Page 28 - Wisdom Unfurled

Man His Place and Destiny in the Cosmos
I would advise that instead of pondering over how the universe came into existence, we should admire the Being that brought it into existence. We have set up a tiny creation of our own individual material existence having layers after layers of grossness and opacity. What is now to be done is to shatter off those layers of opacity one by one and assume the Absolute as we had at the time of creation.
Our existence in the present grossest form is neither sudden nor accidental but it is a result of the slow process of evolution. The latent motion, which led to the formation of the universe, may be called the first super-mind of the Almighty. We owe our origin to that mind which we call the first mind. At the back of the mind there is the Centre or the state of tam. The existence of the soul can be traced as far back as to the time of creation when it existed in its naked form, as a separate entity. From the primary state of existence of the soul in its most subtle form we marched on to the grosser and grosser forms of existence. These may be expressed as coverings round the soul. The earliest coverings were of finest nature and with them we existed in our homeland, the realm of God. The additions of more and more coverings of ego continued, and subsequently manas (psyche), chit (consciousness), buddhi (intellect) and ahankara (ego) in cruder forms began to contribute to our grossness. In due course samskaras began to be formed which brought about their resultant effects. Virtue and vice made their appearance. Slowly our existence assumed the densest form. The effect of samskaras is the commencement of feelings of comfort, miseries, joys and sorrows. Our likings for joys and comfort and dislikings for sorrows, and miseries have created further complications. Consequently we find ourselves surrounded by pain and miseries and we think that deliverance from them is our main goal.
Man is a bipolar being. It has got its root nearest to the Base and the other end towards the world. If somehow the individual mind gets moulded towards its cosmic mind it begins to appear in its true colour. As a matter of fact, the human mind is a reflection of the kshobha, which set into motion the force of nature to bring the creation into existence. The individual mind is thus a part of the Godly mind (kshobha). If we somehow turn its downward trends towards the Base, it will become quiet, calm and peaceful. So far as my personal experience goes, I find that only the help of a dynamic personality can turn it towards the Base. It is only the power and the will of such a personality that makes a mark in this respect. Reading and writing are of little