Passage 8

In English

The World Is the Sole Support for Life

What is jagat, the world? Jagat is ja-gat, the one which comes and goes, comes and goes. “” The world is one that is impermanent and false, so we must hold such a world secondary. But what is this life dependent on? It depends on this impermanent world. Instead of expecting the world to be our support, we must count it as secondary. That’s what the did. First God, next world, last I. They distanced themselves from the ego. By distancing themselves from the ego, they were able to attain the embodiment of the Supreme , God. On the other hand, the said, “Because I live in this world, I need the world. If I don’t exist, then I won’t need the world. Because of this world, I need God. If the world doesn’t even exist, why would I even need God? Nobody needs. So first I, next the world, and last God.” The reversed it, which is why they lost the battle.