The Hindu concept of creation of our universe is radically different from those prevalent in other parts of the world. Hinduism believes that the universe springs forth from the primal energy “Aum” which condenses into matter in three steps.
The first step is the idea phase of the manifested and unmanifested universe and is basically nothing but a conception of what the world needs to be in the mind of the divine and universal intelligence. This first phase is called the causal body and is nothing but an idea.
In the second step this idea goes a step further and becomes a detailed structure in the mind of the divine being. It is as yet an idea but a more focused one. This is the astral body of that idea.
In the third stage the focused idea gets converted to tangible universe which we can experience with our five senses. This is the physical body of the original idea.
Consider for example a person who wants to produce a microchip that will work faster than all other chips manufactured so far. This concept stage is the causal body of the new chip. In the next stage he goes to his computer and carefully maps the placements of electronic circuits which will give it the required blazing speed. Finally after a few months he comes out with a blue print capable of leaving all competition behind. This is the astral body of the chip. Finally the engineers take a wafer of silicon and etch the blueprint of the circuits on it. This finished microchip is something we can see with our eyes and feel with our sense of touch. This the physical body of the microchip.
Every thing that we see around us was once a gleam in the idea of its inventor and passed through concept, blueprint and production stage before it came to us.
Human body too has three stages but in addition it has an entity which Hindus call ‘Atman’ or soul. Soul is the tiny spark of the infinite being and is encased in successive layers of the causal, astral and physical body. Soul being a part of infinity is infinite itself but since most of us choose not to focus on its divine origin, we fail to harness its real power.
The causal, astral and physical bodies in the case of conscious creatures are joined together at seven points which are called chakra. These are named as Mooladhar, Swadhishsthan, Manipur, Anahat, Vishuddh, Kutastha and Sahastrara chakras.
Each of these chakras has a color associated with it.
The first step is the idea phase of the manifested and unmanifested universe and is basically nothing but a conception of what the world needs to be in the mind of the divine and universal intelligence. This first phase is called the causal body and is nothing but an idea.
In the second step this idea goes a step further and becomes a detailed structure in the mind of the divine being. It is as yet an idea but a more focused one. This is the astral body of that idea.
In the third stage the focused idea gets converted to tangible universe which we can experience with our five senses. This is the physical body of the original idea.
Consider for example a person who wants to produce a microchip that will work faster than all other chips manufactured so far. This concept stage is the causal body of the new chip. In the next stage he goes to his computer and carefully maps the placements of electronic circuits which will give it the required blazing speed. Finally after a few months he comes out with a blue print capable of leaving all competition behind. This is the astral body of the chip. Finally the engineers take a wafer of silicon and etch the blueprint of the circuits on it. This finished microchip is something we can see with our eyes and feel with our sense of touch. This the physical body of the microchip.
Every thing that we see around us was once a gleam in the idea of its inventor and passed through concept, blueprint and production stage before it came to us.
Human body too has three stages but in addition it has an entity which Hindus call ‘Atman’ or soul. Soul is the tiny spark of the infinite being and is encased in successive layers of the causal, astral and physical body. Soul being a part of infinity is infinite itself but since most of us choose not to focus on its divine origin, we fail to harness its real power.
The causal, astral and physical bodies in the case of conscious creatures are joined together at seven points which are called chakra. These are named as Mooladhar, Swadhishsthan, Manipur, Anahat, Vishuddh, Kutastha and Sahastrara chakras.
Each of these chakras has a color associated with it.
Chakra | Color | Location | Ruling planet |
Mooladhar | Red | Coccyx | Mars |
Swadhishsthan, | Orange | Genital | Mercury |
Manipur | Navel | Sun | |
Anahat | Smoky Green | Heart | Venus |
Vishuddh | Smoky Blue | Throat | Jupiter |
Kutastha | Transparent White | Between Eyebrows | Saturn |
Sahastrara | None | Top of cranium | Ketu |
Rajiv Sethi
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