Defining esoteric aspects regarding the notion of point of view (III)

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By eminent yoga teacher Gregorian Bivolaru

Evil contains within it the inevitable seeds of its own destruction

In the millenary tradition of Eastern wisdom, the complex reality of the prevailing point of view is evoked by means of a famous aphorism, which we present below:

“Any aspect of reality, any subtle energy, any being, any situation, any state of being, any perception, any direct experience, precisely as it is seen, according to our inner perspective, so it appears to us, and then determines and influences us, causing us to become and be precisely as we have powerfully thought.”

The mysterious and at the same time essential aspect that this aphorism emphasizes is the fact that, in reality, we are the ones who, through our predominant point of view, trigger processes of occult resonance that can, depending on the case, transform us in a beneficial or an evil direction.

Through our predominant point of view, which is eminently beneficial, Godly and mobilizing, it easily becomes possible to transform not only our own inner universe for the better, but also the environment in which we live. A well-known folk saying states: “Man sanctifies the place”. But to this famous saying we can add: “Man defiles the place”.

Unbelievable as it may seem, especially to the foolish, obtuse and skeptical, by means of our predominant point of view, which is, however, necessary to be constant, clear, firm and strong, it easily becomes possible to influence quite quickly in a beneficial direction not only our own inner universe, but even the world around us or the reality in which we live.

When we look carefully and lucidly at what is beyond appearances, we can realize why it is often said that “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder”. In the case of this saying, the eyes of the beholder actually signify the existence of a certain point of view that is clear, constant, marvelous and firm. As soon as we make such a powerful, transfiguring, clear, beautiful and firm point of view appear and persist at will in our inner universe, it becomes easily possible to generate, by triggering certain processes of occult resonance which are beneficial, wonders which may be great or small and which will appear by mirroring both in the microcosm of our being and in the microcosm of the human beings with whom we come into contact, who are sufficiently receptive to these marvelous energies.

As soon as it becomes possible to manifest constantly at will this extraordinary beneficial power that is previously accumulated in our aura, especially then we will spontaneously, easily, discover much more beauty around us, much more love, much more harmony, and in this way we will also be able to observe, receive and feel more happiness, more delight than we were able to experience before.

If we disregard these mysterious truths, if we continue to indulge in closedness, in malice, in suspicion, in demonic doubts, in hatred, it will not surprise us that then beauty, goodness, happiness, harmony and love will not be able to penetrate us through the thick bizarre armor we have formed for ourselves, and eventually we will be tempted to come to the foolish conclusion that all these Godly gifts, such as beauty, goodness, harmony, deep Godly peace, happiness and love, do not even exist.

Such a strange, harmful, basically foolish and destructive way of thinking is already a motto that unfortunately many ignorant people proclaim. They often say: “This whole world is very bad. People are all getting worse and worse. That is why I have nothing else to do but to be as bad as they are. Therefore, if I want to survive in this world which is full of wicked people, there is nothing left for me to do but to be even worse than they are, so that they will be very afraid of me.”

Such a bizarre way of behaving is in reality perverse and destructive, for the initiates say that “always, without exception, evil of whatever kind, whether thought or manifested, contains within it the inevitable germ of its own destruction”. Therefore, by acting in this way when we attract and nourish evil within ourselves, we also contribute to our own destruction. In such a situation, we should not be surprised if we subsequently become ill, experience depression, feel irrational fears, experience agonizing doubts, and bring into our inner universe various demonic doubts.

When our inner transformation for the better is truly realized, by means of a strong, firm, constant, eminently beneficial point of view, almost everything around us modifies, sometimes even extraordinarily, for the better, thanks to this inner transformation that arises in our being. What then modifies through the implementation of a profoundly beneficial, creative point of view is first and foremost our perception of the reality that surrounds us.

The intense, sometimes overwhelming, happiness that we experience in those moments allows us to discover a multitude of Godly dimensions and marvelous qualities in the inner universe of human beings that until then appeared to us as dull, banal and insignificant. Such an achievement comes about through a certain transfiguring point of view, and if we realize this at least seven times, we will then discover that what we have achieved is a truly small but very significant miracle, which depends on ourselves.

Very often, closed, skeptical and stupid human beings unwittingly trigger subtle processes of occult resonance with the harmful, painful aspects that they then project onto the world around them. They then trigger occult resonance processes with subtle energies of stress, subtle energies of tension, subtle energies of imprisonment, specific subtle energies of malice, subtle energies of intolerance, subtle energies of hatred, and against such a background, even if in the Macrocosmos there are unceasingly subtle energies of beauty, subtle energies of kindness, subtle energies of joy or the mysterious energies of love, each of which are endless [being Godly Attributes], they remain completely opaque to all of them. Such human beings assert with great stubbornness that, in fact, all these do not exist.

When we look carefully and lucidly at what is going on around us, we discover that, more often than not, our point of view differs, sometimes quite a lot, from the points of view of other people. Our particular way of solving a particular problem or looking at a particular situation is either more, or less different from that of other human beings.

Unhappiness is a significant lesson

All this shows us that it is precisely because of complacency in a certain disharmonious, closed, agonizing and gloomy point of view that many people then find themselves again and again faced with all kinds of problems that are only apparently hopeless or plunge into terrible existential crises.

What actually leads them to such often dramatic situations? The answer to this question is simple and clear. By firmly and unceasingly fixating on a particular point of view, every human being both shapes and transforms his or her inner universe and the world in which he or she lives through the processes of occult resonance that he or she triggers.

If our perspective on the world around us is predominantly limited, petty, partial and selfish, or, in other words, if we look at everything and everything that exists only through a small window with a gray glass, then it seems to us that there is a lot of darkness all around us, and everything else appears to us as dull, gray, cold and banal. In such a case, the Physical Universe in which we exist will appear to us as limited, pathetic, gray, insignificant and full of suffering.

When reality is viewed from a point of view that is deep, complex, and full of wisdom, even unhappiness appears to us as a meaningful lesson that is ultimately good for something. If we analyze these aspects in a deep way, we will discover that in every situation it is our ignorance or stupidity in which we have wallowed that has made it possible for all sorts of problems to arise in our lives. However, later on, we find that almost all the troubles that we have experienced as such have eventually triggered in us certain creative, fruitful inner processes. In this way we discovered that all this enabled us to turn in beneficial directions because, after all, just about every problem or difficulty we face at some point in our lives can also be seen, from a certain point of view, as a spiritual trial or test.

If we eventually pass the test, we will also have a triple spiritual leap. In this way we will also be able to make considerable spiritual progress.

It also goes without saying that in this way we become more and more spiritually mature and gain a wonderful experience. In situations where a certain rather serious problem that we face is not solved, no one can force us to solve it, no one can ever force us to overcome it, because in reality that problem is our own, or in other words, that problem is personal. At the same time, it means that, whether we want to or not, in the end, life as a whole pushes us in all sorts of ways to progress, to transform ourselves and to grow.

In reality, some situations actually express, at their very essence, a need that may be pressing for the human being in question to progress, to evolve, and almost always he does so in close connection with the specific way in which he looks, through a certain point of view that characterizes him, both at himself and at the reality that surrounds him. This mysterious truth that is obvious to the wise is always true.

Whether he is interested in it or not, whether he desires it or not, almost every human being is often impelled in one way or another to progress spiritually, even if this is often achieved slowly or even very slowly for some lazy or stubborn human beings, but by no means is he encouraged or guided to stagnate, except in bizarre and obviously perverse situations, when a human being does want and chooses with great determination to do just that. A striking example of this are the satanic entities or demons that are already in this situation.

yogaesoteric
June 12, 2025

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