Freedom and Light are what man needs more than anything else. He needs them even more than breath. That is why he is miserable when bound and in the dark. Man struggles like the fish in a dry bowl frantically, to return to God which is his Home, his ananda and which is his Element. He seeks God or ananda (which is but another Name for God), up in space, down in the bowels of the earth, alone or in crowded congregations; in silence or in noise. But all the time the spring of ananda lies in our own heart. He can tap it only if he knows how to delve into the poise of deep meditation. (SBA, p. Preface)