I have written somewhat ‘controversial’ things in my book Karmasutra: The Karma of Sex, which has even led to some of my friends blocking me on WhatsApp or unfriending me on Facebook. Let me continue now and write some more ‘controversial’ thoughts on two questions someone recently asked me, namely: ‘Do events happen in our lives directly at the physical, material plane?’ and ‘Does our blood circulation have anything to do with spirituality?’ Needless to say, whatever is written below is my personal understanding, distilled from various direct and indirect sources. Please feel free to completely disagree with it or disregard it entirely. Due to a paucity of time, I will answer the first question in this post and the second question in another post, which I will put up in a few days.
As per my understanding, things first happen in the spiritual, non-physical world and are then repeated in our actual, physical, material world. For example, if a person is about to meet with an accident, it first happens in the spiritual-astral realm and then occurs in the real world. When something happens in the astral world, the same imprint is released into the physical world.
To help us understand this better, let me use an analogy from an earlier era namely, that of the old, non-digital camera and film negative. When a photograph was clicked, there was some sort of impression on the negative. However, if we did not want the picture to be developed, we could expose the negative to sunlight or strong light and the picture would be erased. Hence, although the event was recorded and the impression made on the negative, the picture would never develop because the impression was erased by exposure to light.
A similar connection exists between events happening at an astral (or spiritual, non-material) level and at the material level. If a person is about to meet with an accident, the event impression first happens at the astral level. It then manifests at the material, physical level. Between the astral or spiritual impression and the actual event, there is a time lag, during which the negative outcome can be prevented, unless it is strictly mandated by a person’s strong karmic fate or mission on earth.
To do so, we must be aware of what has already happened at the spiritual-astral level. One way is by consulting genuine astrologers or psychics who are able to pick up this information from the spiritual realm. Some of us are fortunate enough to see glimpses of forthcoming events, poised to replicate at the material level, in the form of symbolic dreams. Most of us are not.
At this stage, it is pertinent to note that I am not referring to distant future predictions, but rather to events that have already occurred at the astral level. There is a subtle distinction between predicting the future and receiving information about events that have already taken place in the astral world. Although for the uninitiated both may seem like ‘future predictions’, to those who understand these matters, they are quite different.
Let me illustrate with an analogy. If I am waiting for a friend who lives about 20 miles away to come to my house for lunch, I might ask him a month in advance and he might say he plans to visit. This is somewhat like a prediction of the future through astrology or another method, where events are tentatively scheduled. However, various circumstances may arise in the meantime that alter the plan. On the other hand, if the same friend calls me on the day of his visit and says he is already halfway through the journey, there is a much greater likelihood that his arrival is imminent. I now know he is going to reach soon, unless something drastic intervenes. This is akin to an event that has already occurred at the astral level where it is impending and simply a matter of time before it replicates at the material plane.
Returning to the idea of perceiving what has already taken place in the astral realm, it is possible for each of us to gradually develop this ability. What usually happens is that the subtle impressions of events occurring in the spiritual-astral world are received in the cosmic receptivity area of the brain (which I have referred to as the CSB in my book Karmasutra: The Karma of Sex). However, since our minds are filled with too much ‘noise’ to perceive these subtle signals consciously, we remain unaware of what has occurred at a spiritual level. We only become aware of the event (for example, the accident) when it unfolds in the physical world.
How can we tune our minds to receive those very subtle vibrations of future events? The simplest way is through meditation. For those not trained in meditation, prayer is another means. The key is to enhance the sensitivity and sharpness of our minds by silencing them from within, so that even subtle vibrations from the spiritual realm can reach us. In my next post, I will elaborate further on this idea of ‘silencing the mind’ from the perspective of blood flow to the brain.
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