Alexander Khakimov «The Nature of Creativity». Part 3.
«Your standards of happiness»
We have many unrevealed dimensions of happiness . It is said that one enjoys in this world with certain standards of happiness. It can be food, good housing, a good family, children, relationships — all this is happiness of a certain level. We are also pleased with nature, weather and health (if we have it). All of this relates to understanding our happiness.
But in the higher planets, the planets of the demigods, the living entities enjoy happiness that is 100 times greater than that of humans. Their lives are much longer than ours. For example, our six months is one day on the moon . It is described that there is life on the moon, but the forms of life are different. There are no physical bodies, like we have, but there are bodies from the ether. The inhabitants of the Sun have a different type of body and a different life, there is no day or night, there are paradise gardens and rivers, and we just see a blazing element. We see the world around us in accordance with the dimension of matter in which we are.
The planet of the king of the demigods, Indra is Indraloka. Its capital, Amaravati, is located on the summit of the universal Mount Meru. Amaravati is the beautiful city of the king of the demigods. Indra has special potency and enjoyment. His happiness is a hundred times greater than that of the earth. If you reach this level, you will be immensely happy. In fact, if we now look even for a few seconds at the city of Amaravati, at that air, at that nature, at the bushes, at the inhabitants, we will live the rest of our days in anguish, wanting to see this splendor at least once.
«A planet where there is no suffering»
If we rise to the lotus planet of Brahma , the creator of the universe — Brahmaloka, then there is still a hundred times more happiness. At this level, happiness is such that you see all living beings as equal. You are the same as your own children, treat friends, enemies, demons, demigods. You have tremendous love for everything, for any living being. You are so happy, you have such a powerful mind that you penetrate into the heart of any living being and understand its language. You understand the language of plants, animals, people, demigods, yakshas, rakshasas, gandharvas, pisachas, apsaras. In the Puranas it is described that we are surrounded by many types of living entities. We also know about goblin, mermaids, which we do not see now. But they are also described in legends, and before people saw them, and knew that they exist.
Now we no longer believe in all these creatures, according to legend, lived in the Murom forests. There are already parking lots and freeways. We left this dimension into the technical dimension of life, into the yantras — machines. Therefore, we have lost the ability to see subtle things that were previously more accessible to people.
Brahma enjoys such happiness that he himself has no problem. But when he sees how living beings are suffering, it worries him. Therefore Brahmaloka is a planet where there is no suffering, but there is great compassion. This level is reached by living beings devoid of any personal egoism, personal desire for happiness. They are pure in heart, selfless and have a subtle spiritual nature.
«Death is like an exam, but life is a school»
In the Puranas it is described that in order to reach the planet Brahma, one must perform austerities. You need to observe celibacy all your life, a vow of celibacy. A man should not know what sexual sensation is during his whole life, and then he can reach the Brahma planet. For those who find this method difficult, there is an easier way. You need to live a hundred lives without committing a single sin. It is interesting that before we reach a higher planet in the next life, we are already in this life, with our mind and consciousness, transferred to the appropriate level. Then it is guaranteed that in the next life we will live there.
yam yam vapi smaran bhavan tyajaty ante kalevaram
there there evaiti kaunteya sada tad-bhava-bhavitah
This verse describes the law of the transmigration of the soul. The mood at the moment of death determines the environment into which the living being is transferred. If you have acquired a divine mentality during your life, then it is obvious where you will go to live — this can be predicted already during a person’s life. Death is like an exam, and life is a school in which we study. Can we survive this school of life? Can we avoid becoming angry, envious or resentful for life? Will we withstand this serious test, will we keep a pure heart, love for all living things? Can we live without enemies, friends, addictions? Will we be able to look at everything the same and forgive everything? This is the path of life, and death will determine where a person will go in the next life. The most powerful yoga is attachment. At the moment of death, a person can think either about the object of his love, or about whom he hates. This will determine which body the person will go to. Into an envious, hateful body, or into a body designed for love.
«We adopt the qualities of the one we serve»
There are bodies for envy . For example, the body of a snake. The snake just looks at the world, and poison accumulates in it. The snake’s body also contains a soul, but the snake’s body is such a biological machine that is tuned to envy everyone. If you just touch the snake, it will immediately bite you and inject poison. She cannot live differently.
But there are other bodies, like the body of a cow. A cow, by nature, loves a person. This is the mother — you can take milk from her, she will be happy. If you communicate with her, she senses you. She is very sensitive, albeit unreasonable. Therefore, cows are protected as keepers and bearers of love, purity and goodness. Thus, there is a whole science about what kind of bodies a living creature receives, depending on the mood in which it leaves this life.
There are dimensions above the Brahma planet. If we can think like Brahma, then we will go there.
There is a very interesting verse in the ancient Bhagavad-gita:
yanti deva-vrata devan
pitrin yanti pitri-vratah
bhutani yanti bhutejya
yanti mad-yajino pi mam
“If one worships the demigods, then he is born among the demigods. If he worships his ancestors, he goes to the ancestors. If he worships ghosts and spirits, he is born among ghosts and spirits. And if he worships God, he acquires a divine body. » Several factors influence our transformation. We adopt the qualities of the one we worship, the one we serve, and the one we want to become. Thus, with the help of creativity, you can achieve tremendous success.
«The power of asceticism»
In the Puranas, a king is described who had a strong desire to go to Pitrloka, the planet of the ancestors, the progenitors of the universe. It is a very high planet, almost like Brahma’s planet. Any other world can be easily reached from it. Life on this planet is immeasurably long and happy, its inhabitants practically do not feel either birth, or old age, or disease, or death. There is no burden of maintaining family and other responsibilities, but there is only such happiness in the mind and in strong feelings that even breathing, contemplating or thinking is a great happiness. The bodies of the inhabitants of Pitrloka are also very clean.
The king dreamed of getting to Pitrloka, performing severe austerities and meditating on Brahma, who could fulfill his desire. One has to «pay» with one’s penance in order to «buy a ticket» to Pitrloka.
Asceticism means controlling the senses. When you control the senses , you do not allow yourself to enjoy, and then you gain tejas, inner strength. When you have accumulated this power, then Brahma says, “You have enough ‘money’, what do you want? Since you have been performing austerities for a long time, you are a righteous person and have the right to ask what you want. «
The king performed austerities, sat for a long time in yogic postures, controlled the senses, breathing, accumulating inner strength. Brahma saw all his efforts, but did not appear before the king in person, but sent Purvachiti, the heavenly courtesan. She is so attractive that if you describe her appearance, then many men will leave their wives. Purvachiti appeared before this king to confuse him and stop his austerity. She just walked, ringing ankle bells, humming something, moving her body and moving her clothes. This was enough, because when a person is performing austerities, he should not be disturbed. Distracted from the objects of the senses, he practically does not see or hear anything, and therefore his senses become very acute. If such a person sees an object that can attract his feelings, he can immediately become strongly attached to it. Purvachiti appeared before the king, and the sound of her bells immediately penetrated his subconscious, forcing him, without realizing it, to understand that there was a woman in front of him. And since she was from the heavenly planets, she smelled of lotuses for several miles.
«We are creating our future»
Purvachiti’s skin was heavenly, as were her movements; its forms were incredible, they cannot be described in words. The king opened his eyes and in an instant lost his mind. He could not even understand who was in front of him, man or woman, he was completely confused. He spoke to her and asked: «Why do you have such a strange shape?» He performed austerities for a long time, but his senses and intelligence awakened from this form. He said, “I want to live with you. Stay with me». Eventually, he realized that this was a woman, and they got married. But Purvachiti, being an apsara, a heavenly courtesan, could not be with a man for a long time. She only responded to his feelings because she was on a mission from Brahma. Then she said goodbye to the king and went to Pitrloka. The king longed for Purvachita all his life, and at the time of death he remembered her and thus reached Pitrloka.
It is important to know what we are meditating on. Someone meditates on the heavenly planets, and someone — just on a luxurious house — and may be born as a dog in this rich house. Now you can see everywhere that dogs live in rich houses, sleep on large beds, special sofas, and eat from good dishes. They deserve this karma from a past life. Good and bad karma are usually mixed: being born a dog is bad, but being born in a wealthy house is good. Some people even say, “I don’t mind being born a dog. What’s bad about it? I like». They have the opportunity to fulfill their desire and guard a rich house. This is how we create our future.
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