thank you a lot..
2007-12-31 03:10:17 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
they can induce confusion, making any decision you come to be suspect. they cannot make a person do anything, except in extreme situation of mental distress, but they can make a person believe that a wrong action is in fact the right one.
2007-12-31 03:17:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
MAIN ENEMY OF SELF
Chapter 3, Verse 36.
Arjuna said: O descendant of Vrsni, by what is one impelled to sinful acts, even unwillingly, as if engaged by force?
Chapter 3, Verse 37.
The Blessed Lord said: It is lust only, Arjuna, which is born of contact with the material modes of passion and later transformed into wrath, and which is the all-devouring, sinful enemy of this world.
Chapter 3, Verse 38.
As fire is covered by smoke, as a mirror is covered by dust, or as the embryo is covered by the womb, similarly, the living entity is covered by different degrees of this lust.
Chapter 3, Verse 39.
Thus, a man's pure consciousness is covered by his eternal enemy in the form of lust, which is never satisfied and which burns like fire.
Chapter 3, Verse 40.
The senses, the mind and the intelligence are the sitting places of this lust, which veils the real knowledge of the living entity and bewilders him.
Chapter 3, Verse 41.
Therefore, O Arjuna, best of the Bharatas, in the very beginning curb this great symbol of sin [lust] by regulating the senses, and slay this destroyer of knowledge and self-realization.
Chapter 3, Verse 42.
The working senses are superior to dull matter; mind is higher than the senses; intelligence is still higher than the mind; and he [the soul] is even higher than the intelligence.
Chapter 3, Verse 43.
Thus knowing oneself to be transcendental to material senses, mind and intelligence, one should control the lower self by the higher self and thus--by spiritual strength--conquer this insatiable enemy known as lust.
DIVINE NATURE.
Chapter 16, Verse 1-3.
The Blessed Lord said: Fearlessness, purification of one's existence, cultivation of spiritual knowledge, charity, self-control, performance of sacrifice, study of the Vedas, austerity and simplicity; nonviolence, truthfulness, freedom from anger; renunciation, tranquility, aversion to faultfinding, compassion and freedom from covetousness; gentleness, modesty and steady determination; vigor, forgiveness, fortitude, cleanliness, freedom from envy and the passion for honor--these transcendental qualities, O son of Bharata, belong to godly men endowed with divine nature.
DEMONIC NATURE
Chapter 16, Verse 4.
Arrogance, pride, anger, conceit, harshness and ignorance--these qualities belong to those of demoniac nature, O son of Prtha.
DEMONIC QUALITIES
Chapter 16, Verse 5.
The transcendental qualities are conducive to liberation, whereas the demoniac qualities make for bondage. Do not worry, O son of Pandu, for you are born with the divine qualities.
DEMONIC PROPERTIES
Chapter 16, Verse 6.
O son of Prtha, in this world there are two kinds of created beings. One is called the divine and the other demoniac. I have already explained to you at length the divine qualities. Now hear from Me of the demoniac.
Chapter 16, Verse 7.
Those who are demoniac do not know what is to be done and what is not to be done. Neither cleanliness nor proper behavior nor truth is found in them.
Chapter 16, Verse 8.
They say that this world is unreal, that there is no foundation and that there is no God in control. It is produced of sex desire, and has no cause other than lust.
Chapter 16, Verse 9.
Following such conclusions, the demoniac, who are lost to themselves and who have no intelligence, engage in unbeneficial, horrible works meant to destroy the world.
Chapter 16, Verse 10.
The demoniac, taking shelter of insatiable lust, pride and false prestige, and being thus illusioned, are always sworn to unclean work, attracted by the impermanent.
Chapter 16, Verse 11-12.
They believe that to gratify the senses unto the end of life is the prime necessity of human civilization. Thus there is no end to their anxiety. Being bound by hundreds and thousands of desires, by lust and anger, they secure money by illegal means for sense gratification.
DEMONIC PERSONALITY
Chapter 16, Verse 13-15.
The demoniac person thinks: "So much wealth do I have today, and I will gain more according to my schemes. So much is mine now, and it will increase in the future, more and more. He is my enemy, and I have killed him; and my other enemy will also be killed. I am the lord of everything. I am the enjoyer. I am perfect, powerful and happy. I am the richest man, surrounded by aristocratic relatives. There is none so powerful and happy as I am. I shall perform sacrifices, I shall give some charity, and thus I shall rejoice." In this way, such persons are deluded by ignorance.
DEMONIC ACTIONS
Chapter 16, Verse 16.
Thus perplexed by various anxieties and bound by a network of illusions, one becomes too strongly attached to sense enjoyment and falls down into hell.
Chapter 16, Verse 17.
Self-complacent and always impudent, deluded by wealth and false prestige, they sometimes perform sacrifices in name only without following any rules or regulations.
Chapter 16, Verse 18.
Bewildered by false ego, strength, pride, lust and anger, the demon becomes envious of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is situated in his own body and in the bodies of others, and blasphemes against the real religion.
DEMONIC SPECIES
Chapter 16, Verse 19.
Those who are envious and mischievous, who are the lowest among men, are cast by Me into the ocean of material existence, into various demoniac species of life.
Chapter 16, Verse 20.
Attaining repeated birth amongst the species of demoniac life, such persons can never approach Me. Gradually they sink down to the most abominable type of existence.
GUIDANCE TO MAN
Chapter 16, Verse 21.
There are three gates leading to this hell--lust, anger and greed. Every sane man should give these up, for they lead to the degradation of the soul.
Chapter 16, Verse 22.
The man who has escaped these three gates of hell, O son of Kunti, performs acts conducive to self-realization and thus gradually attains the supreme destination.
Chapter 16, Verse 23.
But he who discards scriptural injunctions and acts according to his own whims attains neither perfection, nor happiness, nor the supreme destination.
Chapter 16, Verse 24.
One should understand what is duty and what is not duty by the regulations of the scriptures. Knowing such rules and regulations, one should act so that he may gradually be elevated.
2007-12-31 11:39:26 · answer #2 · answered by ts@greenpastures 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In simplest terms, "demons" (and for that matter "angels") are beings or entites from another plane of existance whose motives and moralities we do not understand and therefore, they often clash with our own. I think that too much "power" gets attributed to them -- most of the time the only power they have is our own fear. Demons do not cause "bad behavior" in humans (any more than angels cause good behavoir), humans create the bad behavior themselves and sometimes seek to blame some outside force -- much like criminals seek to blame pop-psychology or "the twinkie" defense to get off the hook for their wrong-doings. Demons don't make us drink too much, steal, hurt each other and are very, very, very rarely the cause of nightmares or mental breakdown/illness. Demons don't lurk around every corner and in every dark closet looking for ways to hurt us. However, that doesn't mean one should go meddling in that which one does not understand and humans by our very nature tend not to understand things that we can't see/feel/hear/test scientifically. Unfortunately, we can be the victims of someone else's mucking about in things best left alone... at that point, it's best to call in an expert to deal with the situation, but you also need to keep a level head on your shoulders and remember that sometimes that thing going bump in the night is really just your furnace going ping and pop, in a perfectly normal, un-supernatural sort of way.
2007-12-31 11:32:28 · answer #3 · answered by HBPattskyn 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have never heard of the powers of demons, just the powers of angels.
2007-12-31 11:26:29 · answer #4 · answered by tiger1943 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Biblically the demons can do almost anything that god can do. They are supposed to be able to mimic gods doings..!!
2007-12-31 11:18:05 · answer #5 · answered by Terry M 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They have the power of convenience i.e. if it is convenient for the story teller they have that power. This is similar to angels, even though they serve an all powerful god, tend to be very limited, they can't catch a donkey carrying a man, and men can wrestle with them.
2007-12-31 11:16:21 · answer #6 · answered by Pirate AM™ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Like the Demons themselves, their powers are Legion!
2007-12-31 11:15:59 · answer #7 · answered by Uncle New Camera 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There are demons amuck in the world as we speak - in some areas more than others (use your imagination)!
2007-12-31 11:14:52 · answer #8 · answered by Constitutional Watchdog 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My understanding is that no demons have any powers.
2007-12-31 11:14:46 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
What exactly do you mean by 'powers' of the demons? Are you asking about a specific instance?
2007-12-31 11:14:31 · answer #10 · answered by arguijo99 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋