Preface
Ever since my book 'Corporate Governance of the Universe' was published in 2019. (in which I had dealt how gods and devas help in governing our universe in a cor-porate management style), I was feeling sort of guilty consciousness that I have glorified only devas and not done any justice to demons. I have authored this book to justify that demons are also important for our existence. Without demons, all will be somewhat devas and the sanctity of devas will be almost lost and no one may need to do endeavors, which, otherwise, is necessary in the world, with the aim to transform themselves to likes of devas. Again, how could we revere and sing splen-dors and glories of Lord Rama, Lord Krishna and other gods/devas if there were no Ravana, Kamsa, Hiranyakashipu and likes? Most of the themes for worshiping our Lords and devas are based on victory of 'good' over "bad". It may be difficult if there was no 'bad' at all. As such, as per Hinduism, the creator of our universe, Lord Brahma made sure that, along with gods and devas, demons were also created. Even Lord Brahma's clothes are depicted of "Off-white' color, which is a combina-tion of white (say daivic/godly) and dark (say demonic) in some proportions.
Vide 'Principle of Complementarity' also, both, devas and demons need to exist. To know the value of good, we should have some bad also. What is the importance of light if there is no darkness? How can one appreciate beauty if there is no ugliness? How can we estimate or measure the power and strength if there is no weakness?
The concept of demon in Hinduism is quite different from the concept of demon in Christianity and many other cultures. Unlike Christianity and few other reli-gions, Hinduism hardly ever blames the demons for the corruption of mankind. The demon plays the character of a villain in the psychodrama of salvation with the di-vine avatar as the hero. In Hinduism, there is no concept of evil, as it is all governed by 'Law of Karma' and demons are not considered evil. The demons are rather a positive concept moving in the wrong direction, leading to demerit and bondage. While Western view is that God creates demon (Satan etc.) against his will, Hin-duism considers that God creates demons willingly, and also out of necessity. The book vividly illustrates what are the types of demon (both, external and internal), why and how demons were created (both, external and internal) and why and how demons had to be eliminated.
Our early ancestors, the Neanderthals and some of the Homo sapiens are said to have buried furs, some sort of utensils and tools etc., with the dead bodies, probably to satisfy any possible spirits. Back in medieval period, people were a little more likely to jump to supernatural conclusions. Even in recent time, among the rural peasantry of Indian Subcontinent, there is tendency to attribute the misfortunate of life to the attack of spirit demons. Again, thanks to the exaggerations of TVs, films and fictions, and various medias (both digital and print), newer formulations and interpretations of demons, demonism and demonology, are cropping up. The book assists its readers' efforts to understand the diversities between these, assess their position in relation to those and take possible corrective actions. The book is writ-ten for persons who seek to understand about the demons and demonic attacks in their lives, including distorting prejudices, and misleading preconceptions etc. This book will take the reader through the various spirits and monsters and demons that
we have run into while searching for the demon that destroyed us and our family.
About The Book
Demons are an integral part of society in general and Hinduism in particular. The Principle of Complementarity emphasizes that both devas and demons must onexist The Western perspectise holds that God creates demons against His will, whereas Hinduism considers that God creates demons willingly and out of necessity. This book vividly illustrates the various types of demons-both external and immernal-why and how they were created, and why and how they had to be climinated. The book provides a detailed classification of different demons, exploring their sources, origins, and distinctions, as well as their various abodes and the celestial wars between devas and demons. Lord Vishnu, Lord Shiva, and Desi Adi Shakti preserve the universe through their incorporeal avatars, conduct advanced preservation through their minor avatars, and undertake intensive preservation through their majyar avatars Additionally, the book discusses demons eliminated by Gamesh, Indra, and others while explaining the Kalpa-bheda hypothesis. It highlights the roles of demons within Hinduism and bevond, examines gods (devas) and demons in their cocosmic aspects, and explores the three stages of alignment between devas, demons, and humans. Finally, it delves into how Ganesh and Shiva identify human emotions, personify them as different demons, and provide guidance on how to eliminate them.
SUSHIL KUMAR SASTAVA, a graduate mechanical engineer, was a former Member of Institution of Engineers, India, a member of Fluid Power Society of India, and members of few committees of later Plant Steel Standards, India. After tetirement from service, he took up writing seriously. He has authored alkat 16 books, including are you religious or spiritual of atheist or serdar or what corporate governance of the universe (co-author Manorama Srivastana); Mindfulness, Meditation & Mental Welbeing. Healing by Reprogramming of Instinctive Mind, Wonders of Prana Healing, Career Interviews; Interview Skills, Career Counselling & Planning Steady de Immigration in USA Made Easy: Tribology in Industries; Industrial Maintenance Management, Maintenance Engineering; and Oils, Lubricants & Labrication exc, all published by different publishers in India. Also, he has presented scores of articles/paperson various topics in different forums.
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