THE MIND BOGGLING MYSTERIES OF THE AMAZING ALMIGHTY LORD

THE SUBTLE WORLD IN THE FORM OF PRAKRITI (MATERIAL NATURE) AND PURUSHA (GOD)

Ordinarily the world appears to be as big as per the experience of our sense organs. Only that perceived by the 5 sense organs are thought to be the be all and end all of this otherwise gigantic world. We thus contact only a very minor portion of the world. We therefore look after and manage this tiny world. And yet the world is not that tiny as experienced by our gross and limited understanding.

The body is directly perceived by our eyes etc. Hence we utilize all our energy, time and wealth to look after its needs. The conscious aspect of our mind and intellect is invisible and subtle and thus no thought is given to its needs. This attitude can be called ‘showing disrespect to the invisible’. On a daily basis we use water, air for breathing etc and yet we never pay heed to their chemical and germ content so as to know whether they are useful or harmful.

When we gaze at the sky we see stars, sun, moon, clouds etc. and yet we are unaware that a flow of infinite energy founts of life based principles exist in them. This observation can be understood only by specialists who have a sharp focused intellect. Those laymen with limited intellectual capacity fail to understand it. The oxygen present in the wind flowing in space is responsible for life existing on earth. If even for a few minutes the oxygen levels in wind decrease all of us will gasp for life. Our life is dependent on food and water too and yet heir roots lie in the vast space perceived as blue sky by all of us.

Radio waves, UV rays, X-rays, alpha/beta ray etc rule in interstellar space. They carry out their respected tasks in the ocean of the cosmos. Our planet Earth sustains various life forms like plants, birds, humans etc simply because it lies at an apt distance from the sun. Meaning the temperature of solar rays entering Earth are conducive for various creatures to exist. If Earth were to lie very close to the sun it would burn like a fire ball (Mercury planet) and if it were to lie further away from the sun it would become a freezing ball of ice (like Pluto). Hence whatever exists on our planet is due to the blessings of interstellar space and its entities.

It is not only the sun but other entities of the cosmos too who gift us many vital things required to sustain life on Earth. If Earth is our mother and the Sun our father, other planets, stars, galaxies etc should be considered our aunts, uncles, cousins etc. The value of the blessings of our aunts etc is no less than that given by our own parents. Alas! How many of us realize that our efforts that lead to material/spiritual prosperity can never realize this goal without the blessings and help of the above unknown benefactors?

The invisible and subtle world has a gigantic existence. In comparison to it the Earth would be of the size of an eel. As long as the sea water quality is apt the eel continues to live in it. Lest this sea water quality turn mediocre this eel will struggle to remain alive.

The onus lies on the North and South Pole to maintain a balanced relationship between the Earth and the sun. All desirable and undesirable things first reach the North Pole from space and after these things are sieved by the North Pole unwanted material reaches the South Pole which evicts them back into interstellar space. In this manner a give and take of materials of space takes place all the time. There are many who say that life is not a creation of planet Earth. They feel that by chance Earth which was a portion of another advanced planet in space broke away from it and exists in its present form as seen by us all today. On this basis man is called a ‘straying demi-god’.

So far we spoke of the inert life of material nature. Apart from this there exists a conscious aspect of the cosmos which is infinitely more important and priceless when compared to this material world of animate and inanimate beings. The human body may be very beautiful and exquisite to look at and yet if its psyche which is conscious in nature were to desert it, the body would rot like a mass of dirt. When human beings become unconscious or go into coma the physical body becomes listless and inert like. When a person dies we all are in a hurry to dispose off the foul smelling corpse despite the fact that just a few minutes back that person was so dear to us. Bacteria, germs, vultures etc make a yummy meal of this corpse. Hence we either burn the dead body or bury it in burial grounds. Although it seems as though the hands work, legs move etc in reality it is the body’s vital force (Prana Shakti) that is responsible for all bodily movements. Although the body rots on dying the soul within is never destroyed and hence it is called immortal. Hence it is our soul which is conscious in nature that is important and priceless.

Material science has time and again tried to unfold the secrets of the subtle world which is strongly related to the gross material world of names and forms. To a certain extent they have tasted success in the form of the invention of television, radio etc. X-rays, lasers etc are made use of today extensively and satellites are being used in the functioning of TV, mobile phones etc. Most definitely a time will come when modern science will imbibe the art of controlling cloud, wind etc movements and that solar energy would provide all energy requirements of world humanity in abundance. Further there is a great possibility that cities will be built in interstellar space and that various planets and satellites will build a relationship of give and take for mutual benefit.

And yet the subtle world of consciousness is more vast and powerful than all the attainments of the material world put together. Material scientists no doubt found the keys of material forces of the subtle world but more subtle and powerful is the world of consciousness. This world of consciousness can be contacted at a subtle experiential level only by a psyche that is very focused and taintless. Such pure minded saintly men/women can definitely make optimum use of this world of subtle consciousness for the material/spiritual prosperity of all creatures of the world. Ultimately the age old dream of great leaders, thinkers and saints of the world can be realized viz. “A BEAUTIFUL BORDERLESS WORLD”.

This topic is related to the individual soul and Almighty God. The soul is micro and God is macro. The soul is a drop of an ocean and God is the mighty ocean itself. Both of them are related to one another like an atom and the solar system. Both have relationship of give and take along with an attitude of cooperation. All this takes place on the basis of certain well defined cosmic laws and it is followed explicitly by every atom and their sub units. Cosmic consciousness is called God by the layman. Individual souls are part and parcel of cosmic consciousness and possess all the divine powers present in the latter. And yet their gross relationship is never perceived by us all. Externally the state of individual souls and Almighty God appear to be very different. And yet at the subtle level, invisible to the gross eye, they maintain a light bond. If via spiritual practices this faint bond is made intense and eternal the give and take between God and the individual soul will get a strong foothold. Rishis are those great souls who have succeeded in merging their individual soul with the cosmic soul (God) and hence they become instruments that manifest divine powers and glories (Ridhi-Sidhi). When we desire that divinity manifests in mankind we mean that divine powers should manifest in abundance in the human body.

Indian scriptures proclaim that living beings incarnate in 84 lakh species. This incarnation takes place at the level of the individual soul in the subtle world and is called Parloka or the other world. The law of Karma (actions) works in this arena. Between the stages of death and rebirth creatures roam in their subtle bodies in this area called heaven and hell based on the results of each creature’s past actions. The gigantic waves of divine powers rise high in this vast ocean of cosmic consciousness and they control/direct/nourish all living beings. These divine powers manifest as Brahma (creator), Vishnu (propagator) and Mahesh (destroyer).

A sage full of austerities attains the potential of attracting these divine powers from the ocean of consciousness as per his requirements. These divine powers are called Ridhi-Sidhi too. The joy of heavenly liberation is achieved in this mighty ocean of divinity. In one corner lies the arrangement for hell. The entire substratum of spirituality depends on this invisible/subtle world. It is this subtle consciousness which takes up the ‘role’ of God (cosmic soul) and his creatures (individual soul).