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A vivid imagery is offered by Robert Aitken, illustrating a moth drawn to a lantern; it incessantly batters itself against the glass barrier separating it from the flame. This metaphor captures the struggle of ascetics and yogis who endeavor to dismantle the obstacles that impede their journey towards enlightenment. Yet, upon breaking through, they may experience a transient moment of realization, a fleeting glimpse of unity with the divine—a moment that transcends time and space.