How can we logically conclude that other worlds exist?

[Shri Ganesh asked: Dear Swami ji! I cannot see other lokas through my eyes. But I want a proof of the existence of other lokas through logical analysis. As I was thinking about it, I had an idea that in order to break worldly bonds, it is impossible to do this, if the entire universe is in one plane. Moreover, today, I read a different discourse that was published on Facebook which said that God created death in order to break worldly bonds. Otherwise, souls would commit suicide or become mad. Hence, with the above logical analysis, it can be concluded that at least two planes of the universe exist. To reward and punish souls, it is also perfectly logical to create three planes of universe, namely heaven, earth and hell. All I want is a reassurance, of whether my understanding is right or wrong. If wrong, or if I have missed some points, then please let me know. Thank You. Regards. Ganesh V.]

Swami replied: O Learned and Devoted Servants of God! Certainly, there are two planes of existence. In one plane, earth and other planets seen in space exist. The second plane is composed of the upper sub-worlds of the Bhu Loka in which we live, in addition to the upper worlds and the lower worlds. The upper sub-worlds of the Bhu Loka include Preta Loka, Naraka Loka and Pitṛ Loka. The upper worlds include Jyotirloka (Bhuvarloka or Dyuloka), Svarga Loka, Maharloka, Jana Loka, Tapo Loka and Satya Loka. The lower worlds include Atala, Vitala, Sutala, Talātala, Mahātala, Rasātala and Pātāla. All of them exist in space. But human beings existing in the first plane can see the second plane only by the grace of God. As such, hell and heaven also exist on earth in the form of punishments and rewards given to human beings for their intensive bad and good deeds respectively. These punishments and rewards received on earth by souls are essential since they prove that every soul must inevitably face the fruits of its good and bad deeds.

The soul’s experiences in the upper worlds do not come to the conscious state of the soul on earth, by the will of God. This allows souls to lead a fresh life on earth and learn spiritual knowledge in their human life with a calm and peaceful mind. God’s intention behind creating death is also to maintain souls in this peaceful state of mind. This is also the reason why the memories of previous births are not available to the soul in the conscious state in the soul’s human life on earth. Scriptures and Human Incarnations performing unimaginable events called miracles provide evidence about the existence of the worlds in the second plane. We also find cases where some children remember their past births in this very world. These cases of rebirth also prove the existence of the second plane.

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