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There are some groups out there which openly worship evil and malice - groups like Satanists and some strange Pagan groups. These groups usually advocate a life of total self-absorption and indulgence, even at the expense of others’ happiness. This is indeed evil - because this is the path by which others come to experience greater pain and suffering in their lives due to the malicious intent of such evil-intended individuals. By no means do I condemn enjoyment, but at the expense of others, this is completely unacceptable. The common symbol for evil is the pentagram that has a goat, and that is why I have placed this image at the top of this post.

Some new-age thinkers, like the Theosophists, postulate that evil is actually the merger of two words: energy and veil. So, if we take “e” from energy and “vil” from veil, then we get “evil”. But is “evil” really an “energy-veil?” Let us explore this for a moment.

Enlightenment and self-actualization according to Vedanta means the elimination of obstacles that prevent us from perceiving the One Universal Domain that is common everywhere: Divine Spirit. As long as we think that energy is not present somewhere, they we may indeed be experiencing an “energy veil” or some kind of means by which we are blocked from seeing the oneness of all life. This is where the Satanists and some pagans have fallen into: this limitation of perception, hence, their focus on a life of selfishness even at the expense of others’ welfare.

To lead a life of complete self-denial is no good, also, because even the Buddha almost died when he meditated without following the middle-path. He almost died of starvation. So, evil really is falling into a mindset where we fail to see the One Universal Self - Divine Spirit - in all forms of life, and in all perceivable energy forms- the wind, sun, moon, winter, summer, the ocean, etc.

The great sages of Vedanta say that the natural sound of all existence is OM, and OM is present everywhere - in Divine Spirit as well as all names and forms, therefore OM is the way out of evil, or a limited perception of life and being. OM is the way to greater acceptance of others and seeing them also as part of the Universal Self and Universal Being that great sages like Adi Sankaracharya call “Brahman”.

Our world is scarred in many ways because most people, myself included, experience a limited concept of self, as opposed to the Universal Self. We owe it to ourselves to divest our perception from this wrong and limited perspective to one of a greater and all-encompassing nature. This is the way to peace, oneness, harmony, and truly all that is good.

My message to Satanists: if you can temper your life of 100% narcissism into 90% narcissism and 10% charity or universal perception, maybe, just maybe one stranger will help you in a way that will help you overcome whatever trauma it was that caused you to become a Satanist. Pure self-indulgence is a spiritual suicide that can only be rectified with a greater sense of self and realizing that basic needs are not only met by one’s individual efforts, but also by compassion of others who feel your pain as well. That is what the Buddha taught consistently in his sermons.

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