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same time we share a desire to do the wrong thing, cheat, beat or even kill and steal, to insult and eat fatty foods. We intuitively know there is a dichotomy in the world and in ourselves. Master has asserted that Kama and Krodha are God given gifts and we have to use them wisely with moderation and restraint. But whenever we do something that is not conducive to reach our real we tend to excuse ourselves by saying that the Kama or Krodha has done it. What we should note is, these forces do not do anything, they only tempt us to do the wrong. Life’s circumstances can be tempting from the outside, and we can have desires on the inside. In fact, I feel these two forces are put in us to test our real craving for the divine. That seems to be the divine purpose.
But if these words of the Master are kept in mind "The real craving of man keeps him in constant restlessness, and he works only to gain his real goal” we will be keeping the helm straight and we will be moving in the path laid out before us. These forces which appear to be anti-God are in fact our best aids in the path and play great role in our spiritual progress. They strengthen our intention and drive the engine of our consciousness in the meaningful direction.
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