Perhaps the greatest want to humanity is not the result of poverty, but of spiritual ignorance.

The belief is widespread that nothing exists after physical death. Unfortunately, this harmful misperception is growing.

Religions are of little help, for they just repeat their obscure formulas and commands for social control.

Science also offers little help. It is in no hurry to perform the scientific research that will prove the existence of the supermundane world.

Nor does science point out that one who believes in non-existence will find himself in a most pitiful condition in the subtle world after his earthly demise.

He will be in a worse situation than any follower of the most primitive religion. Having trained his consciousness in negation, he will find himself in a continuing mirage, incomprehensible and frightening.

Each morning, man is filled with fear for the future, instead of joy. Man takes that same fear with him into the supermundane world. Such a state impedes self-perfection.

In the supermundane world, too, man must continue his courageous struggle, for without it he will not find the way to the highest ones.

Raphael O’Suna

Haiku