Srimad Bhagavatam
When he
becomes aware of approaching death a true yogi sits in a meditational posture
in a quiet spot and with his heart purified and his mind under his control he
becomes absorbed in the consciousness of the Brahman.
Thus he lives
in perfect tranquility.
After sometime,
Time the great destroyer is
annihilated and the universe melts away.
The Yogi is no longer aware of his physical
self.
Such is his
blissful state that he sees God everywhere.
Desiring to
give up his body the yogi allows the vital energy to pass through different
centers of consciousness.
First the energy is concentrated at the Solar plexus called the Manipura.
From there it
rises to Anahata the Heart.
From there it
passes to the center of the throat
called Visuddha.
Then it
ascends to the center of the eyebrows
called the Ajna.
After this if the
yogi has reached a state of total desirelessness,
he realizes the absolute Brahman and the vital energy ascends to the thousand petalled lotus-centre in the brain
named as Sahasrara.
After this when the yogis realizes his
oneness with the Brahman, he detaches his soul from the gross, subtle and
causal bodies and passes into Brahman.
Thus he
attains absolute freedom also known
as immediate liberation.
However if after having his vital energy resting
between the eyebrows, the Yogi still has some desires left, he does not attain
absolute unity but passes away still associating himself with the mind and the
senses.
He then
ascends to higher and higher lokas till he reaches the Brahma Loka.
Here he gets
freed from all desires and realizes his unity with Brahman.
Thus having
attained absolute freedom there is no more return for him.
This is known
as gradual liberation.
Hence:
Thinking, remembering and hearing about God brings
about a detachment from this fleeting world.
By worshiping God all desires of the soul are
fulfilled.
Blessed indeed is he who spends his life worshiping
God.
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