What should we do to reach the spiritual world?
Sit down quietly, focus on the breath and slow down our thoughts. If anything arises within, let it all go with peace and love. If certain mystical visions, lights and 'spiritual experiences' are to be had, let them all go with peace and love too, saying "Neti Neti" (this isn't significant). *and I would much prefer the shruti texts over the smriti texts any day of the week, Pundit Verma* :wink: :tongue: :D Knowledge can only take us so far though, because Brahman is unknowable and that is the true Jnana or Gnosis of the Vedas. The spiritual world is reached through the heart and through love, devotion, surrender and compassion and no matter what faith or creed is involved, that applies. As for the Spiritual World itself...there are many 'Spiritual Worlds'...'Bhur'...'Bhuvah'...'Swah'...'Jana'...'T apa'...'Kailash'...'Vaikunth'... I like to associate all those with the etheric astral planes in the Pranamaya Kosha (Astral Body)...a.k.a The Chakras and not with any 'place out there' in our 3D physicality whatsoever. This is basically what the Gayatri Mantra means. Maybe the Gods still live among the stars, who knows? (I have read parts of the 21st Century Bhagavad Gita)...but I pretty much stick to my Shaivite roots out of habit now. |
It is stupidity to hold personal views on science subjects.
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Personal views doesn't matter. It is stupidity to hold personal views on science subjects. What is your view on gravity? If it were automatic, God Krishna would't have to tell it in about two chapters in the battle field. |
krama mukti
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Bhagavad Gita rates meditation process of attaining liberation very high. With this process one can reach up to jana tapa and satya or Brahmn loka that are within the material world or this universe. For reaching there you have to leave your breath in a particular auspicious time and call some of your precede-rs to lead you there. one has to wait there Till the end of the Universe (Great god no,1) , when gg1 merges into great god no2 and so on till you reach to the intermediate spiritual world vaikuntha or shivaloka. this gradual process called as krama mukti is also given in bhagavad gita. however when one prays to gg 1-4, he is allowed trace-passing, and provided with escort to reach to the spiritual world directly. gg |
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This was the point I was trying to make in my previous post that just went over everybody's head. |
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If it wasn't for those 'village bums' (which is judgement and self righteous, and lacking in the virtue of modesty) there would be no 'classy'. Those 'village bums' are village bums because they as Spirit have chosen that for their Spiritual Development, therefore their Paths are Divine Will in action. 'Classy only exists in relationship to 'village bums'. Quote:
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if you know the way to home then tell us the route . in bg, krishna has referred 'village bums' as 'wicked'. i think the word used by me is modest. |
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Isn't modest judgement a contradiction in terms? |
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