It has to be born in mind that this community of
Devarsis is an extraordinarily evolved type of beings. Like Yogis and Siddha
Purusas, they are far more capable, as compared to human beings, in rendering
service and help. But it is wrong to assume that they are omnipotent and are
capable of instantly fulfilling the desires of or conferring boons on many
person. The rule of Karma-Phal (result of one's own actions) is paramount which
can be reduced or negated by God alone. It is beyond the power of man. Just as
a physical rushes to help a patient, a rich man helps a poor and needy person,
in the same way Devarsis living in astral bodies rush, from time to time,
whether they are called upon or not, for promoting righteous attitudes and
deeds. Still, none should take it for granted that personal effort or
industriousness is not necessary.
Here the best example is of Gurudev who lives in the
Himalayas. As he lives in his astral form he can live in environments where
there are no adequate means for maintaining physical life. He guides and helps
me from time to time. This does not mean that I was not required to do anything
or did not face any difficulty or was never unsuccessful. But it is certain
that I would not have b3en able to achieve all this with my own limited human
capacities. With his divine help and guidance my enthusiasm and morale have
been far higher and I have overcome the trials and difficulties of the path
with unflinching faith and infinite patience and courage. This is not
insignificant. Only this much should be expected from others. It should not be
expected even from God that He would come and even do the s3elf-effort on our
behalf. Whenever one refers to divine help, people think that it is a magic
stick which does all the work simply by waving it. This is an illusion. Such
credulous people lose their faith easily. We should expect timely help from
divine powers, from astral souls but should also be prepared to discharge our
responsibilities. Failures and difficulties should be regarded as lessons to be
learnt and the next step should be taken with greater caution and courage.
Astral bodies are more powerful than the physical
ones. They can see and hear things from a great distance. They can visualize
future events and they possess the power of conveying their thoughts to others.
They have helped several persons in overcoming adversities. Just like our
visible world, there is an invisible world linked with it which is inhabited by
beings with astral bodies. Some of them are quite ordinary; some are
mischievous, while some are of highly elevated level. These elevated souls take
interest in the affairs of mankind. They extend help in reforming evil persons
and in making good persons still better.
This is all about beings with astral bodies and the
astral world in general. The primary aim is of spiritual refinement, elevation
and upliftment. Ours are extremely critical times. Elevated souls living in the
material world are doing all that is within their power to do but it appears
that this will not be enough. Powerful beings on astral planes will have to use
all their powers in not allowing those who are possessed by evil tendencies to
slip further down the abyss. The process which is going on, on the physical
plane, to reform these perverted souls is not adequate. Invisible help is
needed to make it easier and more successful. This wills be necessary for the
solution of collective problems, as also for making persons who are engaged in
righteous pursuits, shine out with still greater glory and strength.
Ever since I have been entrusted with such a work,
there has never been any dilly-dallying or let-up. I have been working for
quite a long time now on the guidelines given by my divine guide and this will
continue till I am alive. It is necessary to make herculean efforts to free the
visible and the invisible spheres from the strange-hold of the poisonous grip
of the evil forces. For this something drastic has to be done, as was done by
hanuman, in the ancient times, by uprooting amountain and procuring t plant
possessing the power to revive life. I was required to get immediately engaged
in awakening and activating the dormant divine energies involved in the
physical body; and in the pursuit of this aim, I have restored to serve
Tapascarya (Sadhana in seclusion).
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