Predictions of the future and truth about the past and the present. Anastasia Novykh

out his own inner conflict between his Animal and Spiritual natures. Relations among groups of people and countries are only an enlarged, exaggerated copy of this conflict. In truth, the most bitter enemy for a man is he himself, his Animal nature to be exact. There is no way to fight it with traditional methods, for the greater the opposition, the more the aggression from the Animal, because you put your attention into this conflict. You can win it over only by your unwillingness to yield to provocations and temptations of the Animal nature as well as by concentration on the spiritual, beneficial for your soul. It is then, when you take such internal stand and will sincerely follow it, that you will have no enemies in the outer world too; and your life will turn into a fascinating game. After all, we are living here temporarily, consider it visiting.”

      “Yes, but this is a world-trap of Ariman?! How to live in it if you want to become Free?” asked Yura in an agitated tone.

      “No matter what conditions are the life sets you in, no matter what difficulties are the fate puts for you, you should live the way of a Human. That is to become a Human yourself and to help people around you. The most significant point in this life is to be free inside in Spirit, free of material world, and to go towards God without turning from this path. Then in your external life you will be able to bring utmost good to people and live a life worthy of being called a Human. And that is the greatest secret! Become a Human now and here in this egoistic, material world. Be similar toa Lotus that grows amidst dirt of a swamp, but despite that gains ideal purity! You are a Human, and you have His seed in you!”

      With bated breath our company listened to these words spoken by Sensei.

      “Yes, in order to become a Human in this world, indeed, one needs to have enormous willpower and courage, so that to keep cleanness of thoughts, not soiled with the dirt of this swamp,” agreed Nikolai Andreevich. “A man, however, is generally inclined to imitate the habit of life of the majority of people in the world. That’s why all this longing for egoistic doings. That’s why we swim in dirt, calming our Consciousness with phrases like ‘everybody does that’, ‘everyone lives like that’.” And after a pause he added: “As for the Archons... Frankly, it would be quite interesting to hear about these secret societies for me too. Not by temptation, but because one needs to be able to make out what’s what; learn to separate the wheat from the chaff...”

      Sensei nodded in approval to his answer: “The problem is that people want what Ariman was speaking about. They want to become significant in this material world before other people, satisfying ambitions of their Animal nature, instead of proving to God that they are worthy of being called a Human, by aspiring to Him and taking care of their soul. They want to become superrich and famous, stepping over any verge, using any means soever, only to achieve their goal. They live in order to be better than others and possibly far better than others. Many are trying to make their way to become leaders. Almost every single person believes that if he was born in this world, he has a privilege to live best of all and he’s certainly got to reach some specified heights in terms of career, status, and material welfare.”

      The Genuine Freedom

      Victor sighed and uttered: “Everything’s right. You’ve got to stay vigilant on guard of your thoughts and be cautious in choosing your desires.”

      “Well, I agree. It would be great if you just mounted guard and stayed vigilant,” pronounced Stas. “But what if your guard is being bombarded with such slogans as ‘freedom’, ‘equal opportunities’, if they suggest it to you all around, while in truth using you as a slave?”

      Sensei replied: “‘Freedom’ and ‘equality’ are among the most luring word-traps of Ariman, because a man reacts to them on the basis of spiritual needs. While then, owing to a skillful interpretation of ‘democracy’ by Ariman...”

      “It is like a way to chose a slaveholder for yourself, or something?” Victor joked.

      “Something like that,” nodded Sensei. “You see, by means of the word ‘freedom’ Ariman nowadays drives a person to recognition that a man is able to achieve it only through money by having a sufficient capital. Wealth and power are the key instruments of manipulating with people’s consciousness. But the genuine freedom is when a person grows higher than this world, higher than material desires; when a man every day, every hour lives for the sake of the soul, filling its treasury with good deeds, thoughts, and helping people around. When a man lives not for the sake of his egoism and importance, but for other people in the name of God.”