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Why must I be bound by the laws of Prakriti and be limited by the phenomena of time,
space, causation and substance, and above all, why must I get involved in this process of
evolution and involution?
The eye cannot perceive itself. A man cannot stand on his own shoulders. Even so, all
enquiry into the Ultimate Cause, the causeless Cause of all creation, is first confronted with a
formidable wall of primordial ignorance. He who annihilates his ego to nothing at this point, and
who thus obtains the grace of Isvara, gets through this wall and enters the Kingdom of the
Infinite. Then he knows. But this knowledge cannot be communicated to others, as this great
wall is obstructing others from perceiving the Truth. Therefore the ancient sage termed it an Atiprasna
or transcendental question.
Suffice it to know that God has created this world in order to enable you to evolve and
realize the Self, in order to serve all and love all as His manifestations. The dacoit of ignorance
has kidnapped man from his palace of Self-awareness and brought him to a thick forest; when the
man wakes up, he does not brood over how he came there, but tries to get out of the forest. Even
so, the earnest Sadhak tries to break the chain of transmigration by attaining Self-realization.

From "May I answer that" by Swami Sivananda (1987-1963). More Informations on Swami Sivananda: on the Website of Divine Life Society, Photographs of Swami Sivananda, German Pages on Swami Sivananda