Sûkşma and Bandhutâ as Subtle Visions of the World. Their Origins and Their Projections in the Actual Vision of the World

Abstract

The notions of sûkşma and bandhutâ belong to the realm of the subtle world, implicit in the ancient Tribhuvana of the Vedas. This realm, as far as the subtle forms that constitute it, is analogue to the Platonic World of Ideas. The value of this ancient Indian vision for the modern man is that it gives us the inspiration to discuss some problems that have remained unsolved. The understanding of the unity of life in its essence, the notion of vertical causality, the notion of energy as well as the implications of the interdependence of phenomenal world, are critical for the worldview of the modern man, who has become dangerous for himself and self-destructive, as far as he has forgotten and disregarded the existence of his soul, its nature and its needs. In the historical context of the contemporary world, the human being has obliterated the cosmic being: hiraņyagarbha, jîvaghana.