Different Planes of Existence

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Different planes of existence

 

Sankhya Yoga and many Upanishadas talk of various planes of

existence in the universe. As per Sankhya philosophy, Mother Nature

is working hard for the enlightenment of human beings, like she is

working hard to keep the lower beings to survive. There are 14th

planes of existence (sankhya shloka18):

 

=> Five types of lower entities : This plane consists of

animals, birds, reptiles, insects and plants

 

=> Human Beings

 

=> Pitra loka :- consists of good souls of our ancestors

 

=> Gandharva Loka : consists of souls higher than pitra loka.

They are demi-gods

 

=> Daiva Loka : lower gods live there

 

=> Indra Loka : higher gods, who control the nature's jobs

(like rain, heat, winter, air etc)….their chief is god Indra, which

is taken over by the highest soul, who is entitled to Indra Loka.

In each creation a new Indra takes over.

 

=> Prajapatya : This Plane of existence is for those souls who

have even transcended the gods plane…these souls take part in

creation of the universes

 

=> Brahmm Loka : This is the highest plane of existence for the

group of souls. The souls who reach here do not take birth in this

Kalpa and enjoy being with Brahmaa, the god of creation.

 

But the souls who reach upto Brahmloka… take re-birth if

not in this Kalpa then next… because when their good karmas are

exhausted, they have to take re-birth and re-start their sadhna.

But there is no re-birth in any form above Brahma loka. The amount

of bliss also varies in different lokas.

 

For the beings below humans there is no bliss, as what ever they

do is controlled by nature. Bliss or joy starts from human beings.

 

Thus, as per Brihdanyak upanishada

 

=> 100 times the bliss of humans is enjoyed by inhabitants of

Pitra loka

 

=> 100 times the bliss of Pitra loka is enjoyed by Gandharvas

 

=> 100 times the bliss of Gandharvas is enjoyed by devas (demi-

gods)

 

=> 100 times of devas is enjoyed by Prajapati loka

 

=> 100 times of prajapati loka is for Brahma loka.

 

Above Brahm-loka are Videha and Prakriti-Layas. Their bliss is

millions of times more than Brahma-loka and they do not take re-

birth… but they may chose to come back to earth as prophets or part

incarnations of god, if they so wish. Budha, Shankracharya, Jesus

etc came from this plane of existence.

 

Next we will see what are the sadhnas or Karma, which make one

eligible to reach either of these Lokas after death.

 

 

Where will we go after death ? which plane of existence will let us

go.. is decided by our Karmas, not by any god or luck. There is no

one sitting to decide where we will land. The subtleness of our

subtle bodies, gained through our good karma, and our point of

consciousness, makes us eligible to enter a particular loka after

death.

 

It is like a sieve where different sized stones are moved and only

the specific sized stones will pass the holes of sieve and will

collect down… bigger ones will remain in the sieve.

 

The subtleness of our Sukhma sharira will be allowed only in the

loka, which we are entitled for, without any mistake.

 

(to continue..)

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, beirut_ka_baba <no_reply wrote:

 

CONTD FROM LAST POST

 

It is like a sieve where different sized stones are moved and only

the specific sized stones will pass the holes of sieve and will

collect down… bigger ones will remain in the sieve.

 

The subtleness of our Sukhma sharira will be allowed only in the

loka, which we are entitled for, without any mistake.

 

As per Patanjal Yoga pradeep, we have three types of Bandhas

(knots/blockage)

 

Vaikritik Bandha

Dakshanik Bandha

Prakritik Bandha.

 

These Three Bandhas force the human soul from merging into the

Supreme and tie us with the five koshas (sheaths of the soul), and

we are doomed to do karma in the universe and take birth again and

again.

 

Vaikritik Bandha : Those people who do not care for any soul or god

and are busy in fulfilling their desires and doing all type of

karma, good or bad are influenced by these Bandhas. Those who do

sinful works and do Tamoguni karma take re-birth in lower species

and those who do good karma, but have forceful attachements with

material possessions or human relations, come back as human again

and again. Even thought of Yoga or love with god…. Cuts this knot

and makes the soul free from taking rebirth in lower species, or

taking immediate birth as humans.

 

2- Dakshinik Bandha. This Bandha works after one soul has over

come the first bandha. Those who worship god for fulfillment of

desires and do sakam karma to get fruits of his karma and influenced

by this Bandha. These souls after death go to Pitraloka or above

upto Brahm-loka…enjoy the subtle fruits of their good karma and when

the force of karmic debts weakens they come back to earth as humans,

in good family and continue their sadhna again. Dakshnik Bandha

stops souls from going above Brahm-loka and certainly not let them

get Moksha.

 

 

 

3- Prakritik Bandha. This is the strongest of all the bandhas,

the above 2 bandhas can be over come by human by their will, but not

this. Those souls who have experienced Samadhi and have rejected

all the 5 koshas, and have reached up to Ego/chitta…and think they

have finally reached the destination are said to be overcome by this

Bandha

 

Those Yogis who reach the state of Bliss in Samadhi and takes that

as final stage or those yogis who reach the adi shakti level and

take the cosmos as them are called Vedah and Prakritilaya yogis.

But Patanjali does not take even them as have got Moksha. Moksha is

far beyond the bliss and beyond So-hum.

 

As per sankhya Philosophy (sutra 5/74) " appearance of bliss is not

Moksha because being blissful is not the dharma of soul but dharma

of ego. "

 

Next we will see what are Vedah and Prakritilaya yogis.

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Beautiful Babaji,...

 

Such a clear explanation..

 

Eagerly waiting for the sequel.... Planes-III )

 

Love

 

Bala....

 

On 9/6/07, Aum <beirut_ka_baba wrote:

>

> It is like a sieve where different sized stones are moved and only

> the specific sized stones will pass the holes of sieve and will

> collect down… bigger ones will remain in the sieve.

>

> The subtleness of our Sukhma sharira will be allowed only in the

> loka, which we are entitled for, without any mistake.

>

> As per Patanjal Yoga pradeep, we have three types of Bandhas

> (knots/blockage)

>

> Vaikritik Bandha

> Dakshanik Bandha

> Prakritik Bandha.

>