Kot brahmand ko thakur swami, sarab jiyan ka data re.
Man is an Epitome of the Three Grand Divisions of the Creation
Matter in our physical universe is in its rawest, densest form with a tiny addition of spiritual substance which is just enough to enliven matter and to preserve life.
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The physical structure of our universe is the lowest projection of a cosmic idea, which is guided by the medium of the universal mind. The whole physical universe with its millions of galaxies that are a vast number of light years apart from one another, is just like a dust particle if compared to the inner realms beyond it.
Guru Nanak describes the three grand main divisions as follows:
The first is the 'Region of Truth and Pure Spirit' unmixed with matter.
Ramkali M. 5
Here the spirit reigns supreme and there is total absence of matter. This is the region where the Lord Himself dwells and may be defined as the purely Spiritual Region. This is free from the haunt of death and destruction. Whoever reaches its domain, obtains true salvation.
The Master says:
Once you reach the region of the Formless, you obtain the abode of everlasting Joy and Peace.
Sorath M. 1
The Formless dwells in the Pure Spiritual Region.
Jap Ji, Stanza 37
The Second Grand Division consists of Pure Spirit and a subtle form of matter combined in varying degree.
The upper part of it is called Par Brahmand, wherein the spirit is more to be compared with the subtle forms of matter. In the lower parts called Daswan Dwar, both (spirit and matter) are in equal part. This is the region of the Universal Mind and is termed by various names by various Master. Here the spirit is mixed with matter in its subtlest form, the latter being totally subordinate to the former. Spirit in this region predominates and it is preeminently the ruling force. This region undergoes a change at the destruction of the universe in the Dissolution (Pralaya1). A man in this domain is safer than in the one below it.
Explanation: (1) In the Pralaya the material world is dissolved. In the Maha Pralaya the spirituo-material worlds are dissolved.
The third region is the Grand Division of spirit and matter in its grossest form and it's called "And". It is comprised of Trikuti and Sahasrar planes. It is the sphere of Maya or matter. In this region matter has the upper hand and spirit is subordinate to it, so much so, that the latter feels dependent on the former for its manifestation. In this region the spirit, on account of its association with matter, undergoes untold miseries and is subjected to the law of transmigration.
Both these divisions are referred to as Kal and Maha Kal respectively.
This, in brief, is a sketch of the Macrocosm - the Great World Universe as Guru Nanak has described it. These three divisions also exist in man on a miniature scale. If you want to know about macrocosm, you must first know about the microcosm.
1. Spirit or the soul, represents the region of the spiritual division.
2. Mind or the mental plane, refers to that of the universal mind.
3. Physical body or the material planes, consist of three bodies: the causal, the astral and the gross.
* The gross body is the fleshy sheath we have. It consists of the gross matter and gross organs of actions and senses: eyes, ears, nose, tongue, skin and excretory and generative organs. It is shaken off at the time of physical death.
* The astral body consists of subtle matter and subtle organs and it active in dreamland state. In this is located the mind.
* The causal body is the root cause of the other two bodies. Its activity is confined to the deep sleep state.
The latter two bodies along with the mind continue to exist after death and create a new form or physical frame at each rebirth. Macrocosm thus exists in the microcosm of the human body. The knowledge of the latter serves as means to the comprehension of the former.
If one could succeed in attaining the Region of the Spirit within himself, by shaking off these sheaths, he can cast off all pain and misery and enjoy incessant Bliss and Peace untold.
A life of matter is all misery which one cannot escape until one is able separate oneself from it.
The attainment of the Region of Spirit then is the thing that is required, for it can lead to the abode of Perpetual Joy and Supreme Happiness, even while living in this physical body.
It is only by riding the current of the Holy Naam, (the Eternal Music in man), that this state is reached, with the help of the True Master. The Holy Naam - the Word - comes down from the highest spiritual planes, the region of Truth, into the material planes.
It is the saving lifeline that can carry souls into the plane beyond the reach of dissolution. All other means fall short of the goal.
The kingdom of God is within you, you may seek it there. It is within your finite body that communion with the Word can be held. This ultimately brings you to the Region of Infinite Truth - Sach Khand.
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