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1.4.8 spirituality in practice

Q: Where is the boundary of appropriate use of occult power?

Now, occult science entails those practices which assist an individual to attain ideation upon the Supreme. In occult science certain occult faculties will become active as the sadhaka explores the inner recesses of his awareness. When this occurs there must be complete surrender to Guru, otherwise ego comes in and then it thinks: 'I am doing so many great things, I am such great personage that I do not have to answer to anyone. I am so great.' Ego can become very vain. When this happens, the sadhaka becomes inarmored or fascinated with the occult faculty and the fascinating abilities which surrounds this faculty. But being ego inflated the sadhaka looses the sight of the cognitive faculty of the Supreme Purusa from which all of these occult faculties are emanating. Hence that sadhaka becoms blinded by His inflated ego. So this is not good. It must be avoided as it can lead to degeneration and be harmful to the sadhaka. He becomes lost in his vanity and forgets the One from whom these abilities are emanating. He thinks instead: 'I am the source of all of this' and so he is led astray.

But when the sadhaka encounters the occult emanations of the Supreme, if He ascribes those emanations to that Supreme Entity and places all recognition where it is properly due. If this is done the sadhaka will not become egoistic, he will not think : 'I am a great yogi, I am a great sadhaka' . He will think, ' I am a simple man, a simple woman, but my Lord is great beyond the words. He is more brilliant than the sun, more radiant than a thousands stars. He is all knowing and ever gracious. It is by His Grace that I am having this experience. I am an ordinary person, but my Lord is very great.' If a sadhaka thinks like this, if he ascribes all capacity, all ability to that Supreme Entity, then this pitfall of egoism will be avoided and delusion will become less as perception expands.

But if the sadhaka expects that all should bow to Him, that he is now great, not his Lord, then the vanity of ego will cloud his mind and the expansive perception will eventually get lost. So do not be like this. Do not keep the umbrella of ego over your head. Ascribe all actions, all capacity so that great Entity. Then as He graciously bestows His occult vision, you will stay clear-headed and you will come to know Him through absolute surrender. When that surrender is complete there is no difference between Lord and His sadhaka. But when this occurs, the vanity of ego is gone for ever in the ocean of Divinity. It is a critical juncture when a sadhaka begins to experience the occult emanations of the Supreme Entity. There must be sufficient desire for unity already developed within the sadhaka or this can be a dangerous period in which the lures and fascinations of these new found capacities drive the sadhaka away from His Beloved Guru. If longing for the Supreme is sufficiently awakened when these occult emanations begin to manifest in the sadhakas awareness, then will be no problem because that longing will hold the sadhaka fast to His Lord. And knowing the Grace of that Divine Guru the sadhaka will be humbled and say: 'Oh, Lord, you are so great, so beautiful, there is nothing but you, all capacities are yours.' Such a sadhaka will gain much understanding and become very close to His Beloved Guru.

I think it is sufficiently explained.