as well as that of the Supreme Lord. Both participate in the same spiritual identity. It is therefore always necessary to act as the servant or the handmaid of the Supreme Lord, and thus to avoid having to be reborn in this world.
Whoever keeps himself in good spiritual condition and considers himself an eternal servant or an eternal servant of the Lord Sovereign will find success when he (she) has to give up his material envelope.
Logos 202
It is written: “The first duty of anyone who wishes to progress in the spiritual life is to become master of the mind and senses. The mind is the source of lust, anger, pride, greed, sorrow, delusion and fear; all these tendencies combine to enslave the being to the action concerned”.
Although beings are an integral part of the Supreme Lord and they are purely spiritual, they suffer in this world, fighting against the vicissitudes of existence, because of the mind and the senses. In order to escape this illusory struggle for existence and for fleeting happiness in this world, one has to dominate the mind and the senses, and detach oneself from material conditions. At no time should the practice of austerity and penance be neglected; we must always apply ourselves to it.
The mind is the original cause of enslavement to matter, and many of our enemies accompany it, such as anger, pride, greed, affliction, illusion and fear. The best way to always be in control of the mind is to absorb it into the consciousness of God. And since the evil tendencies which escort the mind bind us to matter, we should take great care not to put our trust in it.
Logos 203
The Lord said: “My spiritual and absolute Body looks like the human form in every way, but it is not a material body; it is inconceivable. I am not forced by nature to accept any particular type of body; it is of My own free will that I choose the form in which I appear. My heart is also spiritual, and I am always kind to My devotees. So we can discover in My heart the way of devotional service, intended for holy beings, while I have rejected its irreligion and non-devotional activities; they have no attraction on Me. Because of all these divine attributes, prayers are generally addressed to Me under the name of Sovereign Lord, the best of all living beings”.
The Lord adds: “Fools denigrate Me when, under the human form, I descend into this world. They know nothing of My spiritual and absolute nature, nor of My total supremacy.”