I sometimes see astrally perfect versions of what is here on earth, so the perfect templates of the lokas make sense.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "RoryGoff" <rorygoff@...> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "John" <jr_esq@> wrote: > > > > We need to understand that the words used for the transcendent are more > > concrete and understandable in context with the Hebrew culture. Thus, the > > words Father, Son and Holy Ghost were used by the Christian Church Fathers > > to describe the phenomenon of the unified field, the transcendent. > > > > MMY's idea of the rishi-devata-chandas relationship is fine for analytical > > purposes. But it lacks the personal message to human beings who can only > > understand concrete words such as father, mother and son to get a glimpse > > of the mechanics of the unified field. > > RG: Agreed... > > J: IMO, it could very well be in the end, that heaven or the higher lokas > described in the Bible and the vedic literature may be the perfect version of > what we see here on earth. That is, there could be trees, forests, oceans, > animals and people (those who are deserving) in heaven. > > > RG: An interesting take on it, John; you may well be right. > IMO, all of those lokas are essentially states of consciousness, and all > available here and now for those who are open to them....So, yes, there would > be trees, forests, oceans, animals, and people -- all of whom are "devotees" > of the divine... >