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The
Theosophical View of Purgatory
Posted
7/3/07
Purgatory from Medieval Latin Purgatorium, meaning a place of
cleansing.
The commonly accepted view of Purgatory sees it as a temporary
place or condition of suffering which souls may go through to remove personal
obstacles before moving on to heaven.
In “The Other side of Death”, C
“When that man (the alcoholic) dies. His disposition is in no
way changed by death; the horrible carving is as strong upon him as ever – nay,
even stronger than ever at first, because the desire vibration has no longer to
set in motion the heavy physical matter. But since he has lost the physical
body, by means of which alone he could achieve his desire, this craving must
remain forever unsatisfied”
Leadbeater is describing someone who has taken an addiction into
the after death state and now has no means to satisfy it. He goes on to say
that the craving will eventually burn itself out but this takes time and the
individual is held in the lower levels of the Astral Plane until this is
complete. With the desire for alcohol dissolved the individual can then move on
to the higher realms of the Astral Plane and eventually to Devachan or state of
bliss.
There are other things besides addictions that you can take with
you in to the after death state which can make things pretty miserable until
you burn them off.
Here are some examples;
Any form of addiction this can be tobacco, drugs, food, and in
fact anything that causes a craving.
Attachment to wealth/comfort/status/power
Anger
Envy
Malice
This is not an exhaustive list. Most of the things that cause a
period of after death suffering are either related to physical cravings,
are negative emotions or over attachment to the material world.
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