existence. Unless thus influenced by the external power of the Lord, the distinct being can never forget his real identity. And because he has a tendency to let himself be influenced, he can never equal the Supremely Mighty.
This is why the spiritual soul, distinct from God, forgets its true identity and wrongly identifies with its body of matter.
Logos 147
Consciousness develops in human form, and flourishes more among the inhabitants of the higher, paradisiacal planets. Earth sits roughly in the middle of the galaxy in terms of spiritual evolution, and the human form sits at the junction of the divine and demonic species.
The planetary systems located above the Earth are particularly intended for beings of higher intelligence which one calls the celestial beings or inhabitants of the Edenic planets. They are named so because despite their standard of living far superior to ours, both in culture and in pleasure, pomp, beauty, scholarship and longevity, they always remain fully aware of God. They always show themselves ready to serve the Supreme Lord, for they know very well that, by nature, the distinct being is an eternal servant of the Lord, subordinate to Him. They also know that the Lord alone can provide for the needs of all beings.
A man devoid of divine consciousness can experience temporary opulence through some act of virtue performed in the past, but if he lives in oblivion from his relationship with the Lord, he must expect, according to the powerful laws of material nature, to suffer hardship. No one can escape the vigilance of the mighty material nature, unless they lead a life of devotion, in full awareness of God.
Logos 148
Holy beings worship the Supreme Lord for the sole purpose of developing devotion without sharing for his Person.
The others, who do not in any way plan to develop their love for God, which nevertheless represents the fundamental goal of existence, do not devote their adoration to Him. And all those who oppose a loving relationship with God condemn themselves, by their own actions, to a very dark fate.
The Lord shows himself equal to all beings. He himself affirms: “The envious and evil, the last of men, I plunge them and plunge them back into the ocean of material existence within various demonic forms of life.”