Astral life begins once physical life ends. There have
been many accounts of the astral plane which describe its luminous nature. One
of the most famous accounts is in the book, Autobiography of a yogi, by
paramahansa yogananada.
In the astral plane, we inhabit astral bodies that are
much like the physical ones we currently inhabit, but those are much subtler
and radiant. These astral bodies are not confined within the narrow limits of
current space-time continuum that governs the physical cosmos. In the astral
plane, inhabitants communicate through telepathy and since we recognize people
who were our family and friends in different incarnations; we learn to love
them all equally. There are astral worlds of light, which have colors and music
beyond our present comprehension. The astral plane is one of great beauty and
joy. It is the place where many souls consider their "true home". It
is also much larger than the physical universe.
So what about our current life on Earth? It is one in
which the physical elements of life are manifested. But thanks to technology,
it seems that our current life on planet Earth is becoming gradually
'astralized'. How is this? Well, let us take a closer look at our lives today.
In today's technology-dominated society, we use
computers, digital cameras, internet and mobile phones for instance. We watch
news, TV shows and movies. We listen to music, mostly in digital format. We
have passionate opinions about people we don't really know, whom we've never
met - be they politicians, media personalities, movie actors, business leaders,
even terrorists and criminals. How many of us have actually seen and heard or
touched these famous or notorious people physically? Yet we seem to 'know' them
today through their projected images and sounds that are readily available to
us through technology. Is it not like we know them in an astral or more subtle
form? Even if you never met them in the flesh, you would continue to 'get to
know' them through their light and sound images.
The same extends to people who are not necessarily well
known. Today's social networking sites are a testimony to this. Think of how
many Twitter followers and Facebook friends you have who you don't really
'know' in the physical sense. We are now growing so accustomed to electronic
lifestyle that we are beginning to experience life and relationships as a form
of virtual or electronic or energy life. We are now open to accepting life
forms interacting with us in their electronic forms as long as we know that
there is some real intelligence and individuality being expressed. Your
relationship with someone would continue to grow more intimate through these
electronic platforms even if you never interacted in the so-called 'real' world
of flesh and blood.
This seems to be the first step in the astral
conditioning process. As we advance technologically, we create things that make
our earthly experiences a little more like the astral will continue to have in
the future after our Earth visa expires. In that non-material realm, we learn
that the reality is not the flesh, but the radiant energy that is our true
nature. Our modern-day technology is a reminder of that and just a precursor to
that awesome astral realm that we will all return to some day.
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