Page 105 - Spirit and Mind. Vol 1

Nicolai Levashov. Spirit and mind. Vol.1

Emotional upheavals of the choleric also decrease the astral body's
dimensionality level, but never to the value commensurate with that of the lower
astral plane. This favors his recuperative powers and ability to restore the initial
dimensionality level...

Thus, the degree of impact on an organism under emotional stimulation depends

upon the
qualitative structure of the spirit, as manifested within the spectrum of the
various temperaments. Each emotional stimulus leads to a release of energy and the
production of the corresponding emotional waves. This leads to the loss of G and F
from the astral body and a decrease in its self-dimensionality. Each emotion changes
the latter by a given value, constant for each type of emotion. We may therefore
speak about a fixed spectrum of emotions and a specific level of self-
dimensionality corresponding to each emotion.

The quality of base and negative emotions are in harmony with the lower
astral plane, while lofty and positive emotions resonate with the upper astral
plane. Emotions are not merely

reactions to internal or external events -they have a qualitative effect on the
astral body by changing its self-dimensionality level.

A grasp of this phenomenon provides us with the key to understanding karma
— the reason why every action we perform, every thought born in the depths of our
soul affects us — either condemning us to the horrors of "hell" or consigning us to the
rewards and delights of "heaven." To our great amazement, we discover that the
"Higher Force" or "God" of the gospels, who rewards or condemns us is none other
than OURSELVES, the consequences of our thoughts or actions, crimes or exploits,
accomplished during our lifetime. And our own "Higher Tribunal", operating on
automatic — independent of our wishes and oblivious of our mistakes — shows no
mercy, no forgiveness...

How does this tribunal exist? How is transgression punished? Crime and
punishment are not just philosophical concepts or juridical categories, but realistic
natural phenomena. Unfortunately, in most cases, retribution for wrongdoing is
visited upon the spirit in future reincarnations or immediately after the death of the
physical body. But this does not render the punishment less harsh. The problem is
that conscience, memory, feelings or emotions belong, up until death, to our spirit
only. The physical body is merely a vessel for the spirit. And when, on dying, we cast
aside our now use-less physical shell, our conscience, memory and individuality
remain. So to understand the nature of karma, we must grasp the mechanism of
emotional impact on the qualitative state of the astral body, as well as on all the other
spiritual bodies...

Each of our actions brings about change in our emotional state. More precisely,
each action corresponds to a certain emotional state. That is, the qualitative
structure of matter actually undergoes transformation in order to consummate a
deed or action. Following this, the spirit's qualitative transformation persists for some
time following the action, after which the spirit's structure reverts to the initial state
(or approximates it). The very same action may have an entirely different effect on

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