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considerations is broken and the new universal consciousness has arisen
seeking the good for all life. When "Not My, but Thy will be done" takes
hold of the person, it gradually realigns him so that his old material
tendencies are dissolved and washed away, either due to their satiety or due
to understanding their insignificance in life. After a tropical storm, there
comes a calm which gives rise to peace and tranquility. At this stage, the
individual, while maintaining full consciousness of the trials and tribulations
undergone during his pilgrimage — starting with the fragmentation of the
spark from the fire and ending with the final merging of the drop into the sea
— becomes part of the universal life. This finality is depicted by two fishes
placed in opposite directions, one above the other. Its diagram is by two arcs
of the circle, one convexing to the left and the other to the right, which are
joined together by a horizontal line that runs across them in the middle.
The fish symbolizes fertility, prosperity and regeneration. The Hindus
consider that it is an auspicious omen to see a fish at the beginning of any
journey or any important mission. When the creation first began, Vishnu,
who sustains life, appeared in the form of a fish. This manifestation of the
Lord is known as Matsya-avatar, the fish avatar. The primary objective of
Vishnu's fish incarnation is said to be to save life and to regenerate the seed
preserved therein. In other religions, the fish is given similar importance.
The Babylonians had a fish God and messiah called Dagon, the Man-Fish.
Dagon was the Chaldean man-fish Cannes, the mysterious being who arose
daily out of the depth of the sea to teach the people. The Babylonians were
aware of wisdom as the savior needed for guiding everyday life and the fish
symbolized this life-sustaining wisdom. The similarity between fish Gods is
obvious, all which represent the life-sustaining cosmic energy. Even the
Hebrews designated the messiah as Dag or the fish, because he was
considered an instructor to humanity and giver of the blessings of eternal
life. The connection between Christ and the fish is also quite promiment.
Early Christians believed in the complete dissolution of matter and its atone-ment
with the universal life-force and in the necessity of a spiritual
teacher to lead humanity on this evolutionary pilgrimage. For this purpose,
they assigned to their savior the symbols of the lamb, the fish and the good
shepherd. These forms suggest the universal and beneficent source of the
Divine creative impulse. Such teachers or saviors channel the divine energy,
draw down the supramental spiritual force and direct It for the cosmic good.
So doing, their personality remains completely poised in the universal
consciousness. To express this, the Chaldeans wore hats like a fish's head, a
practice which continues even today among the papal hierarchy. They also
had a shadbelly coat, which represented the body of a fish. The symbol of