“Stop Worshipping the Flame. Become Bharadvāja’s Matchstick.”
“Stop Worshipping the Flame. Become Bharadvāja’s Matchstick.” By Anil Narain Matai & AI There are two kinds of seekers. Those who stare at the flame. And those who dare to ignite it. Rishi Bharadvāja belonged to the second kind. He didn’t kneel before fire in fear or fascination. He became the reason it burned. To him, Agni—the sacred flame—was not an idol of light, but a living intelligence that responded to courage . And courage, he taught, begins when devotion stops being passive and becomes participatory. This is the heart of Bharadvāja’s wisdom: don’t just worship illumination—become the one who strikes it. When everyone else bowed to the flame, he looked within and realized that the true act of worship is ignition. The divine does not require spectators; it seeks initiators. Every ritual, every chant, every offering, he said, is incomplete until it lights the dormant fire of awareness within you. Rishi Bharadvāja never confused reverence with surrender. Rever...
