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Paramahansa Yogananda explores why a loving, perfect God allows the presence of “Satan.” Drawing on yoga philosophy and the life of Jesus, he frames evil not as a rival deity but as a delusive, adversarial current within creation—born when Spirit’s “desireless desire” expressed the One as many. This dual power (Prakriti) appears as the Holy Ghost aligned with Christ-consciousness drawing all back to God—and as its shadowed counterpart that turns attention outward into matter, bondage, and suffering. Through Jesus’ wilderness temptations and the stages of expanding awareness (superconsciousness → Christ-consciousness → cosmic consciousness), Yogananda shows that masters serve within the world’s laws while remaining anchored in the Absolute. Karma and reincarnation are explained as educative consequences within this dual realm; pain and temptation persist not to punish, but to impel awakening. Key ideas Evil = delusive force (maya/avidya; “Apara Prakriti”) that obscures our God-nature—not a coequal power. The Holy Ghost/Christ-consciousness magnetizes creation God-ward; Satanic pull turns awareness toward mere matter and forgetfulness. Free will, karma, and reincarnation tutor the soul until it chooses God over transient desires. Jesus models mastery: acknowledging temptation, commanding it to “get behind,” and resting in oneness with Spirit. Liberation comes by interior communion (AUM), devotion, self-control, and expanding love to all beings—becoming a “Superman” established in God-union. Practice takeaways Meditate on the inner sound/light; align the will with divine law. Choose solution-focused, God-remembering thoughts over fear and fixation on opposites. Live with detached compassion—serving others while refusing the mind’s allegiance to delusion. Ultimately, nothing exists apart from Spirit; evil has form only within relativity. As consciousness ripens into Christ-consciousness, the seeming power of Satan dissolves, and the soul rediscovers its native, ever-new bliss.