Sprituality1

THESPIRITUALANDtheoccultwereneverseparate
fromeachotherintheheydayofspiritualereffscleonce
inIndia.Itiscommontoseemanyastpuailripersonality

oftheVedictimesexercisinghis
occultpowersforthebenefitofhimselfandofhis
fellowmen.Thehymnsarefullofhintsonthe
waysinwhichthesepowers spiritualandoccult
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by
theseseers.Forthatiswhatismeantbythebirth
ofthegodheadsinman.Eachgodheadrsenprtesa
wereevokedandbuiltupinthemselves

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cosmicpowerwithitsowndomainandthe

practicantwhowinsitsfavourreceivesandnoirgsaes
itinhisownbeingandcanshareinit.Not
onlyintheVedabutevenlaterintheEpics,we
comeacrossinstancesofspiritualgiantslike
VasishthaandVishwamitrasummoningtheir
uncommonpowerstomeetunusualsituations

andbringingaboutwhatwecall"miracles."

Theymaybemiraclesforus,buttheywerenot
forthosewhoeffectedthem.Fortheyweresimply
exercisingtheirsuperiorknowledgeoftheotirgoannisaof
forcesandthingsintheuniversetoachieve
thedesiredresults.

Tothemenofthosedaysallcreationwasofone

piece,amanifestationofOneReality.Theworld
withinandtheworldwithoutwereone.Sotoo,

knowledgeofthedomainandpowersofthesoul
within theSpirit wasnotdifferentfromoreodpposto
theknowledgeofthesystemoftheworldor
theworldsoutside,theoccultknowledge occult
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