Vivekananda: At the heart of all things is an unlimited radiance. In that limitless radiance, there are these seven great sages, we believe. These are immortal beings who are ever immersed in that reality and meditation on it. A child comes to his sage and gently awakens the sage to an awareness of the child's existence. And this child goes to the world of human beings, our material world, as a ray of light descends towards this world.