We have a physical body that we can see, and beyond that, we have seven Sookshma bodies. Five of these are our own Sookshma bodies, the sixth represents the Guru Tattva (the principle of the Guru), and the seventh represents the Cosmic Principle. These Sookshma bodies are not visible to the naked eye. Apart from these, we also have the Jivatma or life (Embodied Soul), which illuminates us.
Upon death, the Jivatma or life (Embodied Soul) merges with Paramatma (the Supreme Soul). It is beyond good and evil, virtue and sin, right and wrong. It always remains pure.
Our physical body stays with us from birth until death. All our worldly struggles arise because of this body. It is this body that drives us to act for sensory pleasures, to live as we please, and to accumulate karma. That is why, “after death, it is our physical body that endures the consequences of karma.”
While alive, we suffer physically and mentally. After death, we experience the results of our karma. Until the body is cremated, and its Sakshi (conscience) separates and merges into Pancha Bhutas (the five elements), it continues to experience the effects of karma. Upon death, the Jivatma merges with the Paramatma, leaving the Sakhi (conscience) and Bodha(consciousness) in the body.
The moment of death marks the opening of the Sakshi (conscience), which spreads the karmic imprints across every cell. The purpose of this Sakshi (conscience) is to ensure that all past actions, both good and bad, are accounted for. From birth to death, all our actions are recorded in this Sakshi (conscience).
Once life departs, the disintegration and decomposition of cells begin. Each cell undergoes decomposition, and Bodha (consciousness) and the Sakshi (conscience) together cause the experience of karmic results. Various life forces (Pranas/Jeevan) gradually leave the body at different times.
With death, our dimension changes. The body feels as though it is expanding, and the scope of Bodha (consciousness/ awareness) increases. We feel as if what our friends and relatives say about us from afar is being said within us. Due to the departure of Jeevan (life) and the change in the body’s dimension, the process of decomposition is intensely painful. Even a fly landing on the dead body may feel as heavy as an elephant due to the extreme difference in dimensions. Finally, until the Sakshi (conscience) separates and merges into Pancha Bhutas (the five elements), the process of cellular disintegration and decomposition continues. Until then, the dead body continues to experience the results of karma.
The Sookshma Bodies and the Cycle of Rebirth
The Sookshma bodies exists for purification. It cannot be touched, bathed, or handled in any way. After death, the Sookshma bodies leaves in search of its next birth.
For example, if we pour pure water into our mouth, it loses its purity as it is digested and later expelled as sweat or urine. It then takes years to regain its pure form as drinking water. Similarly, the subtle body goes through multiple births and lifetimes before it is completely purified and merges into Paramatma Chaitanya (Divine Consciousness). Until then, it remains trapped in the cycle of birth and death.
The spiritual knowledge that leads to liberation from karmic consequences and enables one to attain Samadhi is taught through “SMS Meditation”.
All our questions find their ultimate answers in Self-Knowledge (Atma Jnana). Questions arise only until Self-Knowledge is attained. Once it is realized, there is only peace no doubts remain, only bliss.
Right now, our thought process is narrowing down, gradually converging to a single point. But once Self-Knowledge is attained, the mind expands infinitely. There, duality ceases to exist everything is seen as One. Everything becomes vast, limitless, and unified
