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reflection of Reality which in itself is still beyond. This may be quite astonishing to most of those who go through these pages, but I have written only for those who are well advanced in spirituality and are in thorough knowledge of this science. It can only be experienced in a practical way and is not to be found within the bounds of the religion. It is an entirely different path. It is itself a science for which one may not be well fitted unless he develops the capacity to perceive Nature with his inner eyes.
Identity
As regards ‘Identity’ I may say that it can better be presumed to be something like a fine idea which subsequently develops into thought. It is very difficult to convey its exact sense. One may however take it to mean as that which brings into our cognisance the consciousness of the origin, or, as a bit grosser form of the original consciousness, or, in other words, as Reality garbed in a somewhat grosser covering. The grosser form strikes in our heart an idea that there must be something beyond, which serves for a cause to bring it into being. One might thereby be led to the conclusion, that too, in its turn, must have a cause of its own. The sequence of cause and effect may thus continue till one might come up to the point where the sequence too gets out of our consciousness. Logically one might as well say that even this must have a cause. But then it is all beyond human comprehension. Suffice it to say, that at its finest level it is denoted as Identity. Every embodied soul must have an identity, which at the higher level is finer and subtler. The subtler the identity, the more powerful will a man be in life.
Identity remains in existence till the time of mahapralaya when it loses its individuality or identity and merges into one common Identity, which later serves for the cause of the next creation. Thus it is only the individuality that ends and not the Identity. It is so because of the dormant action at the Root or the Centre where the difference between ‘being’ and ‘non-being’ is but nominal.
Cosmology
The world is in existence from time immemorial and the correct date is not to be traced out, although certain persons have attempted to fix down the Srishti era. The only thing before creation was Divinity in its pure and original state devoid of all solidity and grossness and every object in its essence was merged in it. Before the creation came into effect, there was only the latent motion around the Centre and adjacent to it, and in it was present the idea of creation. You may call it the first thought or initial knowledge (avidya). It may also be called motion,kshobha, vibration, force or any thing for (the sake of) understanding. It was the ultimate cause of creation and of every thing else necessary for it. When the time of creation came, the idea which lay