Aghoris are fierce, sinister, sometimes superhuman yogis who reject all civilized values, live in cremation grounds and treat the funeral pyres as private barbecues. They are so dead to desire that they are fearless and can endure levels of pain and horror that would break other men. They are radically free and beyond inhibition or moral constraints. Now that the territory of Gaza is being bombed relentlessly on a daily basis the zone is becoming a vast cremation ground. A new kind of Aghori army may emerge from this hideous crucible that will make even zombies flee in terror. For those of us who seek the other end of the spectrum of consciousness, we can reach the state of fearlessness through being absorbed into the bliss of divine love and adoration. But it will require the same achievement of the death of appetite for ease and sensory enjoyment.

Many secrets of maximizing intelligence and non-ordinary power are offered in these brief answers to urgent spiritual questions. Such insights as—how to gain a passport to the next Golden Age; the quickest way to de-potentiate the shadow forces; the pragmatic effectiveness of love; and the simplest way to eliminate self-limiting narratives—are among the topics covered.

The esoteric meaning of the Islamic myth of Iblis (known in Christian mythology as Lucifer) is discussed with its special relevance for this moment in history. The way to undo our fallen state is clarified and its outcome described.

Indifference to phenomenal conditions is the key to attaining the Supreme Liberation. In the history of yoga, extreme measures have been part of the path to the Absolute Self. But we need not become Aghoris, sitting naked in cremation grounds with complete disdain for the world, and free from shame and disgust—and from both subjectivity and objectivity—abiding in formless, ecstatic Presence. All that needs to happen is that the ego illusion drops away without a trace.

The world is becoming ever more polarized, and soon everyone will join the living dead—either as a zombie or an avadhuta, one who has gone through ego death. The latter will free the souls trapped in the state of the former.

Hatred cannot be overcome by adding more hatred to a situation. Every religion commands us to love God—and since God is everywhere and in every being, our love must be unconditional and for all. The only way we can serve the world is by being at peace within and transmitting divine love through living in ecstatic union with the Supreme Self.

People operating at the ego level go to war out of love—whether it is love of family, country, land, treasure, conquest, or glory. But only lovers of God—who have realized God in all beings and therefore cannot hate anyone or act with aggression or violence toward anyone—can bring peace to the world. To love God is to love your Self. This love transcends all worlds. It is now the will of God to bring complete peace by returning all souls to their Source in the Unmanifest Supreme Reality.

Our lives have a higher purpose than the ego can be aware of, since all that happens to us and all that we do is determined by the will of God. Thus, our conscious goal should be to reach God-consciousness, and then all will be revealed—and the final realization of divinization (which God has commanded us all to strive for) will be attained.

In order not to deviate from the highest trajectory of the unfoldment of Consciousness, one must stay attuned to the Dao. This is the Logos that unites Nirvana with Samsara—nonduality with multiplicity—thus transforming the cosmic hologram into the pure reflection of the Infinite Intelligence. One perceives the Real unstained by egoic delusions that produce the sense of conflict, imperfection, and evil. In this way, the great work of divine alchemy is completed.

The war in Ukraine has suddenly disappeared from the news, replaced by a new war in the Middle East. Rather than getting lost in the labyrinth of conspiracy theories about the identity of the puppet master, or paranoia about the likelihood of this escalating into global nuclear war, it is imperative to remain centered in the Real Self and understand the spiritual significance of what is unfolding—and to act in accord with the Dao of these final days.