What is an Astral body?
It is our subtle body. It comprises of our mind, intellect and the spiritual body (Anandamaya kosha). The soul resides in the spiritual body.
What happens to the Astral body after death?
In death, the physical and the Astral bodies get disconnected when the Death rays sever the Silver cord that connects them. The physical body disintegrates and the Astral body survives.
How is the Astral body in shape and size?
When we are alive here, the Astral body, connected to physical body will have the same form, size and shape as the physical body. After death both the form and the size change. It will be a mere small globe the size of our fist.
Is Astral travel a part of Yoga? Is it necessary for our Sadhana?
Yoga (merger) occurs at a level beyond the Physical and Astral bodies. Astral travel is a part of Sadhana. It expands our awareness and brings us higher knowledge and subtler energies.
What is the difference between a dream and an Astral experience?
They occur in two different layers of consciousness. A dream occurs in the sub-conscious layer and an Astral experience occurs in the unconscious layer. A dream is a mental projection. As Astral experience is what occurs in the Astral world. In an Astral experience we see colours and there will be continuity.
Why is the Astral travel recall so difficult?
Because of the blocked communication channels between the unconscious and the Conscious mind. Excessive experiences of the mind and negative emotions form the blocks. Meditations and cleansing the mind remove the blocks.
How is life here linked to the Astral plane?
In everyway. Anything is first created actually at the highest level. Then it manifests in different levels and finally, it physicalises. This life here is an extension of the Astral plane.
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