As we sow so shall we reap nothing less or more say the inscrutable laws of karma. As ordained by god karma could fructify immediately, few days later, months later, years later or few manifestations later!
Precepts of karma, afterlife, heaven and hell though related were not very complex to understand.
Karma is that inherent ingredient of cosmic system that facilitates movement of life from one manifest stage to another. After occurrence of death on mother earth the released soul atman immediately manifests a new body to start a new journey of life on mother earth. Only if matching parents are not available on mother earth the soul atman hibernates in heaven or hell. The manifestation of a body by a soul atman was directly based on residual balance of karma at the time of death. The closing balance of present life becomes opening balance for next manifestation. If the residual balance of karma demands our manifesting form of a laborer in next life, we just could not be born a Prince.
A positive residual balance of karma at the time of death gains entry into heaven (swarga in Hinduism) and a negative residual balance of karma, an entry into hell (naraka in Hinduism). Both heaven and hell existed in sun. Heaven in the core of sun where temperatures exceed millions of degrees centigrade! It was in such high temperatures our soul atman felt comfortable. Hell existed in periphery of sun where temperatures were considerably less. It was in such low temperatures our soul atman suffered for eternity. No sooner matching parents becomes available on mother earth; the hibernating soul atman immediately manifests a new form to start new cycle of life.
Heaven and hell were not places where one could go bodily. All the stories doing rounds in religious books were merely a ruse by religious pundits’ clergy of different era to earn their livelihood.
Reincarnation, rebirth… afterlife were integral part of cosmic system. This circle of life moves ahead until a soul atman reaches 8.4 millionth manifestation, last in cosmic life cycle. This is the stage when an enlightened one after reaching stage of moksha salvation gains liberation from cycle of birth and death forever. The liberated soul atman need not manifest a body again. It was free to enter kingdom of God (Vaikuntha in Hinduism)… a point of no return!
The cycle of birth and death for a soul atman comes to an end when karma negates to zero forever. In absence of dross impurities within, having become a pure soul atman… the need for soul atman to manifest a new body ceases to exist.
By: Vijay Kumar “Atma Jnani”… The Man who Realized God in 1993 – (Ref. 161113)
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