Layered existence
Have you ever wondered why there are so many different kinds of creatures on this planet — insects, reptiles, animals, birds, humans and even divine beings? Even in humans we have many categories on the basis of religion, financial status, etc. Is it not apparent that everything is layer upon layers, some known and some unknown? Is it not strange that no trace of life has been found on any other planet or galaxy, and that it may never be? Ever wondered why? Ever wondered why in a room where we are alone, at times there is a definite feel of a presence, though the five senses perceive nothing?
The entire creation is made up of different levels of existence, of energy. Each level, depending on the state of evolution, is complete in itself and complements the other levels, thereby maintaining a balance in creation. Energy travels from one layer to a marginally different layer. There would be chaos if energy travelled between two vastly different mediums — it could cause destruction.
Our existence at any given point in time is bound to a dimension — a dimension of existence. The dimension that we humans exist in is called the bhulok. Dimensions below the bhulok are called tals. Sutaal, rasaatal, paataal are the levels of existence below the bhulok, while above the bhulok exist the bhuvah, svah, maha, janah, tapah and satyalok, each lok having layers of existence.
Each lok has attributes that create sub-dimensions within that. At our level too, i.e. at the level of humans in the bhulok, we have many different types of people — workers, professionals, businessmen, CEOs. Each is different from the other in characteristics and experiences that they live through.
While evolution through the layers below the bhulok
is a natural process, it is a matter of your own actions and deeds that determine your vertical growth beyond
the bhulok. The key to this is to take up more and more responsibilities.
For example, in a factory a worker can go up the hierarchy only when he is ready to take on additional responsibilities voluntarily. When that happens he is immediately identified by the senior management and given a higher position. The management is always on the lookout for responsible people and such voluntary acts never go unnoticed. With higher position, the worker is also given higher powers, not to prove his supremacy but to help him execute his job effectively. The worker thus evolves in the factory.
Similarly, in the world of spirituality, this evolution
happens when the practitioner becomes more responsible for the larger part of the creation beyond him.
Yogi Ashwini, the guiding light of Dhyan Foundation, is an authority on yoga, tantra and the Vedic sciences. His recent book is Sanatan Kriya: 51 Miracles... And a Haunting. Contact him at dhyan@dhyanfoundation.com
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