THE PLANES OF EXISTENCE
The highest model of reality. Seeking infinity
There are more than one plane of existence, and these existential planes are arranged in a hierarchical fashion. Physical reality could not have come from nothingness directly. There are several major stages through which nothingness constructs the physical reality. One needs an extremely open mind to proceed and understand the mechanics of how reality manifests around us and why things are the way they are. To develop open-mindedness and comprehension, let’s begin from the very beginning; our journey begins from the physical plane, which is the lowest and most rigid manifestation of reality. Let’s start with modern science and basic quantum mechanics.
In the quantum world, an atom can vanish and reappear at some other place although the probability of that is very low; it’s possible. An electron can exist in 2 places at the same time. One interesting paradox called “A cat in the box” goes like this. A cat in a closed box is either dead or alive; we don’t know. The quantum theory’s rules say that the cat can be both dead and alive at the same time, until we open the box and see. This means the cat is in two different states until the box is opened and the human consciousness retrieves the information and concludes that it’s either dead or alive. This paradox can be seen in a more direct way in quantum computers. An electron can be in multiple states that are up-spin and down-spin at the same time, which is quite similar to Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle. When we hit the protons at super high speed, close to the speed of light, they break down into quarks and gluons. Since these particles are so small that even visible light is too big to touch it and high-frequency EM rays that can touch it alter its state, we cannot measure or see them. We cannot observe them precisely, so we decided to do some math and find an equation that is cohesive with what we have observed and came up with a theory called “The string theory.” There are a lot of controversies over this theory because it is only cohesive with the particle physics of our universe when we assume a 10-dimensional universe in the equation.
According to this theory, instead of assuming the elementary particles as a static point, we think of them as strings that vibrate. What are these strings made out of? Just vibrations with different frequencies that determine the charge and mass of the particle. This is the maximum we have dug down to the core principles of the laws of the universe with science.
What lies beyond it? What is manifesting this physical reality? The answer can be found in the limitations of science. The limitation of science is that it relies totally on observations and mathematical models. Things that cannot be observed through the 5 senses remain unseen. We have built many sensors, including the gravity sensor, but we could only detect and see the physical manifestations of reality. Science has used mathematics to fill the gap that our senses can’t fill. We have to accept that we can’t picture or comprehend the universe in mathematics. We can only rely on senses beyond the 5 senses. Things that are over the head are ignored by the rational minds and labeled as delusional.
Science assumes many facts like physical reality is actually physical, space-time is the only fabric of the universe, the 4 fundamental forces exist, everything needs to come from something, an event has to occur for another event to occur, the big bang happened, and many more. Some of these might be true to some degree, but they are not a fundamental construct of reality. A human body can only reflect itself upon the universe; it cannot see everything the way it is. There has to be an observer that reflects and questions the universe to begin with. A universe with no “I” cannot exist, or if it does, then there must be infinite universes with no “I,” and no perception of itself would mean that it is equivalent to nothingness. Be wary when speaking of nothingness, for it is you who cannot comprehend it without having something in the first place.
What separates nothing from something? Perception! You! We measure physical parameters of the universe, but never do we measure the existence of something by the measure of its physical existence. Subtler dimensions are actually broader than the physical and less physical than this physical dimension called the universe, but this universe is a subset of those subtler dimensions! In total, there are 7 major subtler dimensions, all of which are subsets of the ultimate nothingness. It’s not that these dimensions are beyond us. In truth, these dimensions are functioning parallelly with the physical, but because the physical is the most tangible, our awareness mostly lingers on the physical. We are already experiencing these 7 dimensions right now, just that they are subtle to discern from the physical aspect of reality. Actually, the way these dimensions are, they reflect how our reality is. The way the atoms exist, the way things are. They are in a certain way not by accident. In ancient scriptures, the creation has taken birth and died 83 times, and this is the 84th time what we are experiencing right now. The previous creations are still in a state of dying. The states of all of these creations reflect the way our universe and everything we experience is. There’s a reason why 1 + 1 will always be 2 and not “blue” because the fabric of this creation is like that. We cannot imagine anything out of this creation, but the all prevailing consciousness can observe everything. This all prevailing consciousness is called infinite intelligence.
Everything you see around you is the mind’s beautiful work, not the universe’s! I know that people understand this to a certain level, but most of them cannot comprehend this to its fullest degree. The universe reflects you because it is you. Your thoughts are just as real as the physical object you see in front of you. People often dismiss this because it shatters their paradigm that they have been cultivating since their childhood. The longer the mental paradigm stays, the more calcified it becomes, the harder it becomes to shatter it. Ego never wants to be wrong and always finds a way to escape or fears any thought that may harm it. It is so deceptive that it even uses logic to support its existence. You suffer when you try to protect the ego even from yourself. The more ego you develop, the smaller you become. You try to protect what you cultivate at all times. Ego is the only reason why you can’t listen to a tree, see through the walls, speak without words, love without show. You can shift the whole world because you are the world! What you see around you has uncertainty because your thoughts are uncertain. You can’t see the thought that is going to come up next. Before any thought occurs, the observer (or perceiver) dives into an energy that speaks from the uncertainty of the environment, but that dive is so subtle that it often goes over one’s awareness. You are indeed conscious of it, but not aware, that energy is squelched by one’s mind because the thoughts are too loud. I’ll explain how to meditate to realize this later.
ONE WHO MASTERS THIS DIVE AND KEEPS THE OBSERVER INSIDE THIS ENERGY SHALL ALSO OBSERVE THE ENERGY MANIFEST IN ITS PHYSICAL FORM! I have experienced this personally. It is insane how thoughts start to manifest physically. It is so crazy to even be called just plain coincidences. Coincidences after coincidences that they no longer remain coincidences. In fact, what’s happening around you is nothing but a reflection of your thoughts. If uncertainty resides inside your heart, so will the universe reflect uncertainty upon you.
This brings us to the second plane of existence “The astral plane”. There are 2 fundamental forces working within you. These are the karmic body that relies on the cause and effect and the observer (or pure consciousness) that just witnesses everything. Once you learn to separate yourself from the karmic body, you can shift into a totally different plane of existence. This plane encapsulates the physical and non-physical aspects of reality. These aspects include thoughts, the physical manifestation of thoughts, the universe, perception, the subconscious mind (dreams), energies with higher vibration than the physical reside on this plane. This is where one acquires guidance from one’s own subconscious mind, but since the physical plane is a subset of the astral plane, the astral plane also includes very low vibrational frequencies. This means manifestation of things that are more sufferable than the physical also exist in this plane too. Buddhists call this bardo, Catholics call it purgatory, Hindus call it Naraka, Muslims call it Jahannam, and Christians call it hell. Whatever the name is, they all point to the same place, the place where lower vibrations reside. This plane of existence also carries very high frequencies that are beyond the physical manifestations. One of these is the imaginary room that we developed in the visualization chapter. That room and that being aren’t physical, but that doesn’t mean they are not real. The imaginary room is your manifestation of the astral world. You will realize the true power of your imaginary room during the time of your physical death. This is getting trippy and too abstract, and I don’t want to talk about that because it’s inappropriate and would lead people in the wrong direction, so let’s forget about it for now.
There are infinite physical possibilities in the astral realm. It’s like lucid dreaming. You can manifest anything instantly on this plane; this reality feels more real than the physical reality. You can choose to travel to the physical world in your astral body or stay and create your own atmosphere. You have a mild connection with the astral plane when you dream. The clearer and more real it gets, the stronger your connection becomes with the astral realm. Dreaming is an unreliable way to go to the astral plane, but it works. The problem with dreaming is that you can only stay there for a limited time before you wake up, and because of which it becomes impossible for one to go further into even higher planes. If I could travel into the astral realm earlier in my college days when I stumbled upon the power, I wouldn’t even need to set up the meetings with my major project teammates; I could simply shift their awareness by reaching out to them through my astral body (subtle body). Since consciousness is not physical, it is not obstructed by the physical plane. This is why you must keep yourself in good company. There is a subtle shift in awareness in the presence of another consciousness or a thing. (What I mean by this is, you being all alone carries one consciousness in the space and you surrounding yourself with 100 people will also carry one consciousness in the space. You cannot sense this because you are more focused on the 5 senses and the ego than your true self!)