A HUMAN BEING IS A LIMITED PART IN TIME AND SPACE, HE EXPERIENCES HIS THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS AS SOMETHING SEPARATE FROM THE REST, A KIND OF OPTICAL ILLUSION OF CONSCIOUSNESS. THIS ILLUSION IS FOR HIM A PRISON THAT LIMITS HIM TO HIS PERSONAL DESIRES AND HAS AFFECTION FOR THE FEW PEOPLE AROUND HIM. HIS TASK IS TO FREE HIMSELF FROM THIS PRISON BY WIDENING HIS CIRCLE OF COMPASSION TO INCLUDE ALL LIVING CREATURES AND THE WHOLE OF NATURE IN ALL ITS BEAUTY.