දිනපතා භක්තිය

Men were weary of pageant and fable. They longed for a religion that could satisfy the heart. While the light of truth seemed to have departed from among men, there were souls who were looking for light, and who were filled with perplexity and sorrow. They were thirsting for a knowledge of the living God, for some assurance of a life beyond the grave.

— The Desire of Ages, Chapter 3, “The Fullness of the Time,” p. 32