58 Evolution of Life and Form. 



line, always bringing about the same resultant, the 

 accomplishment of the Will of the Supreme ; 

 without them, these wills of ours would work 

 infinite confusion, and the world would never com - 

 plete its evolution, would never roll upwards to 

 its place at the Feet of God. 



We find the Gods discharging other functions 

 which subserve the same purpose. They mould the 

 forms in which the growing life is to express itself. 

 Evolution depends upon the growing power of the 

 unfolding life, but it needs forms whereby that 

 growth shall be carried on. These forms are 

 moulded by the Devas, so that the life, which 

 breaks by expansion its containing form that is 

 out- worn, may have another form into which to go 

 fitted for the capacity that was evolved in the form 

 it has out-grown. We shall find also that they 

 break up forms as well as build them ; being always 

 fixed on the one object of serving the evolution of 

 the life. Then again they act as teachers, as 

 guides, as councillors, to those that have gone 

 beyond the normal evolution, that are the first 

 fruits of the human race. Not acting as teachers 

 directly to the masses, they take the more advanced 

 human beings in charge, directly instruct them, 

 test them and try them, as presently we shall see. 

 So that while the general purpose is the helping 



