18 June 2016

Everything is constantly beginning anew – hours, days, life in its entirety. This eternal cycle recurs at all levels of creation. It cannot be otherwise, as this principle is divine in essence. Human beings have no recourse in the matter. They must respect the cycles of life, while living and coping with everything generated by such cycles. The magnitude of creation is beyond human understanding; human beings must adjust themselves to its laws and adhere to their rigour. A human being’s power is very fragile; one’s life hangs on very little – “a breath, a nothing, and nothing more”. This observation questions many beliefs concerning humans; no one can defy the divine power, that which creates and manages the whole universe. Whatever their greatness, their work and role here below, human beings must comply with the divine laws and work strictly in accordance with their karma. Karma is unavoidable. Everything in its minutest detail takes place as planned; it can’t be otherwise. A human plans his or her life and what does God do? “He laughs.” We are pleased to state this maxim once again; it sums up nearly everything. In this domain, surrender is sovereign. It can lead one to believe that everything is easy and that one has only to desire something in order to obtain it, which sometimes happens when the desire is consistent with divine purposes. The fabric of destiny resists much turbulence, and human beings in their smallness must face up to things – such is their karma. The principle of this karma is redeeming; it is up to each and every person to manage it as best they can and to ride, by its grace, the meanders of the sovereign Spirit. May all may be strengthened and enlightened in this quest for the Divine.

Babuji Maharaj