The light of self-knowledge alone illumines all experiences. It shines by its own light. This inner light appears to be outside and to illumine external objects.
Sage Vasishtha
Source: The Concise Yoga Vasistha, Pages: 85
Contributed by: Meenakshi
There are two kinds of light–the glow that illumines, and the glare that obscures.
James Thurber (1894 - 1961)