07 Nov 2014
Shri Anil asked: “Cancelling all the balance punishments can result even in the case of transformed atheist and hence, devotion is not necessary. Please explain”.
Swami Replied: It is perfectly agreed that devotion is not necessary to cancel the balance punishments. This advantage should be applied to every soul, which is perfectly and permanently transformed. However, this is not applicable to the case of an atheist, though, it is applicable on the basis of equity of justice. The only problem of its implementation in the case of an atheist is that the soul of an atheist is never really transformed. The reason for this is that if he escapes the courts present here, the matter ends there. According to him, there is no God and hence, there is no need of transformation if he escapes the courts. You are talking about the application of the three rules mentioned in My previous message in the case of atheist. But, you have forgotten that the atheist does not believe in any rule because every rule is based on the divine administration of God. The postponement of punishment with interest does not exist at all and hence, there is no first rule for atheist. The balance punishments getting cancelled on the transformation of soul is also not accepted by atheist, which is as per the second rule. When both these rules are meaningless creations based on the imaginations of theists, as per the atheist, the third rule, which is the provision of application of these rules, does not exist at all. The atheist believes only in the constitution on which the courts are running and investigates with the help of the advocates to misinterpret the rules of the constitution so that he can escape the punishment. Corruption is another tool for him to help this. Therefore, the transformation of the soul of an atheist is impossible like the horn of a rabbit. The atheist acts like a reformed soul in the eyes of public to maintain his value in the society. He also poses as a transformed soul stating that he is an example of transformation of soul for which devotion to God is not required. If he does not believe the existence of God, what is the use and purpose of the transformation of the soul? This question always remains in his mind and hence, the transformation enacted by him for the sake of public is not real at all. Therefore, the transformation of the soul is possible only in the case of a theist, who fears for God even if he escapes the courts.
Ravana was devotee of Lord Shiva. He was not transformed and was punished at the end. Based on this, you should not doubt about the 100% possibility of transformation of the soul in the case of a devotee. Such conclusion is not correct. Basically Ravana was not a devotee. He enacted the devotion to get the powers from God Shiva so that he can become the God. He wished the divine mother Parvathi to become his wife. This clearly shows that basically he is an atheist. His concept is that anybody can become God by achieving all the ultimate powers. For him, God is only a chair of a specific position. Hence, he tried to achieve the chair from God Shiva. Hence, this false devotion has no trace of effect on the transformation of his soul. Hence, he was severely punished at the end by God. Ravana should not be treated as a devotee in whose case the transformation of the soul did not occur. He is only an atheist, who tried to cheat God Shiva just like the present atheist tries to cheat the court. He does not come under the category of the devotees and stands only in the category of atheists. Any devotee will be blessed with the transformation of soul in course of time as per the promise of the Lord in the Gita (Kshipram Bhavati Dharmaatmaa).
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