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IS OUR EXISTENCE LIMITED TO OUR GROSS PHYSICAL BODY?

During the 1st World War two American soldiers called Don and Bob were
injured simultaneously. Both of them were fast friends. Don died
immediately but Bob recovered after he was treated by competent doctors.
The problem was that when Bob became fit and healthy a great change was
noted in his attitude and behavioral pattern. Bob hence forth behaved
exactly like his beloved dead friend Don. In fact Bob called himself “Don”.
After the war ended, Bob left for Don’s home instead of his own residence.
There Bob met Don’s parents and he experienced that very joy which Don
previously experienced. Despite Bob’s psyche and behavior being exactly
like that of Don yet Bob’s gross physical body was not like Don at all.
Meaning Bob’s body was entirely his own. Don’s parents refused to accept
Bob as their son. This made “Don” in Bob’s psyche/soul sad and sorrowful.
Hence Bob recounted past incidences of Don’s life which were known only
to Don and his parents. Thus Don’s parents were convinced that although
Bob was physically different from their son Don yet Bob’s soul and psyche
perfectly matched those of Don. It was clear that Don’s soul had taken over
Bob’s psyche. This incident now posed a great challenge to Modern Science
especially Psychology.

A very similar amazing incident took place in Spain. One day 2 girls were
traveling together in one bus. One was called Hala and the other Mirtgol.
After some time the bus got involved in a road accident. Mirtgol died
immediately in this mishap. Although Hala was not injured yet out of sheer
fright she became unconscious. She regained consciousness after a few
hours. The relatives of both these girls were informed about this bus
accident. Relatives of both these girls reached the accident site. Hala’s
father ran towards his daughter crying aloud: Dear Hala! But he was amazed
to hear Hala saying: I am not Hala. I am Mirtgol! Saying thus Hala ran
towards Mirtgol’s father. When her relatives felt that Hala was experiencing
a memory loss situation they placed a mirror in front of her face. Instead of
her delusion ending Hala exclaimed: Why has Mirtgol’s face changed (into
that of Hala)? Hala’s father was a humble farmer. Hence Hala was not very
highly educated. Mirtgol’s father was a well known Professor. Mirtgol was a
college student and was well versed in many subjects.

Hala’s father some how managed to take Hala back to their residence. Hala
went back to study in that high school where she was studying so far. Over
there all her co-students and teachers were amazed to see a great change
in Hala’s behavior and attitude. One day Hala went to the college where
Mirtgol studied when the latter was alive. There Hala gave a scholarly
lecture on Spinozoa’s scientific teachings to a class of college students. All
the college teachers now concluded that it was Mirtgol’s soul that had
manifested in Hala’s physical body. Certain experiments too were conducted
on Hala’s behavior and psyche pattern and they too gave the above
conclusion.

The world famous painter Goya’s soul entered the inner personality of a
widow called Henroitte. This is a well known episode in America. In this new
body of the widow Goya painted a masterpiece painting called “Cow-herd
Maiden”. On the other hand Henroitte had never in her life time painted
even an ordinary painting. Hence forth American scientists accepted that
Goya’s soul indeed had entered Henroitte’s body which explained the
creation of such a marvelous painting!

This incident took place on 7th November 1918 during the 1st World War. A
French boy called Ted shouted aloud one day saying: Dad is about to die.
Ted’s father was fighting this war for France in a far off region. Ted
continued screaming: My father is shut in a dark cell. He cannot see
anything because of darkness. Ted’s relatives could not understand why he
was shouting aloud thus. In a few seconds Ted became unconscious. After a
certain length of time when Ted regained consciousness he said: Now my
father will become alright. Ted’s family members at that time presumed
that whatever Ted spoke before and after becoming unconscious about his
father was a bad dream seen by Ted. Thus they all went about their chores
and forgot about this incident.

After the 1st World War ended and Ted’s father returned home he
remembered that incident related above. Ted’s father said tat on 6th
November I escaped the jaws of death. Everyone asked Ted’s father as to
why and how he escaped death? Ted’s father replied: On that fateful day I
entered a chamber of deadly gas fumes. Thus my life was in great peril. My
vision too became so weak that I could virtually see nothing. At that time a
boy similar to my son Ted came near me. Of course it’s a wonder how he
could come there in the midst of a raging war! He opened the door of the
gas chamber and after holding my hand he helped me escape from the
chamber. Immediately my army unit soldiers realized what had happened
and they took me to a nearby hospital. While Ted’s father spoke thus Ted’s
family members immediately understood why Ted who was miles away from
the war front had cried and shouted aloud thus on that day in his home.

A similar incident took place in the life of an Italian priest called Alphonsis
Ligadari on 21st November 1974. On that eventful day Ligadari went into
such a deep sleep state that despite others trying to wake him up he did not
wake up. Many wondered whether he was dead. In order to test this they
checked his breathing process, pulse etc and found that the priest was very
much alive. For many hours he slept like a log. When he awakened he saw
that he was surrounded by many well wishers and friends. Ligadari told all
of them: I must share with you some very dire news. Our beloved Pope has
just left this mortal world. Everyone said: You have been sleeping like a log
for quite some time now, hence how do you know about revered Pope’s
death?

Ligadari said: I had left this body of mine and had traveled (astral body) to
Rome. I have just returned from there. And yet his friends thought that
Ligadari has just woken up from a dream and that he must have seen Pope
dying in his dream only. After 4 days they got news that revered Pope had
passed away. Further his death had occurred exactly at the time Ligadari
was in deep-sleep like state. Thus everyone was dumbfounded and
wonderstruck!

Despite an individual staying in one region of our planet Earth, he/she can
send ‘messages’ to other parts of the world via his/her soul force
(telepathy). In the examples given (above paragraphs) knowingly or
unknowingly the subtle body was used as a medium of message transfer. If
we activate our subtle body many important and otherwise impossible tasks
can be carried out with its activated infinite divine power. In the year 1626
a similar incident took place in Algeria’s Captain Tubo’s life. It gives us an in
depth proof of the existence of our subtle body and its infinite potential.
Once, Captain Tubo was returning from a very small village of Algeria, after
treating some ill patients there. The village chief Abdul accompanied
Captain Tubo when the latter was returning. After Abdul thanked Captain
Tubo Abdul also told him about the miracles with reference to an awakened
subtle body of a human being. Not only did the Captain ignore what Abdul
said but also exclaimed that such miracles are mere fantasies of our mind.
But Abdul refused to budge from his viewpoint and he told Captain Tubo
that he could prove every thing about the existence of this miraculous
subtle body. And yet when Capatain Tubo shook his head in disbelief Abdul
entered a short meditative state and then said: Capatian! Look behind you.
When the Capatain looked behind he saw in amazement that on a wall hung
his most favorite painting. This painting was actually the one which the
Capatain had lovingly adorned the walls of his residence in Paris i.e. miles
away from this tiny Algerian village.

It is simply dumbfounding to note that on this very day Captain Tubo’s


father Pierre lodged a complaint with the Paris police saying that his son’s
precious painting valued at 1 million Rupees was stolen from their
residence. The Police Commissioner was Pierre’s close friend and hence
when he got to know about this ‘theft’ he ordered his best Secret Service
Agents to solve this robbery case. It goes without saying that none of them
could recover the painting. These police officials checked for finger prints,
foot marks etc of the robber or any such clue but amazingly none were
found. Pierre then contacted his son Tubo in Algeria and told him about the
painting’s theft. When Tubo told his father and the Police Commissioner
about the painting seen by him in far off Algeria everyone was dumbstruck.
If we deeply reflect and analyze the above incidents we can get due
inspirations, directions and wisdom from them. Hence we can definitely
conclude that beyond this visible physical human body lies a subtle body
which cannot be seen by our gross eyesight. The fundamental unit of the
gross body is ‘protoplasm’. Hence what is the fundamental unit of our
subtle body? This question needs to be meditated and analyzed deeply and
yet it is the bare reality that within the gross body exists, an invisible subtle
body. The existence of a subtle body is clearly mentioned in Indian
Philosophy (Vedas, Upanishads, Yoga texts etc). Indian scriptures proclaim
emphatically that the subtle body is infinitely more potent and miraculous
than our gross body made of flesh, bones, blood etc. It is a fact that our
gross body functions totally under the direction and power of the subtle
body. If the subtle body leaves (at death) the gross body becomes lifeless
and a mere corpse.

This subtle body is made up of powerful vital forces. There are 5 very
potent vital forces and are represented by 5 demigods or Divine Principles.
Our scriptures say that even if one demigod helps a human being attain
immortality imagine what that person can attain both materially and
spiritually if all 5 Divine Principles/demigods help/influence this human
being subtly? The following incidents (next chapter) can give us a glimpse of
the omnipotence of these 5 Divine Principles/demigods. With our gross
sense organs and psyche we can never get its actual experience. It can only
be attained by a psyche which is sacred and focused (concentrated one
pointedly).

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