01-28-2005, 05:14 AM
Sridhar ji,
How did people know about the 14 lokas? Are these lokas products of human fancy or the knowledge about them gained from Yogic experience? It seems to me that these lokas are somehow connected to the Chakra system in the subtle human body.
You state that "In the example of the moon, I am assuming it means the Brahman when reflected in a calm intellect is Sat (Eeshwara?) and in a turbulent mind is Asat (Jeeva?). Am I even close on my assumption."
If Brahman reflected in a calm intellect is Sat (Ishwara) then does a human being who has succeeded in calming his intellect or transformed his nature into suddha sattva become Ishwara? The question I am asking is what does this model say about the difference between Ishwara and a Jiva who has transformed his nature into suddha sattva?
How did people know about the 14 lokas? Are these lokas products of human fancy or the knowledge about them gained from Yogic experience? It seems to me that these lokas are somehow connected to the Chakra system in the subtle human body.
You state that "In the example of the moon, I am assuming it means the Brahman when reflected in a calm intellect is Sat (Eeshwara?) and in a turbulent mind is Asat (Jeeva?). Am I even close on my assumption."
If Brahman reflected in a calm intellect is Sat (Ishwara) then does a human being who has succeeded in calming his intellect or transformed his nature into suddha sattva become Ishwara? The question I am asking is what does this model say about the difference between Ishwara and a Jiva who has transformed his nature into suddha sattva?