Why GOD permits Evil and How to Rise Above It

Good and Evil must ever be complements on this earth. Everything created must bear some guise of imperfection.How else could GOD the SOLE PERFECTION,fragment HIS one consciousness into forms of creation distinguishable form HIMSELF? 

There can be no images  of light without contrasting shadows.Unless evil had been created,man would not know the opposite, good.

Night brings out the bright contrast of day,sorrow teaches us the desirability of joy.Though evil must come,woe to him by whom it comes'he who is enticed by delusion to play the villain's part must suffer the sad karmic fate,while the hero receives the hallowed reward of his virtue.

 Knowing this truth,we must shun evil; becoming good,we ultimately rise to God's high estate...beyond both good and evil....

                                                  ..Sri Sri Paramahamsa Yogananda