Spiritual World andPhysical World

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1. Does the Spiritual World exist?

Basic Questions?

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Spiritual World

Physical World

(Heaven)

(Earth)

Finite, temporary:Limited by time

& space

Object Horizontal

Infinite, eternal:Transcends time

& space

Subject Vertical

Externalform

Internalnature

God Man

From the Principle of Creation… The Dual Structure of the Universe

Body

Mind

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Interest in the Spiritual Realm

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Examples of Spiritual Phenomena

1. ESP – Extra-sensory-perception

2. Auras

3. Telepathy

4. Clairvoyance

5. Psychic healing

6. Mind over matter

7. Mediums and channeling

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Bhagavad Gita 2:17- 20

“No one can bring to an end the spirit which is everlasting.…the eternal in man cannot die…he does not die when the body dies.”

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Dhammapada 4:46

He who knows that this body is the foam of a wave, the shadow of a mirage, he breaks the sharp arrows of MARA.

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Ecclesiastes 12:7

... and the dust (physical body) returns to the earth as it was, and the spirit returns to God who gave it.

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Koran 87:16-19

Behold, you prefer the life of this world; but the Hereafter is better and more enduring.

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Adi Granth, pg. 188

Man wails over the loss of what he calls his; Know, the self is not perishable.

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1. Does the Spiritual World exist?Answer: “Yes.”

2. Then, how does it relate with me?

Basic Questions?

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You begin a trip by asking, “Where am I going?”

You start with the final destination in mind.

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The final destination of life is death.Everyone dies !

What happens after I die?

① Microcosm

② Owner

③ Mediator

Man’s Position in the Two Worlds

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Microcosm = Small Cosmos

PLANNING CREATING

OriginalPattern

LastCreation

Decreasing Complexity Increasing Complexity

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PhysicalSelf

Owner of Physical WorldPhysical

World

Five Physical Senses

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SpiritualWorld

Owner of Spiritual World

SpiritualSelf

Five Spiritual Senses

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PhysicalWorld

SpiritualWorld

Mediator

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The Spirit Self needs the physical body to grow.

Relationship BetweenPhysical Self & Spiritual Self

VitalityElements

LifeElements

Air,Sunlight

Food,Water

Physical SelfSpiritual Self

Actions Of

PhysicalBody

Principleand love +

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+

God

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Spiritual Growth Requires a Physical Body

Actions of

PhysicalBody

VitalityElements One

LifeEternal

LifeEternal

Life

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Srimaladevisimhanada Sutra

“His body is nourished by food: his spirit is nourished by teaching and experience.”

(TB, pg. 41)

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I Corinthians 15:44

It is sown a physical body, it is raised a spiritual body….

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Quran 6:164

Each soul is responsible for its own actions; no soul will bear the burden of another.

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Bhagavad Gita 2:22

As a man leaves an old garment and puts on one that is new, the Spirit leaves his mortal body and then puts on one that is new.

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Adi Granth, pg 22

“Deal only in that commodity which shall accompany you after death."

Growth of Human Heart

ParentalLove

MutualLove

ResponsiveLoveR

e s

p o

n s

i b

i l i

t y Completion

Growth

Formation

Divine Spirit

Life Spirit

Form Spirit

Physicalbody

Environment for spiritual growth: Family of True Love

Kingdom of Heaven

Paradise (Luke 23: 43)

Form-level spiritual world

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SpiritualLove

Eternity

EarthAir

± 90 yrs.

WombLiquid

9 months

Preparation for physical life

Preparation for the spirit word

Eternal happinessattending God

Three Phases of Life

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Conclusion:

We need to live lives of goodness

because the spirit world exists.

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Thank you !