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Subtle Body / Resentment Reservoir

For those who are serious about taking no other physical body, their hopes for doing this are near to nil. Despite this, many people have the desire for liberation and will strive in any way possible to achieve it. The greatest of these aspirants are those who realize that even though it is unlikely that liberation will occur, still one should strive for it using the best methods admissible.

The physical body seems to be a problem but actually it is the least of the difficulties because it will be finished in less than one hundred and fifty years. The evidence is that no human body lasts beyond that. At this time, there is no proof that there is a human body which exists for more than one hundred and fifty years. Of course, there are stories. There are myths about people living longer but at this time in history there is no human existing for that long.

Since the physical system will only survive for less than two hundred years, it’s problems will soon be over. It is struct down as being out of the picture. This means that what is left is the subtle body or the psychic parts of the person who was, is or will be known as a physical body. Whatever will survive the physical body must be its psychic aspects. That is the subtle body.

We are already familiar with that form as much as we are familiar with dream awareness. We can safely assume that once dead, someone will continue to exist as a dream form, a subtle body. Will there be pain in that form? Will there be social hassles as we have in this physical existence?

The answer is yes. That is the answer because while being a physical body, one experiences hassles in dreams when the physical system sleeps. Actually, we experience subtle body unfavorable incidences even when the physical body is awake.

On the night of June 5, 2022, I had several dream encounters with numerous persons. It was a busy night on the astral side of life, with one troublesome association after another. Each of these concerned the venting of resentments which someone held towards me.

The subtle body collects and hoards resentments, hard feelings and wedges of stored credits for obligations. These persons set up circumstances in which I was in position only to confirm to their desires even when such ideas were contrary to what I preferred.

The meaning of this is that no matter what, a yogi cannot rely on the subtle body to be free from negative aspects. He/She must industriously scrub the psyche so as to clear the subtle body of anything which would cause it to be subjected to harassments.

Even if the yogi has no resentment energy stored in the psyche, even if there are absolutely no hard feelings, even if he/she can neutralize any idea about anyone being obligated to him, still there will be that type of energy in the psyche of others. If they held resentment towards the yogi, if they did service to help him. that cannot be dissolved except by interaction by him. That is a danger.

The subtle body should be tightly monitored. After being evicted from the physical body, the problems of existence will continue in the subtle world. One will be subjected to harassments if one encounters anyone to whom one had or has an obligation.

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    • Looks like only way is to abandon the subtle body and erase our identity of subtle body with relation to other stakeholders. 

      If not, I don't see a way to liberate. 

      And this won't happen without the wish of deities like Shiva, Krishna to let us in their world and there is no fair reason to let us there.  

      Screwed in several ways, but still have to pursue. 

      • Practicing the methods taught by the teacher(s) without attachment to the rewards seems ideal. Striving regardless of the outcomes will only solidify the yogi’s instinct for yoga practice in future births. The hope is that nature will facilitate the environment to continue the endeavor. Thus, a respectable posture towards nature and her demands are required in this system of yoga.

        Admittedly it is impractical for me at this stage as a neophyte yogi. But I aim to reduce my desires and/or expectations and progress to my level of capability. 

        • Dispassionate steady practice through time yields results.

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