Passage 7

Use the intellect constantly to discriminate

But, there is no need to despair. Man has in him three springs of strength upon which he can draw - Divine, Spiritual and Material - Para shakthi, A-para shakthi, and Avidhya Shakthi. From the conviction that he has a body (Aham Dehasmi) he can draw upon physical strength or Auidhya shakthi. Since he is an individualised soul or jeevi (Aham Jeevasmi), he can draw upon spiritual-strength or A-para-shakthi. Since self if man is one with Overself and he can earn the awareness of the Unity (Aham Brahmasmi), he can draw upon the Universal Eternal Power or Brahman Itself, the Para shakthi. This is also called Vishnu-Shakthi (all pervasive divine energy); for it is both immanent and transcendent at the same time. But, those who cannot comprehend this all-prevading and all persuading Shakthi, give it a form and a name and adore it as a mother-Goddess, as Kali or Amba. A-para shakthi is limited to the physical field of the jeevi while A-vidhya shakthi is further limited by the handicap of Maya (delusive energy). But it is this latter that urges man to act and to move in society.