Query:
What are
flashes of light? Are they angels or words of God trying to convey a message!
Vijay Kumar:
The flashes of light you have
experienced is but a communication from your soul (the Atman) within you ... as
our soul the atman within is in form of an exceptionally high order of energy
source ... the only means available to it to communicate with the body it has
taken is through our sub conscious state ... all words coming out of our mouth
are nothing but an expression of soul the atman within ... our body has got absolutely
no role to play.
When
one talks to another person words are the only physical means of communication
... the medium by which one soul the atman within communicates with the other.
No body has an individual power to communicate with another body. When soul the
atman within leaves the body ... the communication stops. Even though medically
the body may be live but the communication is absent.
Apart from the medium of words ... our soul the atman within tries to communicate
with other Souls Atmans which are in harmony with our soul ... through the medium
of the sweet small inner voice which tries to prompt us every now and than whenever
we tend to take the wrong path in our lives.
Whenever
one soul the atman within tries to communicate with the other soul the atman within
without the use of the spoken word ... then the thoughts get flashed to the other
soul the atman within through the universal medium of ether ... this results in
the occurrence of a flash. Flashes are nothing else but a medium of communication
of thoughts in form of small sparks of energy from one soul the atman within to
another. The occurrence of flashes is such a satisfying means of communication
that we experience extreme feeling of joy (bliss) whenever they occur.
If you need to learn more
about ether ... you can go through the book referred here- Law
of Success
In the Cosmos ether is the only means of communication between various souls ...
rest all is a blank ... the distance between one planet to another ... one star
to another is all filled up by ether. In the physical realm we cannot manage transmission
of electric current without using a requisite electric cable but in the cosmic
system ... all thoughts from one soul the atman within get transmitted to another
soul through the medium of ether only.
Whether
or not you want to have children is absolutely dependent upon the present goal
of your life ... if you earnestly seek God within this life then you shall have
to do away without having children. For proceeding higher on the ladder of Spirituality
... rather achieving the highest realm of Spirituality ... one needs to practice
absolute Celibacy.
In
a small life span of 70 to 80 years ... it is very difficult a goal to reach the
highest bracket of Spirituality ... and this bracket means wanting to become ...
a Buddha, Jesus
Christ, Prophet
Mohammed or Lord
Mahavira within ones lifetime. To concentrate totally on our goal we
require absolute concentration of all our energies towards a single Spiritual
goal ... have a one-to-one dialogue with God Almighty.
Gautama
Buddha, Jesus Christ, prophet Mohammed, Lord Mahavira, Ramakrishna
Paramhansa and Maharishi Ramana Realized God ... they gained enlightenment
within their lifetime ... for achieving such a goal practicing absolute Celibacy
is a must.
This
I shall demonstrate with an example ...
If you desire to climb up the Empire
State building to the top ... you have two alternatives ... one can take the stairs
or the lift (escalator) ... the choice is absolutely with us ... God has nothing
to do with it.
If
one chooses going by the staircase ... it would not only be a long journey but
would also take a considerably longer time ... and for an aged person ... it may
be the end of the day while on way to the top. I hope you get the meaning. Even
the death of an elderly person (even someone young having a heart trouble) may
succumb. In other words ... what we think and what we practice is different ...
had one truly desired reaching the top of the Empire State building in spite of
the heart problem ... what they have taken the staircase!
Had one chosen
the lift alternative ... it would have been not only a convenient mode of travel
but would have taken only a fraction of the time compared to the staircase. and
even for an elderly person ailing with heart trouble ... the journey to the top
was possible.
The
lift up the Spiritual path is made possible by awakening of the kundalini ...
this kundalini can be awakened only by practicing absolute Celibacy without fail.
The minimum period prescribed in the sacred Scriptures for practicing absolute
Celibacy is minimum 14 years. Absolute Celibacy does not mean total abstinence
from sex ... one can indulge once or twice in a month at the most. and that also
is required to be followed during the prescribed periods only. (I can elaborate
this point only if you so desire).
and
what is this 14 years all about ... the meaning is clear ... 14 years is the period
required by the lift to go from the bottom to the top ... it takes a minimum of
14 years for the kundalini to get awakened ... no shortcuts ... not even of one-day
is possible. I have traveled this path ... I know the absolute truth. The moment
I reached the top having awakened my kundalini unknowingly ... to my surprise
I was face-to-face with God Almighty.
My cosmic journey as an atman the soul within had ended ... I had completed the
cosmic goal of my life (not this life but the cosmic life as a whole). From
the time of the Big Bang when all Souls atmans in the cosmos get scattered all
over... it takes a total of 8.4 million manifestations before a soul
become liberated (liberated from the cycle
of birth and death forever) ... one gains emancipation ... becomes
a man God ... a living Mahavira, Buddha, Jesus Christ or prophet Mohammed.
This journey of 8.4 million
manifestations is carried out by an atman the soul within within a total life
span of about 96.4 million years ... a long journey indeed compared to the normal
life span of about 70 to 80 years in the life of a human being.
If
we truly desire to achieve the ultimate in life then ... follow the lift. Following
the normal routine via the staircase is having the life of a normal human being.
Have children in this life ... in the next life again repeating the same routine.
Life goes on. We need to put a brake if one desires to cut short the journey.
One can always
start on foot ... subsequently boarded a train and finally a flight. We reach
the goal ... it is purely unto us which path we desire (or are able ... able because
... if the residual Karma of our previous lives does not permit us to follow the
final goal in this life then we need to thrash out our way of the binding Karma
and take the destiny in our own hands so that we reaches the goal of our present
life) ... all powers that be are available to every human being ... after having
taken control of the destiny in our own hands ... we can fix any goal of life.
What are these academic
failures doing in life ... Bill Gates could not complete his schooling ... considered
the richest man today.... Jamshetji Tata who built the technological foundations
of the Indian business empire ... the present Tata Empire being worth above $10
billion. ... Also did not complete his schooling ... there is no limit! What more
could a person designated as a failure in life by the teachers can aspire for!
Here I shall clarify
a very important aspect of the spiritual life and that is we can always cut short
the journey as narrated above. Starting on foot and finally catching a plane ...
starting via the staircase and subsequently boarded a lift is all dependent upon
the goal we have fixed in life.
You are not alone ... confer with your other half who has decided to spend his
balance life with you ... your dear husband! Come to a mutual agreement ... and
finally take your decisions. Always bear in mind that Jesus Christ like Buddha,
Lord Mahavira and prophet Mohammed was a man God ... a status every human being
can achieve in life. Anyone can Realize God within his lifetime ... become enlightened
and become free forever from the shackles of Life and Death ... being born again
and again on this lovely planet ... our dear Mother Earth ... whom most ignorant
Human Beings call as ... a life of suffering!
I
am able to enjoy every part of my life ... then why cannot most Human Beings try
to get out of the ignorance and experience pure bliss. The suffering all over
the planet (we call earth) is a totally uncalled for phenomenon. None can extract
the pure iron within the iron ore without removing the dross and this process
of removing the dross (the impurities inlaid within) is what we call as suffering
... it is part of life ... we have day ... we have a night ... we have fire ...
again we have water ... both compatible to each other. We have suffering ... we
also have bliss! and also there is a husband and a lovely wife ... both compatible
to each other ... a lovely companionship.
Sufferings
are a part of human life ... without them life would be so monotonous that it
would be as if living in Heaven ... no joy ... no bliss ... same life every day!
It is only as a Human Being we have been given the power to emancipate ... to
liberate our soul the atman within by performing the right Karma.
The process of Karma also plays a very important role in fixing our goal.
Here I shall narrate one
example ... a story told by one of my friend at a Rotary international gathering-
My friend Subhash
Singhal has been born in a devout Hindu in this life ... yet, he had some memories
of his earlier life which intuitively told him that he was a Muslim (follower
of Islam) in earlier life ... he also used to get flashes of the place where he
lived in earlier life. He desired to go to the place and search for it within
the state as he had a very clear memory of the place.
His
every attempt to go near the place in his earlier life was not permitted by the
system of God. Sometimes, there was failure of the transport system ... sometimes
natural calamity prevented him and finally he could not search for and visit the
place he may have lived in earlier life. What does this mean? Are we prohibited
to know anything of the previous life in this life ... yes, once our atman the
soul within has taken a new body ... all relationships of the earlier life come
to an end. We are not supposed to brood over what may have happened in the earlier
life.
Maybe
my next-door neighbor in this life may have been my wife in my earlier life ...
who knows what! Once the soul leaves the body ... all comes to an end. Only the
residual Karma is carried on to the next life. Suppose at number 41 the soul migrates
from the body of an animal to a human being ... what! If we were born on number
42 in this birth and committed sins of the nature that we incurred the wrath of
God and are allotted minus three in the balance sheet of this life ... then in
the circumstances ... can we ever expect or hope to be born as a human being in
the next life!
It
is just not possible ... at number 39 ... the soul can only take the form of an
animal being... nothing higher ... it is just not permitted ... none can break
this cosmic law. What I mean to state is that it is not only the desire and the
efforts of the present life that shall play a role in choosing the goal of our
present life but our residual Karma of past lives is the primary governing factor
... we can cut across all the shackles of destiny and take absolute control of
our destiny in our own hands. It is not only possible but the examples of Bill
Gates ... Jamshetji Tata ... and who not have proved again and again that it is
not mere knowledge of the books which makes us intelligent ... wisdom is never
derived from the books alone ... it merely pours upon us from the top if we have
the grace of God.
Practice Karma in this life according to the goal you choose in your life ...
most of the time I have observed even during the world tour I took in 1987 that
people do not follow the dictates of soul the atman within ... the sweet small
inner voice which guides us on the right path again and again. We do not practice
what we preach!
and
Heather, you also have to hear the small sweet voice coming from within you ...
the voice of your soul ... and you shall be able to decide upon the goal of your
life.
The blessings
of God always rest with you and your husband.
Always
there to clarify your queries (send
your query),
Vijay
Kumar "Atma
Jnani"
Vijay Kumar... The Man who Realized God in 1993 on Stray Thoughts
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Full text of query:
Thanks
so much for being available to answer questions. My question is about flashes
of light. Are they angels, aliens, part of God, lower Gods, or part of me? Sometimes
I see them as if they are an answer to the questions that I ask in my mind to
God. Sometimes I get a very bright flash that seems like it is saying a big "yes"
in response to what I was thinking might be true.
Once
I saw a huge flash when I was sending good thoughts to a co-worker who does good
meaningful work for his community. He saw the flash too but no one else saw it.
He made a big exclamation in his surprise. He asked if I saw it. I just smiled
and didn't say anything. I don't understand these flashes. I also saw a flash
when I was sending beautiful appreciative thoughts to my husband. The flash happened
just as I took a picture of him and so it showed up on my photo. A short and wide
streak of light is in front of his face in the photo. I know that people hear
my thoughts sometimes and that is why I sometimes send the good thoughts when
they are sincere. What are these flashes?
Also,
my husband and I do not want to have children. We may change our minds but we
are running out of time. Will this cause any problem in my Spiritual development?
I am not required by God to have children am I? I never had an urge to have children
and I am a women.
