| Awaken Bharata |
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| Books By David Frawley |
| DEVIC AND ASURIC FORMS OF MYSTICISM | |
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reduce Asuric forces in humanity, therefore, religious
institutionalism must be reduced in favor of individual religious
freedom. The Asuras are usually better outwardly organized than the
Devas, who have to win on an individual level. This makes the task
of the Devas more arduous. Devic
religions recognize the law of karma and rebirth. They regard each
individual as unique, at a different stage of karmic development and
requiring different practices.
For this reason they do not emphasize a mass teaching or the same belief for everyone. They remain flexible and do not seek to force people into any particular mold but, rather, seek to allow the true nature of each person to unfold from within. Predominant Western religious groups, with few exceptions, do not recognize the great truths of karma and rebirth. This makes them more likely to fall under Asuric influences, which are inflexible and project the same belief and practice for everyone. They postulate some world or bodily condition as final, generally Heaven for their followers and Hell for their enemies, which turns anyone who thinks differently about God or truth into the enemy. They do not honor the individual soul in others but seek to convert all individuals to their belief, which is regarded as the absolute truth for everyone. Such missionary beliefs fail to see the value of the great mystical traditions of other religions and cast them in a negative light as well. |
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