The sun shines, and it shines without worrying about whether the creatures to whom it sends its rays are intelligent or stupid, good or criminal, whether they deserve or not its benefits: it shines on all them without distinction. This is why we can say that the sun is the best illustration of divine love. Look at the most extraordinary beings that have ever existed on earth: all have had some preconceptions, some preferences and even some animosities. Yes, even the greatest prophets, even the greatest Masters, could not completely free themselves from the need to apply the law of justice and punish the evil ones, because nothing is more difficult. Only the sun looks at human beings in the same way as God does. He knows that they are divine sparks that will one day return to the bosom of the Lord. That is why for thousands of years he has had the patience to keep heating, enlightening and vivifying them. Isn’t this example enough to stimulate us?

Daily Meditations 2003, September 18

True religion teaches human beings to come closer to the light, warmth and life of the sun, that is, to seek the wisdom that enlightens and solves problems, the selfless love that embellishes, encourages and consoles, the subtle and spiritual life that makes active, dynamic and bold, in order to realize on earth the Kingdom of God and its Justice. That is why no one can fight this religion; if you try to destroy it, you will destroy yourself, because you limit yourself.

When this understanding of a universal religion will penetrate the minds, the whole organization of life will become universal: there will be no more separations between human beings, no more borders, no more wars. Everyone must accept the universal religion and brotherhood that the sun teaches us. By understanding the sun in its sublime manifestations of light, warmth and life, humans will get closer and closer to the Divinity, and the earth will become a garden of paradise where all men will live as brothers.

Complete Works – Volume XXII (ed. 1986), 29 June