The Divine and Demonic Natures

The Supreme Lord says:

Absence of fear, purification of existence, development of spiritual knowledge, charity, self-control, performance of sacrifices, study of the Vedas, austerity and simplicity, non-violence, truthfulness, absence of anger, renunciation, serenity, aversion to criticism, compassion, absence of covetousness, meekness, modesty and firm determination, vigour, forgiveness, fortitude, purity, absence of envy and thirst for honours, these are the spiritual qualities of men of virtue, men born of the divine nature.

Arrogance, pride, self-righteousness, harshness, ignorance, these are the outstanding features of men born of the demonic nature.

The divine qualities serve the liberation of the being, the demonic attributes push to enslave it. But fear not, for with the divine qualities you are born.

In this world there are two orders of created beings, one divine, the other demonic. I have already spoken to you at length about the divine attributes. Now hear from My lips the demonic attributes.

Demonic beings do not know what they should or should not do. In them there is no purity, no right conduct, no truthfulness.

They claim that this world is unreal and groundless, that no God rules it, that it results from sexual desire and has no other cause than concupiscence.

Based on such conclusions, the demonic beings, misguided and devoid of intelligence, indulge in harmful, infamous works that aim to destroy the world.

Demonic beings, who take refuge in self-conceit, pride and insatiable concupiscence, fall prey to illusion. Fascinated by the ephemeral, they devote their lives to unhealthy acts.

To enjoy the senses until the last moment is, they believe, the major imperative for man. And so their anguish knows no end. Chained by hundreds, by thousands of desires, by concupiscence and anger, they pile up wealth in illicit ways, to satisfy the appetite of their senses.

Such is the thought of the evil man: “So much wealth is mine today, and by my plans more will come. I possess so much today, and tomorrow more and more. This man was of my enemies, and I killed him, in turn I will kill the others. Of everything I am the lord and master, of all the beneficiary. I am perfect, I am powerful, I am happy, I am the richest, and surrounded by high connections. No one reaches my power and happiness. I will perform sacrifices, do charity, and thereby rejoice.”