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The Fakir and the Science of Miracles/Chapter Twelve: Pierre

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Chapter Twelve:
Pierre

Having attached a noose made out of suspenders and a tie to the window grille, a young man was now going to take the last step of his life from the only stool in the cell. He wanted to commit suicide.

Ram appeared at the last moment…

Dumbfounded by what had happened, the youth froze with the noose around his neck.

Ram acted as if he were just visiting an old friend:

“Can I sit down on this bed since the stool is taken?”

“How did you come in?”

“Through the wall. You saw it yourself!

“But, Pierre, does this change anything? If you postpone your parting with the body, we will be able to talk about many things!”

… After a pause and without getting an answer, Ram continued:

“The death of the body is not the best way out!

“You will take all your problems and experiences with you — and extend them for many decades. And maybe — even for centuries. You will take all your sadness, all your resentment, and all your disappointment with you! And you will not be able to change anything in this for a very long time!

“But you have the opportunity to change your fate right now! And yet you so easily want to refuse this opportunity!”

“Are you kidding me, sir?!”

“My name is Ra-Mak-Mei, but my friends just call me Ram. I think it will be more convenient for you to also call me this. I am your neighbor now, because my body has been temporarily assigned a place in a neighboring cell.

“It seemed reasonable to me to stop you before you took such an uninteresting way out of this life situation of yours, which currently seems like a dead end to you.

“For starters, I suggest sitting down. In this way, it will be more convenient for us to talk!”

Pierre was so dumbfounded by the unreality of what was happening that he obediently sat on the stool.

“That’s better!” — Ram continued calmly speaking. — “The fact is that you are here, in this world, in this body, in order to learn how to turn sadness — into joy, difficulties — into a way of growing strength and wisdom, anger — into love, and resentment — into forgiveness and care.

“Here on the Earth, through the experience of life, ignorance can become knowledge and wisdom, and the soul can grow in love.

“This is the greatest opportunity that God gives to man during an incarnation!

“As long as you live in this world, you can use this gift!

“Consider how well and timely we met! You can even thank God for this good luck!”

“Do I really have to thank God for being slandered by people whom I considered friends, or for being deceived by my beloved girlfriend?! Do I have to thank God for being in prison after being convicted on false charges and spending ten years here?!”

“Yes, and on a rare coincidence, I, too, ended up here on a fictitious accusation — and, because of this, we met!

“Should I continue the explanation or do you want to think it over on your own?”

“Yes, please, take the trouble to explain at least something to me, assuming of course that you are not a figment of my sick imagination and that I have not lost my mind… Try to explain to me: how can I rejoice and be grateful to fate or God for all this? What should I give thanks for? And does God even exist at all?”

… Ram answered very slowly and quietly, clearly pronouncing the words:

“God exists!

“God, the Primordial Consciousness of the whole universe, really does exist! It is true! This is reality! He can be cognized by man; and it is this, precisely, that is the main meaning of the life of a person-soul on the Earth!

“You have now been given a second chance at this life, like a rebirth in an already adult body! You have the opportunity to change what is bad in and around you — and become happy. And — even make others happy! This is a chance to improve not only your life, but the lives of so many other people as well!”

“Are you joking?! Or are you crazy?! What can be changed? We are in prison! I was slandered by people whom I considered friends! My girlfriend treacherously betrayed me! I loved her so much!… I have no more money! I am disgraced and must spend ten years in prison! They are now rejoicing that they deceived a ‘simpleton’ and took possession of all my money, and my house!… She… she pretended to love me, so that later she could live in my house with another man and use all the property that I inherited! They specially arranged everything, and played it like a performance!…”

… Pierre’s voice trembled and broke… Bitter resentment and disappointment rolled up in his throat, making it hard for him to speak, but he continued:

“My life no longer makes sense! Nobody needs it, and neither do I! And what, are you trying to say that I should actually be grateful to fate and God for all of this?!”

“You still do not have wisdom, but draw very hasty conclusions against the background of momentary emotions and thoughts…

“When you know that God, with the help of your body, can manifest many beautiful things into this material world: kindness, beauty, peace, and bliss…”

… Pierre interrupted Ram:

“Bliss? Are you kidding me! What bliss can a prisoner of ten years have?!”

“You still know too little, and yet you already want to stop learning…

“Right now, you breathe, your heart beats, you think, and you are aware of yourself. You are not doing anything for this, but it… is happening!

“This miracle is called life!

“And this life of yours was launched into the process of development and improvement by God!”

“And death?”

“The death of the body is just the death of the ‘shell’. Life does not stop there. It only becomes much more extensive for perception than it ever was through the sensations received by the soul through the body!”

“So, there I can think and feel?”

“Yes. Though somewhat differently than here…”

“So, is there really a paradise with apples, a hell with cauldrons, and demons?”

“No, not so… Those are fairy tales. But the life of souls without bodies, and heavenly and hellish worlds — do exist. And Divine worlds exist!

“As for punishments, these can be those conditions that torment a soul and that it cannot change.

“Well, imagine, for example: how does a non-embodied alcoholic feel, who cannot drink?… That is the kind of hell in which such a soul lives.

“It also can be suffering from missed opportunities and from unfinished business, to which a person was attached, as well as life in the emotions of disappointment, sadness, and resentment…

“It may be the life of a villain, boiling with emotions of hatred, among his or her own kind…

“But, on the other hand, the ‘posthumous’ states of souls can be heavenly and pleasant. These are states of peace and joy, and this is a rest for such correctly developing souls before they embody anew. Yes, such a life can be considered and called paradise.

“Souls again receive material bodies in order to correct their mistakes and continue their studies.”

“Then why did you stop me?”

“Because it is here that you can change your destiny of what awaits you there!”

“Here, you study and ‘pass exams’. There, you get ‘grades’ and an understanding of what you have already done and what you want to do in the future.”

“So, are souls no longer studying there?”

“Not exactly. They definitely learn! But they can effectively develop there — only if they are sufficiently powerful souls, who, without the help of their bodies, are already able to think freely and work as souls. And for pure souls, who are very small and therefore still weak, life there is like a babies’ slumber…

“God determines the timing of our incarnations. After all, He knows more than we do about our destinies and how best to implement them. Believe me!

“Those who “run away” from the classroom, because the lesson seemed difficult to them, are returned by God in similar situations again in the very next earthly life. This greatly lengthens the study.”

“How do you know all this? Have you been there?”

“Yes… Many times… Man can visit those worlds, leaving his or her material body, only for a while during meditations.

“The meaning of life, by and large, is to become a soul-love and enter the worlds of God forever! This was taught by both Jesus and Others. And, it is important to understand that one who has not entered the Kingdom of God, while living in the body, will not receive it even after death.”

“And what, were there Others like Jesus?”

“Of course! Many travelers, who attained the knowledge of the Divine, shared their experiences with others. And also, many other Messengers from God came to this world, and They spoke about the Truth.”

“Kind of like how you are helping me right now?”

“Well yes, but there are different variants of helping…”

“So are you a real prophet?”

“No, I am still just a beginner… I show tricks…”

“Wow! You’re just a beginner and you can already go through walls!”

“The real achievements of the soul are not in commanding objects on the material plane, but in knowing God and merging with Him into One! But it is difficult to explain it in words…”

“If you could enter here through the wall, then can you leave this terrible place at any time? Can anyone make you stay in jail?”

“No one.”

“Then why are you still here?”

“Well, for example, to talk with you, Pierre.

“And false accusations happen very often… One wants to show people the beauty and wisdom of the Divine Creation, and to tell about the Highest Justice and the Laws of Love — but ends up in prison, accused as a fraud and a liar! The story of Christ Jesus, Whom people have worshiped for many hundreds of years, has never taught people not to crucify or not to kill, but to listen and read the Divine Commandments and try — with their help — to learn from God!

“The main thing is to understand that if God brought me into this situation, then I can very well wait until everything that He has planned is done and until all the events, for which He created this situation, have happened.

“Some good souls should receive their lessons of peace, love, and self-confidence. Others, infected with the evils of greed, deceit, and violence, will be able to see the destructiveness of the path they follow. Through this, they can then get a little chance to get better.

“People of good then will be able to accomplish their good deeds.

“Those who need help can receive it.

“Nothing in this world happens by chance or in vain…

“In every moment, we find ourselves in the best situation for our own improvement!

“These are very important lessons of acceptance, non-resistance, and humility — before the Will of the Creator.

“This does not at all mean that we should remain inactive! It is always necessary to do the best that we possibly can in every moment! And this teaches us, among other things, not to complain, not to feel sorry for ourselves, and not to blame others for what happened to me.

“Most people live so unconsciously that they don’t even have time to understand the beauty, happiness, and greatness of the opportunities, which have been given to us by God!

“One way to arouse one’s awareness is to learn to thank God! And this means learning to give thanks not just for the food on one’s table or for the shelter above one’s head, but for everything.

“After all, even the ability to see, breathe, walk, and talk deserve one’s thanks. Most people only begin to appreciate the value of such ordinary abilities once they have lost them. Usually, only in old age, having lost visual acuity and hearing, and experiencing pain in their weakened bodies, do people suddenly realize that their lives have almost passed, and that they already have no more strength to change anything…

“The moments of strong emotional feelings of love remain the most vivid in the memory of the soul! All the rest is just like a gray monotony and humdrum.

“People, who are ready to learn, thank God not only for joy, but also for difficulties, and for the pain that sometimes allows them to wake up and begin to think, realize new things, and change themselves!

“After all, all the difficulties in our lives are only lessons, and not tragedies or troubles!

“True Bliss can only be given to the soul by God. And nothing can stop it, even here in prison!”

“It's impossible!”

“Pierre, do you want to know, do you want to feel that God really exists?”

“Yes.”

… Ram changed something in the space of the small cramped prison cell… An intangible Light embraced them…

Pierre was sitting leaning against the wall. Tears of happiness flowed down his face. He was now experiencing the first touch of Divine Love. The soul was cognizing a Bliss beyond all imagining…

No one broke the silence for a long time. Upon returning to the previous perception of the world, Pierre said:

“How is this possible? Here, in prison, I experienced more love and happiness than I have ever felt in my entire life! What did you do to me?”

“No, not me… This Light is God! I only slightly opened the veil, which hides the unimaginable Divine Miracles and perfect Gifts of Love — from those who are indifferent to Them!

“Where is the line between what one considers a miracle and what one does not consider a miracle?

“This line is drawn by one’s knowledge of the Laws of Life! After all, that which is habitual is not perceived as a miracle.

“Each next level of cognition opens up great new opportunities for development!

“Well? Have I convinced you that this life is worth living? Then, if you do not mind, I will come back later to visit you again. And then together, we will think about what useful things you can do in the near future…”