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第七十八章 The Law Of Miracles
The ancient Vedic scriptures declare that the physical world operates under one fundamental law of maya，the principle of relativity and duality。God，the Sole Life，is an Absolute Unity；He cannot appear as the separate and diverse manifestations of a creation except under a false or unreal veil。That cosmic illusion is maya。Every great scientifc discovery of modern times has served as a confrmation of this simple pronouncement of the rishis。
To surmount maya was the task assigned to the human race by the millennial prophets。To rise above the duality of creation and perceive the unity of the Creator was conceived of as mans highest goal。
To tear the veil of maya is to pierce the secret of creation。The yogi who thus denudes the universe is the only true monotheist。All others are worshiping heathen images。So long as man remains subject to the dualistic delusions of nature，the Janus-faced Maya is his goddess；he cannot know the one true God。
The world illusion，maya，is individually called avidya，literally，“not-knowledge，”ignorance，delusion。Maya or avidya can never be destroyed through intellectual conviction or analysis，but solely through attaining the interior state of nirbikalpa samadhi。The Old Testament prophets，and seers of all lands and ages，spoke from that state of consciousness。Ezekiel says（43：1-2）：“Afterwards he brought me to the gate，even the gate that looketh toward the east：and，behold，the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east：and his voice was like a noise of many waters：and the earth shined with his glory。”Through the divine eye in the forehead（east），the yogi sails his consciousness into omnipresence，hearing the Word or Aum，divine sound of many waters or vibrations which is the sole reality of creation。
Light-velocity is a mathematical standard or constant not because there is an absolute value in 18，000 miles a second，but because no material body，whose mass increases with its velocity，can ever attain the velocity of light。Stated another way：only a material body whose mass is infnite could equal the velocity of light。
This Conception Brings Us To The Law Of Miracles。
The masters who are able to materialize and dematerialize their bodies or any other object，and to move with the velocity of light，and to utilize the creative light-rays in bringing into instant visibility any physical manifestation。
“Fiat lux！And there was light。”Gods frst command to His ordered creation（Genesis 1：3）brought into being the only atomic reality：light。On the beams of this immaterial medium occur all divine manifestations。Devotees of every age testify to the appearance of God as flame and light。“The King of kings，and Lord of lords；who only hath immortality，dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto。”
A yogi who through perfect meditation has merged his consciousness with the Creator perceives the cosmical essence as light；to him there is no difference between the light rays composing water and the light rays composing land。Free from matter-consciousness，free from the three dimensions of space and the fourth dimension of time，a master transfers his body of light with equal ease over the light rays of earth，water，fre，or air。Long concentration on the liberating spiritual eye has enabled the yogi to destroy all delusions concerning matter and its gravitational weight；thenceforth he sees the universe as an essentially undifferentiated mass of light。
Through a master‘s divine knowledge of light phenomena，he can instantly project into perceptible manifestation the ubiquitous light atoms。The actual form of the projection-whether it be a tree，a medicine，a human body-is in conformance with a yogi’s powers of will and of visualization。
“And God said，Let us make man in our image，after our likeness：and let them have dominion over the fsh of the sea，and over the fowl of the air，and over the cattle，and over all the earth，and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth。”
In 191，shortly after I had entered the Swami Order，I witnessed a vision of violent contrasts。In it the relativity of human consciousness was vividly established；I clearly perceived the unity of the Eternal Light behind the painful dualities of maya。The vision descended on me as I sat one morning in my little attic room in Fathers Gurpar Road home。For months World War I had been raging in Europe；I refected sadly on the vast toll of death。
As I closed my eyes in meditation，my consciousness was suddenly transferred to the body of a captain in command of a battleship。A huge shell hit the powder magazine and tore my ship asunder。I jumped into the water，together with the few sailors who had survived the explosion。
Heart pounding，I reached the shore safely。But alas！a stray bullet ended its furious fight in my chest。I fell groaning to the ground。My whole body was paralyzed，yet I was aware of possessing it as one is conscious of a leg gone to sleep。
“At last the mysterious footstep of Death has caught up with me，”I thought。With a fnal sigh，I was about to sink into unconsciousness when lo！I found myself seated in the lotus posture in my Gurpar Road room。
Hysterical tears poured forth as I joyfully stroked and pinched my regained possession-a body free from any bullet hole in the breast。Amidst these self-congratulations，again I found my consciousness transferred to the captains dead body by the gory shore。Utter confusion of mind came upon me。
“Lord，”I prayed，“am I dead or alive？”
A dazzling play of light flled the whole horizon：
“In the image of My Light I have made you。The relativities of life and death belong to the cosmic dream。Awake！”As steps in mans awakening，the Lord inspires scientists to discover，at the right time and place，the secrets of His creation。Many modern discoveries help men to apprehend the cosmos as a varied expression of one power-light，guided by divine intelligence。The wonders of the motion picture，of radio，of television，of radar，of the photo-electric cell-the all-seeing“electric eye”，of atomic energies，are all based on the electromagnetic phenomenon of light。
One day I entered a motion picture house to view a newsreel of the European battlefelds。World War I was still being waged in the West；the newsreel recorded the carnage with such realism that I left the theater with a troubled heart。
“Lord，”I prayed，“why dost Thou permit such suffering？”
“Look intently！”A gentle voice spoke to my inner consciousness。“You will see that these scenes now being enacted in France are nothing but a play of chiaroscuro。”
My heart was still not comforted。The divine voice went on：“If joy were ceaseless here in this world，would man ever seek another？Without suffering he scarcely cares to recall that he has forsaken his eternal home。Pain is a prod to remembrance。The way of escape is through wisdom！The tragedy of death is unreal；those who shudder at it are like an ignorant actor who dies of fright on the stage when nothing more is fred at him than a blank cartridge。My sons are the children of light；they will not sleep forever in delusion。”
As I fnished writing this chapter，I sat on my bed in the lotus posture。Lifting my gaze，I noticed that the ceiling was dotted with small mustard-colored lights，scintillating and quivering with a radiumlike luster。Myriads of pencilled rays，like sheets of rain，gathered into a transparent shaft and poured silently upon me。
At once my physical body lost its grossness and became metamorphosed into astral texture。I felt a foating sensation as，barely touching the bed，the weightless body shifted slightly and alternately to left and right。
“Shedding its beam on the white screen of your bed sheets，it is producing the picture of your body。Behold，your form is nothing but light！”
I gazed at my arms and moved them back and forth，yet could not feel their weight。
For a long time I experienced this motion picture of my body in the dimly lighted theater of my own bedroom。Despite the many visions I have had，none was ever more singular。As my illusion of a solid body was completely dissipated，and my realization deepened that the essence of all objects is light，I looked up to the throbbing stream of lifetrons and spoke entreatingly。
“Divine Light，please withdraw this，my humble bodily picture，into Thyself，even as Elijah was drawn up to heaven by a fame。”
The beam disappeared。My body resumed its normal weight and sank on the bed。
To surmount maya was the task assigned to the human race by the millennial prophets。To rise above the duality of creation and perceive the unity of the Creator was conceived of as mans highest goal。
To tear the veil of maya is to pierce the secret of creation。The yogi who thus denudes the universe is the only true monotheist。All others are worshiping heathen images。So long as man remains subject to the dualistic delusions of nature，the Janus-faced Maya is his goddess；he cannot know the one true God。
The world illusion，maya，is individually called avidya，literally，“not-knowledge，”ignorance，delusion。Maya or avidya can never be destroyed through intellectual conviction or analysis，but solely through attaining the interior state of nirbikalpa samadhi。The Old Testament prophets，and seers of all lands and ages，spoke from that state of consciousness。Ezekiel says（43：1-2）：“Afterwards he brought me to the gate，even the gate that looketh toward the east：and，behold，the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east：and his voice was like a noise of many waters：and the earth shined with his glory。”Through the divine eye in the forehead（east），the yogi sails his consciousness into omnipresence，hearing the Word or Aum，divine sound of many waters or vibrations which is the sole reality of creation。
Light-velocity is a mathematical standard or constant not because there is an absolute value in 18，000 miles a second，but because no material body，whose mass increases with its velocity，can ever attain the velocity of light。Stated another way：only a material body whose mass is infnite could equal the velocity of light。
This Conception Brings Us To The Law Of Miracles。
The masters who are able to materialize and dematerialize their bodies or any other object，and to move with the velocity of light，and to utilize the creative light-rays in bringing into instant visibility any physical manifestation。
“Fiat lux！And there was light。”Gods frst command to His ordered creation（Genesis 1：3）brought into being the only atomic reality：light。On the beams of this immaterial medium occur all divine manifestations。Devotees of every age testify to the appearance of God as flame and light。“The King of kings，and Lord of lords；who only hath immortality，dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto。”
A yogi who through perfect meditation has merged his consciousness with the Creator perceives the cosmical essence as light；to him there is no difference between the light rays composing water and the light rays composing land。Free from matter-consciousness，free from the three dimensions of space and the fourth dimension of time，a master transfers his body of light with equal ease over the light rays of earth，water，fre，or air。Long concentration on the liberating spiritual eye has enabled the yogi to destroy all delusions concerning matter and its gravitational weight；thenceforth he sees the universe as an essentially undifferentiated mass of light。
Through a master‘s divine knowledge of light phenomena，he can instantly project into perceptible manifestation the ubiquitous light atoms。The actual form of the projection-whether it be a tree，a medicine，a human body-is in conformance with a yogi’s powers of will and of visualization。
“And God said，Let us make man in our image，after our likeness：and let them have dominion over the fsh of the sea，and over the fowl of the air，and over the cattle，and over all the earth，and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth。”
In 191，shortly after I had entered the Swami Order，I witnessed a vision of violent contrasts。In it the relativity of human consciousness was vividly established；I clearly perceived the unity of the Eternal Light behind the painful dualities of maya。The vision descended on me as I sat one morning in my little attic room in Fathers Gurpar Road home。For months World War I had been raging in Europe；I refected sadly on the vast toll of death。
As I closed my eyes in meditation，my consciousness was suddenly transferred to the body of a captain in command of a battleship。A huge shell hit the powder magazine and tore my ship asunder。I jumped into the water，together with the few sailors who had survived the explosion。
Heart pounding，I reached the shore safely。But alas！a stray bullet ended its furious fight in my chest。I fell groaning to the ground。My whole body was paralyzed，yet I was aware of possessing it as one is conscious of a leg gone to sleep。
“At last the mysterious footstep of Death has caught up with me，”I thought。With a fnal sigh，I was about to sink into unconsciousness when lo！I found myself seated in the lotus posture in my Gurpar Road room。
Hysterical tears poured forth as I joyfully stroked and pinched my regained possession-a body free from any bullet hole in the breast。Amidst these self-congratulations，again I found my consciousness transferred to the captains dead body by the gory shore。Utter confusion of mind came upon me。
“Lord，”I prayed，“am I dead or alive？”
A dazzling play of light flled the whole horizon：
“In the image of My Light I have made you。The relativities of life and death belong to the cosmic dream。Awake！”As steps in mans awakening，the Lord inspires scientists to discover，at the right time and place，the secrets of His creation。Many modern discoveries help men to apprehend the cosmos as a varied expression of one power-light，guided by divine intelligence。The wonders of the motion picture，of radio，of television，of radar，of the photo-electric cell-the all-seeing“electric eye”，of atomic energies，are all based on the electromagnetic phenomenon of light。
One day I entered a motion picture house to view a newsreel of the European battlefelds。World War I was still being waged in the West；the newsreel recorded the carnage with such realism that I left the theater with a troubled heart。
“Lord，”I prayed，“why dost Thou permit such suffering？”
“Look intently！”A gentle voice spoke to my inner consciousness。“You will see that these scenes now being enacted in France are nothing but a play of chiaroscuro。”
My heart was still not comforted。The divine voice went on：“If joy were ceaseless here in this world，would man ever seek another？Without suffering he scarcely cares to recall that he has forsaken his eternal home。Pain is a prod to remembrance。The way of escape is through wisdom！The tragedy of death is unreal；those who shudder at it are like an ignorant actor who dies of fright on the stage when nothing more is fred at him than a blank cartridge。My sons are the children of light；they will not sleep forever in delusion。”
As I fnished writing this chapter，I sat on my bed in the lotus posture。Lifting my gaze，I noticed that the ceiling was dotted with small mustard-colored lights，scintillating and quivering with a radiumlike luster。Myriads of pencilled rays，like sheets of rain，gathered into a transparent shaft and poured silently upon me。
At once my physical body lost its grossness and became metamorphosed into astral texture。I felt a foating sensation as，barely touching the bed，the weightless body shifted slightly and alternately to left and right。
“Shedding its beam on the white screen of your bed sheets，it is producing the picture of your body。Behold，your form is nothing but light！”
I gazed at my arms and moved them back and forth，yet could not feel their weight。
For a long time I experienced this motion picture of my body in the dimly lighted theater of my own bedroom。Despite the many visions I have had，none was ever more singular。As my illusion of a solid body was completely dissipated，and my realization deepened that the essence of all objects is light，I looked up to the throbbing stream of lifetrons and spoke entreatingly。
“Divine Light，please withdraw this，my humble bodily picture，into Thyself，even as Elijah was drawn up to heaven by a fame。”
The beam disappeared。My body resumed its normal weight and sank on the bed。
