As a young seeker they encountered a man who devoted entire days & nights gazing into the fire. One day, beckoning them closer, the man urged, “Place your hands into the fire and retrieve what lies within.” In their youthful curiosity, the seeker immersed their hand into the fire, only to find, to their astonishment, that it did not burn. Instead, they extracted a ring from the midst of the flames. Instructed to wear the ring, they were informed that when it eventually shattered, they would have found the one whom they were in search of. Time passed, and as destiny would have it, they encountered a man who on their meeting the ring disappeared from their hand. They looked around to see if the ring had dropped anywhere, when suddenly the man exclaimed, “Is this what you are looking for?”. Opening his hand, the ring lay crumbled in his palm. They had finally found the one they were in search of, and were then put through many rigorous spiritual seclusions and litanies. […]