Inwardly, I aspire to that divine equanimity, but answering truthfully breaks her heart. How should a sadhaka navigate the demands of absolute Truthfulness without acting from unilluminated authority or causing unnecessary devastation?
This has been answered by Sri Ramakrishna, Sri Krishna in the Gita and elaborated in great length by Sri Aurobindo through numerous letters as well as in The Synthesis of Yoga. Seeing the Divine everywhere does not mean that one embraces the murderer and the rapist, forgets the difference between the snake and the snake charmer. Else why would Sri Krishna ask Arjuna to fight the adversary and conquer? I am not sure you have grasped the meaning of seeing the Divine everywhere and in everyone. It is not the Gandhian non-violence that is being preached here. It is not a state of indifference to good and evil that is being advised. It means that since the Divine is in everything in essence, one must not hate or react with anger. But that does not mean inaction. It means to act with a deeper understanding and knowledge, to act under the impulsion of the Divine Will. One should do what is true and right, such as resisting the rapist. Inaction here would mean being an indirect accomplice. Even inaction is a choice. As I wrote in my previous letter, one has to love truly, love divinely rather than stop loving.
Hope it is clearer now.
Affectionately,
Alok Da
