Swami Krishnananda in Conversation

by Swami Krishnananda

Compiled by S. Bhagyalakshmi

32. Beyond Human Mind

Swami Krishnanandaji discussed the procedure for extending the visa of an Iranian visitor. He mentioned that the United States was engaged in a dispute with Iran, and proceeded to discuss international relations.

Swamiji: What we view as wars and crises are cosmological forces adjusting to maintain the universal equilibrium. These forces or powers or laws are responsible for international as well as national events . See with a broader perspective! “How trivial are my individual concerns when compared with the Grand Design of Cosmological Unfoldment.”

When the human body is ill, forces within it adjust among themselves to cause fever, purgings, etc. Greed, nationalism, racism, hatred, none of these are natural to mankind. Wars, crises and the like are the “purgings” of the sick body of the planet. These adjustments are constantly taking place, on a time scale far beyond human mind.

Visitor: Swamiji, is there a large adjustment of these forces coming in the next decade?

Swamiji: These impersonal forces have another time scale. A decade is nothing to them. The planet Earth is a speck of dust to them. View it with a broader perspective. What we consider important is not of eternal value.
The order of society will remain within roughly the same limits for another hundred years or so, with small fluctuations. We are in a period of transition.

Visitor: Swamiji, what are we transiting from and to?

Swamiji: We are moving from diversity to intergation. The Universe tends to yoga, towards completeness, and harmony.

Visitor: Swamiji, are these cosmological powers what we refer to as Vishnu, Zeus, and other Gods?

Swamiji: Yes. Call them whatever you like. They are beyond name and form. They are powers, forces and patterns. They are entirely impersonal, just as the forces within your body are....