MUTIPLE PHASES OF HUMAN LIFE

All manifested mortal embodiment as living being are all subject to multiple phases

1. Development
The first phase includes the development of the physical body through which it cultivates limbs and other faculties needed to support embodiment and the living spirit (Atma). They are used to perform actions and activities. Some of the manifested mortal embodiment stops after the first phase and elects to live in darkness without understanding anything about the higher knowledge. Such living beings live their life not much better than any fully enhanced living thing or domesticated animals, who fulfill the immortal soul of living beings caught in a cycle of life and death. (Jiva)

2. Evolution
The second phase involves manifested mortal embodiment through physical and spiritual means to enhance and attain higher knowledge and wisdom. They learn all about life and work with prevailing environments, circumstances, nature, and abide to designated obligatory actions and activities in compliance with the divine laws and rules, like raising a family and building a community. The acquire peace and tranquility while passing through cycles of life and death (Karma)

3. Involution
The third phase includes enhancement of individual embodiment, performing action and activities to overpower material attachment and through spiritual Involution to attain freedom from all forms of bondage. (Dharma). Through mystic powers, they learn to remove residual memories so living spirit (Atma) joins with the ultimate soul ( Parmatama) and loses its identity, just like a river merging into the ocean and loses its identity (Moksha)

4. Immortal
The fourth includes manifested mortal embodiment this goes beyond the manifested material world and reaches a level that very few living beings are able to achieve, a higher level to become immortal. They only attain such levels though comprehending the mystic aspects of human life, understanding the power of causation regulating all creation and comes to know the absolute truth and are willing to make the ultimate sacrifice. They are subjected to death like other living beings, but after death, they become immortal and come to appear on earth to help humanity as a Prophet or a Messiah. (Nirvana)

All these aspects are discussed in the Holy scripture, Rigveda and are elaborated in my next book “In Search of Absolute Truth.”

Ramesh Malhotra