41. Reverses of Prophets and Adepts

DISCOURSES ON

RADHASOAMI FAITH

BY

MAHARAJ SAHAB

Pandit Brahm Sankar Misra, M.A.

41. REVERSES OF PROPHETS AND ADEPTS

            69. Because of a law inherent in the working of the spirit-force, the miracles could not be extended to the ordinary plane of humanity, which is full of desires of worldly aggrandisement. This is the reason for the reverses allowed to take place, when the prophets or the incarnations etc. were pressed for an extension of their supernatural powers to the accomplishment of worldly objects. In the matter of conversion of people, too, only ordinary means, viz, reasoning, statement of the teachings and rectitude of conduct, were almost exclusively employed for the inculcation of religious truths, and, as already stated, miracles were very rarely resorted to for this purpose.