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Devachan is a state ( not a place) that one attains after death and

before the next life. The concept is often mistaken for Heaven.

But there’s no need be disappointed, Devachan is still something

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Devachan

How you get there

Actually you are almost certain to get there anyway, it’s what you might have to go through on the way that can be a problem and that can depend on the life you’ve lived

First you have to die

(Sorry, there’s no free lunch)

Please note that we are talking here about physical death and that you as an individual entity will be carrying on. There will be some changes however. You’ll feel the same at first except you won’t have a physical body which is a drag if you’re desperate for a cigarette or a pint.

Death involves the withdrawal of your life energy (Prana) , a review of your life (free film show) and a brief period of unconsciousness.

You then find yourself in the spirit realms (Kama Loka) which is sometimes referred to as the Astral Plane and this has seven main levels from close to physical at the lower end becoming progressively more spiritual as you move up.

You go into a realm of your own creation and if you’ve lived a pretty mean life then you can find your spirit realm a pretty mean unpleasant place as you will be held on the lower levels of the Astral Plane. You can be stuck there for a long time.

Spiritually advanced people and all round good people will move through Kama Loka fairly quickly and easily and will not notice the lower levels.

The lower levels of the spirit realms are somewhere

you want to zip through without noticing.

Some people are inconveniently detained there

in a Hell of their own making.

Kama Loka (Can be Hell, but not eternal)

For people who have lived evil lives, Kama Loka is probably the closest thing that Theosophy has to the concept of hell. It can last a long time but not forever.

As you go through Kama Loka you will lose all your earthly characteristics and attachments as the personality is dissolved. An essence of experience is distilled from the life just lived and the individual experiences another life review. You now experience a second death as you go into Devachan

Devachan

Now You’re Here

Heaven is reported to be a place where lots of people go whereas with Devachan, you get your own but you won’t be lonely.

Devachan is really a subjective state but a great state to be in. The individual is surrounded by loved ones in ideal circumstances and positive aspirations of the past life are fulfilled.

You might think this is Heaven and it’s the closest thing available to the average punter. There are higher possibilities when you evolve beyond the need to live more lives and although that will come, it takes some doing.

To make the most of your time here, you will need to have worked on some positive aspirations when you were alive to give yourself something to develop now.

Sorry,

It’s Not Forever

Unfortunately Devachan can’t last. You have to leave and be born into another incarnation. There is some choice about your new life based on what you need to learn but you can’t be too choosy and have to take the most appropriate of what is available.

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If my personality

dissolves in Kama Loka,

what makes it to Devachan?

Some people don’t get any

benefit from Devachan

Devachan

A Powerhouse of Creativity

The Bliss of the Heaven-World

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