Why Is This?

It is because man came from Existence and yearns to become one with it and it is perfectly possible because of his consciousness that can grow and become one with the universal consciousness.

Believing that the universe is just matter is what causes power struggles, terrorism and violence of all kinds. When we realize that the universe is Intelligent Energy, the seeds of peace are sown. The world is divided into those who are spiritual, who believe in its Intelligence and those who are material, who live for power and control over others.

You can see this on the scale of nations where politicians try to gain dominance and control over more and more number of people and possessions. You can see this on the scale of a family as well where the husband tries to domineer over his wife and derives pride from the thought of having someone in his power. In the office, you can see the boss exerting his influence through direct or indirect means over his subordinates.

Violence and terrorism stem from the desire to possess. And what can you possess? Only matter! Only matter can be possessed, is it not? That is why people who believe that everything is matter, people who are so unaware, who are so oblivious to the all-pervading energy want to possess all the time. They want to possess people, places, things and even God. Be very clear: the moment you want to possess something, you reduce it to mere matter whereas the truth is everything is energy.

People want to possess God. That is the irony of the situation. They feel they have enough power to possess God! Such is the deep violence in the human mind today. This radical understanding of the violent nature of people should be understood very clearly. It is a basic truth. People play up under the guise of love for the country, love for religion and so on. It is all nonsense. They are violent because thev think of the entire universe as matter and they can possess anything and everything. It has its roots in deep ignorance.

This is what leads to the 'kicking the dog' syndrome also:

The boss comes to work in a nasty mood after fighting with his wife while leaving his house. The anger is directed at his subordinate who makes a small mistake in his work. The subordinate gets a lashing that he thinks he doesn't deserve for the mistake that he made. But. he cannot retort at his boss.

So, he keeps his anger within himself and the moment he reaches home, he throws it on his wife who was probably a bit late in opening the door when he rang the door-bell.

The wife, who also doesn't want to fight with her husband, shouts at the kid who is doing his homework.

The kid again, not in a controlling position with his mother, throws out his vengeance on the pet dog and kicks it.

Finally, the dog takes revenge by biting someone at the door!

This is how the vicious circle of power and wanting to possess spills over into so many lives and spoils the peace in different places!

All of us, at one time or other have experienced the power of nature, the fury in earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions and watched helplessly as thousands perish. We then question nature's wisdom. The wisdom of nature is beyond our understanding in terms of material balance.

Let me explain:

Imagine that you run over a whole community of ants driving your SUV car. The ants may call it 'Hurricane SUV.' Now, can they ask us why it happened? No! Their logic is so different from ours. In the same way, God's will is so different from our will. Will you be able to say whether these things are free will or predestination? No logical answer is possible. If the ants ask us, we cannot answer. And these ants may even be asking an enlightened ant the same question! Their religious leaders may be teaching them ideas about how and why it happened. But the truth is that they are cheating those ants. In attempting to answer these questions, all organized religions prove that no logical answer is possible, that's all. We must understand that the level of will is totally different. This is how it is with 'our will' and 'God's will'. All we can do is to raise the frequency of our will to the level of Divine will, that's all.

While accepting the shakti, the power of nature, we find it difficult to understand the buddhi, the intelligence of nature.

The people who understand that the entire universe is pure energy are the peace- loving people. They know for sure that their logic cannot be applied and will not work for the universe. They know life is a flux determined by the ever-evolving intelligence of the universe. They know that they only have to behave in accordance with the orderly chaos.

If we trust Nature's order. Its energy. Its intelligence and apply it to our benefit. we will find ourselves living in a world without turmoil, since each individual will accept himself as unique

and on par with the next, with no conflict and in full confidence of partaking the limitless wealth of the universe.