In view of some postings by some masters here about Astral travel a few queries have been received. Here is a very short introduction: Astral projection (or astral travel) is an interpretation of out-of-body experience (OBE) that assumes the existence of an astral body separate from the physical body and capable of travelling outside it.Astral projection or travel denotes the astral body leaving the physical body to travel in an astral plane. The idea of astral travel is rooted in common worldwide religious accounts of the afterlife in which the consciousness or souls journey or ascent is described in such terms as an out-of body experience, wherein the spiritual traveller leaves the physical body and travels in his / her subtle body (or dream body or astral body) into ‘higher’ realms. It is frequently reported in association with dreams, drug experiences and forms of meditation. The Indian spiritual teacher Meher Baba described ones use of astral projection: In the advancing stages leading to the beginning of the path, the aspirant becomes spiritually prepared for being entrusted with free use of the forces of the inner world of the astral bodies. He may then undertake astral journeys in his astral body, leaving the physical body in sleep or wakefulness. The astral journeys that are taken unconsciously are much less important than those undertaken with full consciousness and as a result of deliberate volition. This implies conscious use of the astral body. Conscious separation of the astral body from the outer vehicle of the gross body has its own value in making the soul feel its distinction from the gross body and in arriving at fuller control of the gross body. One can, at will, put on and take off the external gross body as if it were a cloak, and use the astral body for experiencing the inner world of the astral and for undertaking journeys through it, if and when necessary.... The ability to undertake astral journeys therefore involves considerable expansion of one’s scope for experience. It brings opportunities for promoting one’s own spiritual advancement, which begins with the involution of consciousness. It can be both voluntary and involuntary Most of us do astral travel occasionally during our sleep,Masters do it consciously (voluntarily) In this you(your astral body) travel to destinations at random (Select in case of Yogis and Masters if they chose so)observe all while your physical body remains where it was.While you can observe all and even meet other astral bodies you are not visual to any other person. Astral travel done consciously requires some practice to separate your astral body from the physical body though it always remains connected with a chord so you can come back. You have to open your webs and chakras to do astral travel,(Drug addicts,accidental patients,mad persons have this opening due to damage to web and chakras.I remember explaining it all when I discussed Aura,chakra and webs as well as protection. You have to be careful to do this to prevent mishaps. I and most advanced Masters do it very frequently.We visit places meet other beings and learn from them,they guide us. In a few very very rare occurrence people do see your astral body and take it as you.being there physically.(I have experienced this several times)How this phenomena works is beyond present understanding(at least to me)
Posted on: Sun, 06 Jul 2014 06:03:47 +0000
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