50. Cognomen

Madal:

Chinmoy, I have been thinking of asking you a most significant, yet silly question. Please tell me, what is God's cognomen?

Chinmoy:

Madal, God's surname is Compassion, His middle name is Justice. When His Justice fails, His Compassion works. When His Compassion fails, His Justice works. He uses His Justice first to deal with a non-aspirant and then, if necessity demands, He uses His Compassion. He uses His Compassion first to deal with an aspirant and then, if necessity demands, He uses His Justice.