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MENTAL POWERS AND SĀMĀYIKA
Human life flows into two mutually opposed directions. When it tlows in one direction it becomes replete with energy and when it flows in another it becomes deplete of energy. Both repletion and depletion create difficulties. If too much energy is aroused, it becomes a problem. If energy remains dormant, it also becomes a problem. An aroused energy accompanied by the consciousness of duality becomes a serious problem. It can not be retained without making consciousness free from duality. Otherwise it will become destructive. Magicians who call ghosts know that they will deinand sacrifice. If the magician fails to offer something to the ghost, it will finish him. If he offers something, the ghost will become his servant. The same situation occurs when the practitioner has aroused his energy. It he is able to fulfil the demands of his aroused energy, it will become serviceable to him. On the other hand if he fails to fulfil the demands, he will be consumed in the energy.
So far as the consciousness of duality persists, nothing can be achieved. The practitioner will continue to be tossed between joys and sorrows. He will never be able break this vicious circle. The awareness that inspite of possessing iinmense powers, he lacks peace of mind, is prone to excitement, harassed and surrounded by all kinds of problems will eat into his very vitals. The weak think that they are harassed because they are weak and accept misery as a part and parcel of their lives. But a man who commands power will not think so. He will be sandwiched between the pride of power and wretchedness.
Power is not all in all. We need other things also.
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