What is the role of our soul and psychic being in death, rebirth, and the future of death? What happens when we die? What is the future of death? What happened at Mother's passing? Mother and Sri Aurobindo's teachings bring answers.
Author: Loretta
Savitri's dream shows how "an old self lurks in the new self we are." Old thoughts, longings, dead passions rise again. "The seeds of sins renounced sprout from hid soil." She sees the soul's influence bringing man to his high source. She must find her soul
Savitri sees what mental and vital energies are like when the soul stays behind the veil of the outer nature and the mind and vital are left to act on their own. "All is there, even God's opposites ... Man's house of life holds not the Gods alone."
As Savitri sits helpless and hopeless against Satyavan's coming death, a great and deathless Voice tells her to arise and conquer Time and Death. When her heart refuses, her soul promises to follow the command, and Savitri begins the search for her soul.
As Savitri sits helpless and hopeless against Satyavan's coming death, a great and deathless Voice tells her to arise and conquer Time and Death. When her heart refuses, her soul promises to follow the command, and Savitri begins the search for her soul.
Savitri's foresight of Satyavan's approaching death brings grief. Her world of rapture becomes suffering and pain. Her grief is the food of mighty love. Now her life's sole aim is to be with Satyavan, to love him and receive more of his love before he dies.
Savitri's parents bring her back to the wild forest to marry Satyavan. Her past receded and her future neared. Savitri put behind all her life and welcomed all that would be his life and hers. So close to death, apart with love, she lived for love alone.
"O man, the events that meet thee on thy road, though they smite thy body and soul with joy and grief, are not thy fate,- they touch thee awhile and pass: even death can cut not short thy spirit's walk: thy goal, the road thou choosest are thy fate."
"O mortal who complainst of death and fate, accuse none of the harms thyself has called; this troubled world thou hast chosen for thy home, thou are thyself the author of thy pain." The soul assimilates all it needs from its last life and yearns for rebirth
Narad describes the World-Redeemer. He is imperishable, wise and infinite. He must travel Hell to save the world. Then he describes the Titan, the adversary force of blind power and ego. Man must avoid his adverse influences and not follow the Titan's way.