When nature calls on us for service the devas expect us to obey. It is just before nightfall, and at certain other times of the day, when nature calls upon us to assist the Elder Brothers in our tribal community. This is a time when self-interest should be laid aside, and we should assist in some way the aged and infirm brothers of our community, for nature’s laws are manifested in order that the strong may assist the weak. It is only through self-sacrifice and clean living that the weaker brothers can be brought to the higher levels of well being, which are enjoyed by the others of the community.
Wandering Blindly
Down the long ages man has sought union with God, but man images God as outside of himself. Until man learns to align himself with the “God within” he is but a blind wanderer upon the perilous sea.
Why We Suffer
The student comes to realize that there is a division in nature where the noble minds of the hierarchal devas dwell, and that these devas watch over different parts of the earth. This is a plane of vibration where the brooding of the spirit can be sensed. Beneath is a plane of action where nature acts as the Lords of the Law demand. Wind storms, torrents, and lightning are not whims, they are the instruments by which man is scourged into a recognition of his true place in conscious nature. When man, through selfish greed, destroys forests and vegetation, nature causes rain and floods to manifest, bringing death and destruction to many. When he destroys wheat and other food products, nature responds with wind and drought. Someday science will discover, as the Yogi has done, that nature is teeming with intelligences.
Developing Intuition
In his search for the Presence, the Yogi links himself with nature’s will, which is in the plane of intuition. When this is reached man no longer “thinks,” he “knows.” He has tapped the knower consciousness and, as it works in nature, so will it function through him. Even in his present condition man has flashes of intuition where he knows, without thought. When he receives this guidance he should act upon it at once, for “He who hesitates is lost.” In a higher sense this intuition is a manipulation of nature’s will. The genius of Edison often so manifested that through him nature gave many wonderful gifts to man. But the average man has never learned to recognize an intelligence separate from the human body.