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GOAL OF LIFE\u000AThe composition of a man is exactly the same as that of the Universe. Just as behind this solid external universe, there are innumerable others of the finer and still finer type, so behind this gross physical form of a man, there are numerous finer and still finer forms of existence. The outermost form is the Gross body (Sthool Sharir) behind which there exists the astral body (Sookshma Sharir) and the causal body (Karan Sharir). Besides there are several others which are so subtle and fine, the thinkers do not call them bodies but only as fine coverings round the soul. With all these innumerable forms, from the finest to the grossest, the man is in existence in the material world as a true copy of the universe or the entire manifestation of God represented by a complete circle from the outermost circumference to the inner most Centre or Zero. The concentric circles drawn round the Centre include - in the following order - Five stages of Maya, Eleven stages of Egoism, Seven Rings of Splendour as an initial approach to the Central Region and the Central Region itself. Now the inner most Centre or Zero of a man\u0027s existence and of God\u0027s manifestation is really the same. In human form, these are represented by Shat Chakras (seven centres - Muladhara, Swadhishtana, Manipura, Anahata, Visuddha, Ajna and Sahasrara), thirteen knots (grandhis), seven rings of splendour and the\u000A30\u000A


































































































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