Further thought: It is an example to express that there is actually no inside or outside. Or that you can know yourself as unobservable, and can know yourself in all observable things (as consciousness shining on its own māyā/īśvara). Thus there is no threshold. The lamp of consciousness (caitanya dīpa) or the lamp of knowledge (jñāna dīpa) is you. Or actually: You are the undifferentiated ocean of light, which is only noticed in the knowledge of a subtle body when you see objects, such as light shining on a hand, or when there is manifestation.

Thus it can be interpreted with nuance differences. We are always on the threshold. Choosing tradition, choosing teaching. And then making enough choices to reap the fruits of the lessons. And finally: The choice between a life in freedom or a life in worldly restriction. In all cases: ‘You are the lamp of consciousness’. Everything is already illuminated. What you seek is already so, and you already are!

Another interpretation of dehalī dīpa nyāya that occurs is that it gives meaning to your place in the teacher-student paramparā. This is standing on the threshold of time, but also standing on the threshold of ignorance. The spark of knowledge that removes your ignorance when you approach the teacher (who came before) according to the rules (vidhi) of effective teaching, and the spark of knowledge that you will later (as a teacher) transfer to a future student.

Seen in this way, standing on the threshold is always standing in the center of yourself.