The Gods and the Demons in Our Inner Psychology

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We find in the ancient Indian
epic ramayana and interesting

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subplot, which changes the very
complexion of what appears to be

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a battle between good
personified by ROM and whose

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family and evil as personified
by ravana and his kin.

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As we delve deeper into the
tail, we find that Ravenna was

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himself, a great devotee of
Lord, Shiva yet.

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The Story Goes even deeper it,
turns out Up that ravana in a

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past lifetime was a doorkeeper
for Lord, Vishnu attending

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closely and with great devotion
in visnu's Heavenly Abode along

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with his brother kumbhakarna.
One day, some rishi's demanded

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entry and were delayed and
therefore curse them to take

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three human births before they
could return to Heaven.

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They took birth as a Sorak
beings and carried out, Untold

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destruction, and impose,
Suffering on innumerable beings.

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So as to obtain the attention of
Lord, Vishnu and have their

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human life ended at the hands of
the god.

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They adored Vishnu took birth as
Lord Ram to carry out the wishes

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of his devotee and return
rawvana to his rightful place in

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heaven.
There was obviously both

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tremendous darkness and
tremendous Light Within the

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being that incarnated as
Ravenna.

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And the curse of the Russia gave
an opportunity for this Darkness

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to be exposed and to get it
resolved rather than simply

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suppressed.
We many times in today's world,

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try to assign the labels, good
or evil to various individuals,

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particularly brutal dictators
were those who purposely caused

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enormous suffering for others
for their own

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self-aggrandizement.
While they may not all be

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visnu's devotees, who have been
cursed, it is quite likely that

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at some point in time.
They're tremendous vital force.

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And in some cases, mental Powers
will turn from selfish.

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Pursuits to those that recognize
the Oneness of all existence and

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work to support the creation in
a positive manner.

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And when that time comes their
abilities and the force they

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have accumulated Within They're
being will turn the greatest

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Darkness into the greatest
light.

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This does not, of course, imply
that we should accept or condone

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such actions in any particular
circumstances, even Shriram had

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to undertake a battle to defeat
rawvana.

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Not just allow his, then current
lifetime depredations to endure

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forever, nor does it imply that
we should justify to ourselves

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internally.
The idea that we can act like

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demons in order to become
enlightened, the mother notes,

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quote, once you have understood
this, many worries come to an

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end and you are very happy, very
happy.

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If one find one has very black
holes.

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One says this shows I can rise
very high if the abyss is very

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deep.
I can climb very high.

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It is the same from the
universal point of view to use

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the Hindu terminology so
familiar to you.

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It is the greatest asuras who
are the greatest beings of light

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and the day these asuras are
converted, they will be the

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Supreme Beings of the creation.
This is not do encourage you to

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be a Sorak, you know?
But it is like that this will

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widen your minds a little and
help you to free yourself from

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those ideas of opposing.
An evil for if you abide in that

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category, there is no hope and
quote.

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Reference SRI aurobindo and the
mother living within the yoga

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approach to psychological health
and growth exercises for growth

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and Mastery becoming aware of
the Shadow Pages 139 to 143.