One day Bhagavan was telling us that the Tamizh Saint Manikkavachagars body disappeared in a blaze of light leaving no residue. I asked Him how that had happened and He explained that the body is solidified mind. When in jnanam the mind dissolves and consumes itself in a blaze of light, the body is burnt up in the process. He gave Saint Nandanar as another example of this. I mentioned the case in the Bible of Elijah being carried up to Heaven in a chariot of fire, a poetic way of saying the same thing. I then asked if Christs disappearance from the tomb had resembled this in any way. But Bhagavan pointed out that this was entirely different, for Christs body remained for a time after death, whereas the bodies of the others had been immediately and utterly consumed. He explained that the subtle body is composed of light and sound and that the gross body is a concrete form of the same, Major Chadwicks (Sadhu Arunachalas) Reminiscences.
Posted on: Tue, 02 Dec 2014 04:28:19 +0000
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