Guest guest Posted June 28, 2007 Report Share Posted June 28, 2007 Dear Vikrant, > i have a seriouse question that is been going in my mind since long.......> when one cuts the cycle of death and re-birth and gets moksh or mukti then what happens...then what happens to the atman(the soul)....if one knows that this is his last physical life in this world and he will not be born again since he has now cut/stop the cycle of death & re-birth then what happens to his/her soul after this life....in this specific case where does the soul go after leaving the body...does it get dissolved in the cosmic universe or what...what is the final resting place or final destination for the atman(the soul) in the infinite universe considering the scenario i gave now...> any views ...> > Vikrant All that there is is Brahman. Just as ripples arise in ocean and the ripples forget that they are just ocean and form a separate identity and look at other parts of the same ocean as different ripples/other objects, a part of Brahman forgets that it is Brahman and forms a separate identity. It starts looking at other parts of Brahman as different objects. Moksha is when one completely loses these false self-identities and realizes one's true nature, i.e. that one is not a ripple but the ocean itself. There are two kinds. In the first kind, one enters a Nirvikalpa samadhi. One just merges in Brahman. One no longer has any self-identification (e.g. "I am Vikrant", "I am Narasimha", "I am an astrologer", "I am a good person" etc). One neither perceives "self" or "other". One's perception is clear of any objects or duality. One just swims in the bliss that true self is (sat-chid-ananda). There is no experience. There is no self, no objects to be experienced and no experience. If one reaches this state and does not return from the state (Ramakrishna Paramahamsa used to say "salt doll went to measure the depth of the ocean and melted and mixed with the ocean"), that is moksha. The second kind is even more difficult. In that kind, one enters Sahaja samadhi. One sees different objects of this dual world and interacts with those objects as if one is a limited object too. But yet, one fully realizes that all objects are non-different from Brahman. In terms of our ocean-ripple analogy, one realizes that one is not a ripple but ocean and yet acts like a ripple with other ripples without any corruption in the understanding that all is ocean. Being rooted in non-duality perfectly while perceiving and acting in the dual world is indeed difficult. One who reaches this state is living and yet liberated (jeevanmukta). This is an extremely difficult thing. There have been many who got moksha, but very very very very few who got moksha while living in the body and acting in the body. Yogis like Shirdi Sai Baba, Ramakrishna Paramahamsa and Ramana Maharshi are indeed rare. BTW, it is my feeling that you will benefit from performing Mahaganapathi homam with some regularity. If interested, please pursue the link below. Best regards,Narasimha-------------------------------Homam manual and audio: http://www.VedicAstrologer.org/homamFree Jyotish lessons (MP3): http://vedicastro.home.comcast.netFree Jyotish software (Windows): http://www.VedicAstrologer.orgSri Jagannath Centre (SJC) website: http://www.SriJagannath.org------------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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