMBOO THAT DOES NOT HAVE A TOUGH BARK CAN BE USED. AFTER THE BAMBOO IS CUT, ONE END IS CLOSED, LEAVING ONLY ONE END OPEN. T

WHILE WE KNOW THAT ONLY THOSE WHOSE MINDS ARE FOCUSED ON CONSCIOUSNESS, GOD WILL ATTAIN BLISS, HOW DO THEY GET THEIR MINDS TO FOCUS ON CONSCIOUSNESS, GOD? THEY NEED TO CULTIVATE THOUGHTS ABOUT GOD, JUST AS BAMBOO IS SPECIALLY CULTIVATED FOR FLUTE-MAKING. JUST AS BAMBOO WITH A HARD EXTERIOR IS UNSUITABLE FOR A FLUTE, A MIND, WHICH IS SURROUNDED BY A WALL OF PRIDE, IS UNSUITABLE FOR SPIRITUAL CONTEMPLATION.

JUST AS ONLY ONE END OF THE FLUTE IS LEFT OPEN, SO TOO MUST ALL THOUGHTS BE SHUT OUT, EXCEPT THOUGHTS ABOUT THE SUPREME ONE. JUST AS THE FLUTE IS DIPPED IN A SOLUTION SO THAT IT GETS SEASONED, SO TOO MUST THE MIND BE PLACED AT LOTUS DIVINE FEET, SO THAT IT BECOMES READY TO RECEIVE BLISSFULNESS.

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