It is a paradox that if God is not compelled by the
relativities of this world as is man, then why did He
bring forth creation? If God needed this world, it
would imply that He is imperfect, not complete or
satisfied within Himself. And on the other hand, if
God is perfect, then whey did He create such an
imperfect world?The ‘rishis’ of ancient India, having penetrated to
the Original Cause of Being, declare that God is
perfect; that He needs nothing, for all is contained
within Himself, and that this world is God’s ‘lila’,
or divine play. The Lord, it seems, like a little
child, loves to play, and His lila is the endless
variety of ever-changing creation.

I used to reason in this way: God was infinite
omniscient Bliss; but being alone, there was no one
but Him to enjoy that Bliss. So He said, “Let me
create a universe and divide Myself into many souls
that they may play with Me in My unfolding drame.” By
His magical measuring power of ‘maya’ He became dual:
Spirit and Natue, man and woman, positive and
negative. But even though He has creeated the
universe out of delusion, He Himself is not deluded by
it. He knows that everything is but a diversification
of His one Cosmic Conssciousness.

Experiences of the senses and emotions, the dramas of
war and peace, sickness and health, life and death -
all that happening in God as the Dreamer – Creator of
all things, but He is unaffected by them.

One part of His infinite Being ever remains
transcendent, beyond vibrator dualities ; there God is
inactive. When He vibrates His consciouness with
thoughts of diversity, He becomes immanent and
ominipresent as the Creator in the finite vibrator
realm of infinity; there He is active. Vibration
brings forth objects and beings interacting in space
in the motions of time – just as vibrations of man’s
consciouness bring forth dreams in sleep.

God created this dream universe for entertaining
Himself and us. The only objection I have to God’s
lila is this : “Lord, why did You permit suffering to
be a part of the play?” Pain is so ugly and
torturing. Existence then is no longer entertainment,
but a tragedy. That is where the intercession of the
saints comes in. They remind us that God is
all-powerful, and if we unite ourselves with Him, we
will no longer be hurt in this playhouse of His.
It is we who inflict pain on ourselves if we
transgress the divine laws on which He rests the whole
universe. Our salvation is to unite with Him. Unless
we attune ourselves to God and know thereby that this
world is but a cosmic entertainment, we are bound to
suffer. It seems that suffering is a necessary
discipline to remind us to seek union with God. Then
like Him, we will be entertained by this fantastic
play.
It is wondorous to think deeply of these things. I
delve in these realms all the time. Even as I speak
to you I am seeing these truths. It would indeed be
terrible if an Almighty Being had thrown us into this
delusive earthly existence without an escape or the
ability to realize what He realizes. But this is not
the case. There is an outlet. Every night in deep
sleep you unconsciously forget this world, it is no
more for you. And every time you meditate deeply, you
are consciously transcedent; the world doesn’t exist
for you. Thus do the saints say that to unite
ourselves with God is the only way we can understand
that this world is not something to which we should
give much importance.