Picking up threads from the previous issue, it comes out that one gathers a stockpile of memory imprints, both good and bad, during the journey of life. All these impressions get carried over to the next life, which sets the premise on which the new course of life takes off. To know, how and why, a look into human construct and its dynamics, become imperative.
Going by Vedantic perception, every living being is structured in three layers — the causal, astral and gross bodies. The astral and causal bodies are encased in the gross body. All the three, animated by the resident power-house, the soul (the force of consciousness), working as integrated performing-self of a being, holds the key to all aspects of our dynamic existence.
Causal-body holds in store memory imprints of all Karmic accruals from the past life, whereby it carries in seed-form programme layout of the emerging life. Causal-body is also believed to have in store the ideal on which stands our dynamic existence. This could be intuitively unearthed as did ancient India’s learned masters, to get to know the operative guidelines on how to steer life in conformity with the laws of nature and followed.
Astral-body takes forward the programme layout to gross-body for implementation in visible terms, and also lends it with the energy vital to performance. It also provides the platform on which all aspects of mind-functions operate. Remember, the memory imprints one carries, is laid down almost in a software-programme like energy-format. As and when a particular memory imprint finds congenial ground, it immediately comes into play. Astral body does also feed causal body with impressions of the fruits of actions performed.
On death, it is just the gross-body which becomes dysfunctional and then disintegrates, where after, all fundamental elements — earth, water, fire, and air — constituting a gross-body revert back to their respective source. The causal and astral bodies that are pure energy-formations remain intact. The soul, carrying along the causal and astral bodies, with all the memory imprints in store, moves on to acquire a fresh body encasement. These incoming memories define what we call our destiny indications.
Now, to figure out how the destiny indications come into play, a look into the chemistry of mind becomes imperative. The memory imprints one carries from the past provides the premise on which mind-functions take off. And it varies from person-to-person, comings as they may with varied experiences one would have gone through, to make every being unique. These imprints involuntary build individual specific self-belief, also termed as samskara, which account for one’s desire-trends, inlaid potential and weaknesses, as well as habits and attitudes. All put together define the basic fabric of the individual mind’s making.
Mind, first excites desire trends in accordance with the callings of inlaid samskara, and then nurses it. It then excites corresponding thoughts, which when further gravitate following processing in the laboratory of mind, translate into action. Evidently, the fruits of action to follow will bear the imprints of the character and content of the desires nursed and corresponding thoughts excited thereto. The impression of fruits of action — enjoying as well as frustrating — get carried over to the memory store for further add on. This way, we invariably remain trapped in the web of our own making.
It may not be out of place to mention here that the whole course of nature is so designed and with such precision as to act as a perfected self-automated process. That leaves no scope for any external agency in the heaven that would be adjudicating our actions and administering our destiny. So, “As we sow, so shall we reap,” remains the driving spirit of a being in almost autopilot mode. This is the premise on which ‘the law of Karma’ stands. So, how we conduct in life — be it out of one’s own volition independent of any external influence, or guided by indwelling samskara — will define what we become due for qualitatively and otherwise. Thus goes the saying ofBrihadaranyak Upanishad: “Sayatha Kamo bhavati, tata kratur bavati; yat kratur bhavati, tata karma kurute; yata karma kurute, tadabhi sampatyate.” Its literal translation means: “You are what your deep driving desire is; as your desire is, so is your will; as your will is, so are your actions; and as your actions are, so is your destiny.”
To sum up, it is our mind, which lets karmic accruals from the past blossom out in real terms.
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