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Soul’S Divine objective

of karma and are antithetical to all things spiritual. there-
fore, it is absolutely mandatory that the spiritual student
transcend the material and mental worlds if one wishes to
experience the lofty levels of Self and God realization.
the entire creation, which is often referred to as
God’s universal body, can be divided into nine distinct
levels of differentiated consciousness, with each ascending
level becoming purer and more refulgent than the one be-
low. above the physical plane, these spiritual regions are
known as levels of heaven, and there are eight realms of
heavenly consciousness in all. this entire cosmological
structure consisting of these nine distinct levels of con-
sciousness is called the macrocosm, and it is comprised in
ascending order as follows: physical plane, astral plane,
trikuti (causal/mental plane), Daswan Dwar, bhanwar
Gupha, Sat lok, alakh lok, agam lok, and anami lok.
the heavenly paradise to the majority of the religions
is situated in the astral sphere, which is known as the first
level of heaven. enlightened souls such as yogis, yogi-
shwars, and those who have attained cosmic consciousness
can achieve the second level of heaven in trikuti. the
third level of heaven, or Daswan Dwar, hosts only the Self-
realized beings, while those who attain Spiritual realiza-
tion gain entry into bhanwar Gupha, the fourth level of
heaven. God realization, or the attainment of true Saint-
hood, occurs in the fifth level of heaven called Sat lok,
which is the true spiritual home of soul. the remaining
three regions just above this astute realm encompass all
that eternity embraces and possesses, and they are reserved
solely for perfected souls. the level of Sat lok, or the fifth
level of heaven, was soul’s original starting place, and soul
then devolved into the worlds of mind and matter upon the
Divine’s descending creative wave. evolution involves the
soul riding this same creative wave, but now in its ascending