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Bodhayanti Parasparam Vol 6
4. Dr. K. Madhava
This sentence of Rev Babuji Maharaj tells us emphatically that when we are not in touch with Divinity we become satan.
Satan stands for pain,misery,suffering, depression, darkness,conceit,jealousy,envy,fear and is the essence of cause of unhappiness. It represents the force of materialism and anyone who is attracted towards material comforts, sensual pleasures is attracted towards materialism and darkness which certainly causes suffering, pain and afflictions.
In this context I will quote Rev Babuji, for better understanding of the above concept [taken from page 3 of SDG] ‘Let us now consider for a while how one makes or mars himself [i.e make oneself divine or make oneself satan ] The world is composed of the finest paramanus [sub atomic particles] which are dense and dark, but in between there exists a faint glow also. That confirms the idea of the presence of both prakruti and purusha side by side. The wise and the prudent, inclined towards divinity, take into view the brighter portion and get profited by it. On the other hand those held up by the charms for material objects get themselves linked with the darker paramanus and go on contacting the grosser effects thereof, which get solidified by the effect of their continual thinking. Thoughts create impressions which go on growing stronger forming coverings. They offer a fertile ground for the mayavic effect to settle in. The effect thus cast upon the particles of the body, being thereby focused on the membrane, is reflected upon the centre of the brain .This leads to the formation of samskaras,which having deepened make him easily susceptible, making his mind all the more rigidly adhere to environment and association which tend to support his
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