Thursday, February 11, 2016

785. Bodiless Spirit & Soulless Body both induce FEAR. why is it....?



Sri Sri Sankara says in Bhaja Govindam thus:
  
Yavat Pavano Nivasati Dehe Taavat Prucchati Kusalo Gehe Gatavai Vaayu Dehe Paye Barya Bibyati Tasmin Kaye.

Meaning :As long as the Prana Vayu (Vital Breath) resides in the body everyone care about the welfare; when that breath leaves the body, even wife fears the non-moving body!
  
Necrophobia, fear of dead bodies is a relatively complicated phobia. Many, if not most, people are afraid of dead bodies. What is it that induces fear in us? The soulless body by itself does not harm anyone. When the spirit has left the body, the body is not more than a recycle product. There is nothing to be scary about, but when we look at a dead body we are struck suddenly by an immediate sense of our transience. For a very brief moment it awakens the dormant morality in us. This is called “Smashana Vairagya” (Dispassion got at cemetery). When at cemetery attending a funeral the whole universe appear to be an illusion nothing seem to be interesting. That is the time when the mind is very weak and it is more like Matter fearing Antimatter. If one has “Jnana Vairagya” (Dispassion got by Knowledge) he will not fear a dead body.
  
A dead body is visible and it is quite understandable if one has fear of it. Amazingly a bodiless spirit which is not visible is also feared, though not many have experienced their existence the  service of tantrics and exorcists are sought to get rid of such spirits throughout the world.
  
Pneumatiphobia, fear of spirits is not so common but a problematic phobia. They say earthbound spirits are those subtle bodies which in spite of losing the physical body don’t wish to go to the afterlife realm. The reasons could be many as to why they choose to stay back on this earth plane. Some may lose the body due to sudden accident and might have unfilled ambition which make them earth bound. While for some it might be the attachment towards near and dear ones, or even scoring of revenge with those whom they hate.   


More interesting is how some are afraid of spirits and when they find something abnormal they conclude it to be paranormal. Paranormal activity does exist but connecting every abnormal activity to paranormal activity is not necessary, it is again the weakness of the mind. A group of college boys were talking about spirits in certain graveyard. One young boy rubbishes it and challenges that he will walk in to the graveyard that night. As a proof he tells he will hit a nail to the tree which stood at the middle of the graveyard. As midnight approaches he dares himself into the cemetery with a hammer and a nail. When he reaches the tree he starts hitting the nail to the tree and after the feat was finished he tried to get up but he can’t. He experiences as if someone is pulling him. He gets scared and faints. The next morning his friends come looking for him. They find the young hero unconscious with the nail hit to the tree along with his pyjama.       

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