Q: What is the wisdom that ties us with the physical body? How do we become one with it so that we won’t be perplexed when the time comes (for us or for those near and dear ones) to untie it? This is of special interest for older people who make preparations to leave and have to wait patiently but do get frustrated from time to time not understanding when the time to leave would come.
ALOKDA: The Wisdom that has tied us to the body is the same that has gone into creation. In fact, the very purpose of creation is to manifest the Divine through matter. The human body is therefore meant to be an instrument of the soul.
But first the soul must grow through all the varied experiences while it is in the human body. At this stage the soul continues in the human body as long it is necessary and possible to get the experiences needed for the growth. Even when the surface mind, vital and the ego-based personality has lost interest or have entered a state of coma, yet the inner being is awake and continues to gather the needed experience and thereby helps the soul to grow, even though the body is decrepit and old.
That is why euthanasia is never a good thing since its decision is often taken based on the condition of the outer being.
Later when the soul has developed fully then it is free to remain tied to the body or leave it as it wills depending upon its mission and the work it has come to do.
