The soul, and its way to God

4.14.1 Then the voices said: "Upakosala dear, you have this knowledge of the signs and the knowledge of the soul. But the teacher will tell you the way."

Then the teacher returned. The teacher spoke to him, saying: "Upakosala!"

4.14.2 "Sir!" he then replied.

"Your face, my dear, shines like that of one who knows God. Who, pray, has instructed you?"

"Who, pray, would instruct me, Sir?" Here he denied it, as it were. "These! They are of this appearance now, but they were of a different appearance!" Here he alluded to the voices.

"What, pray, my dear, did they indeed tell you?"

4.14.3 "This," he acknowledged.

"Verily, my dear, they did indeed tell you of the worlds. But I will tell you something. As water adheres not to the leaf of a lotus-flower, so evil action adheres not to him who knows this."

"Tell me, Sir."

To him he then said: