The concept of life and death becomes clear through teachings of Lord Krishna in Bhagavad Gita! As detailed in Bhagavad Gita… we were primarily a soul atman, spirit… on its cosmic life cycle of 8.4 million manifestations that entailed an earthly journey of 96.4 million years! In its cosmic sojourn… the pure soul atman gathered impurities similar as a rolling ball gathers moss. To cleanse self of dross impurities within starts cosmic life cycle of every soul atman.
When a soul atman manifests human form… it had a maximum of 1.1 million manifestations in human form to reach stage of absolute purity! The stage of absolute purity is achieved moment human beings gained enlightenment in their lifetime. Mahavira did that… so do Gautama Buddha! Jesus Christ did that… and so did Prophet Mohammed! The absolute master and control of human life always lay in hands of our soul atman, the consciousness within!
When death occurs… our soul atman leaves the body only to manifest a new body to start a new cycle of life! If matching parents are not available on mother earth… the soul atman hibernates in heaven or hell. In heaven (swarga) if the residual balance of karma was positive… in hell (naraka)… if negative! Both heaven and hell exist 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 body to start a new journey of life! This process of death and birth continues until human beings reached stage of enlightenment (kaivalya jnana). As detailed in Bhagavad Gita… law of karma and evolution were the governing forces of cosmos! At the time of death… the closing residual balance of karma becomes opening balance for next manifestation!
Based on residual balance of karma at the time of death… if our soul atman was required to manifest for of a laborer in next life… one just could not be born a Prince! Everything was directly governed by inscrutable laws of karma… as we sow so shall we reap, nothing more or less! On mother earth at the time of death… the family weeps bereaved… but in cosmic life cycle nothing much has happened! The soul atman would again manifest a new body similar to changing of guards at Buckingham Palace! Read more on life and death
By: Vijay Kumar “Atma Jnani”… The Man who Realized God in 1993 – (Ref 150806)
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