Sleep or Wakefullness...

The boundaries between SLEEP and WAKEFULLNESS.

People suffering from an arousal disorder enter a dissociative state,

as if beginning to wake up but failing to do so completely.

Arousal disorders are parasomnia disorders presumed to be due to an abnormal arousal mechanism. 
These disorders tend to run in families and are more common in children. Being over tired, having a fever or taking certain medications may make it worse. 
Because disorders of arousal are less common in adults, having an evaluation is important.

Neither Awake nor Asleep

      For as long as we have recognized walking and talking in our

sleep, we have also been aware of more extreme nighttime behaviors.

Homer’s epics mention a sleeper’s tragic suicide. In 1313

a church-led council concluded that a sleepwalking killer was

not culpable for his crimes. One of the first legal cases involving

sleep violence occurred in the central European region of Silesia

in 1791, in which a woodcutter killed his wife with an ax and

later insisted he was asleep at the time. We have no way of knowing

the truth of those matters; nonetheless, the medical literature

reflects many complex actions executed during sleep, including

driving, eating and sex, as well as murder, suicide and rape.

Getting through the Night

    Sleep is not an all-or-none phenomenon. At times, the

boundaries between sleep and wakefulness are disrupted, and

individuals become caught between these states. The sleepwalker

who attacks a beloved family member, the narcoleptic who

is conscious but suddenly rendered unable to move by a bout of

laughter, and the lucid dreamer, perfectly aware of the fact that

his or her experiences are not real, are all examples. Such cases

of unusual sleep offer a window into consciousness. Not only

does consciousness vanish when we doze off and reappear in

full on waking, it can assume a variety of forms. It can range

from brief images that flash by as sleep sets in to vivid hallucinatory

experiences in dreams later in the night.

    Because we can identify the brain regions involved in sleep

disorders, these conditions provide an excellent case study for

clarifying how the brain creates an integrated conscious experience.

The discoveries being made in sleep violence may have

moral, ethical and legal implications that society has barely begun

to recognize.

Wind Farm In India..!!

Rural India exploits renewable energy.

    We face an energy crisis, since gas and oil resources are diminishing this century. Apart from coal (for producing electricity) and nuclear energy, there aren't reasonable alternatives which can be utilized at this large scale and at the same costs. But both coal and nuclear power have their drawbacks.

    More over, these sources have gone up in terms of price too and that is the reason renewable energy is the solution left to be exploited now.

    Utilizing sun energy, wind, tidal, geothermic and bio energy, which in principle are renewable.
The only problem is that they aren't available in the scale and concentration in which it is needed and/or are much more expensive.


    However, the costs for producing electricity is rising and might even rise more when we near peakoil scenario. When wind and/or sun energy are produced at much larger scales, it becomes economically feasible, even when the energy has to be transported far away.

    In this blog, I would discuss about the wind farm that i visited recently.

•     Assessed wind power potential in the country is about 49130 MW, while in Maharashtra it is 5439 MW. 

•     Sites with Annual Mean Wind Density above 200 watt/sq. m are considered suitable for wind power projects. 339 such sites have been identified in the country, of which 40 sites are in Maharashtra.

•    To harness the wind power available, these wind mills are erected on western ghats of Maharashtra state

    Earlier the wind mills that were erected were not designed to produce high generation rates of electric energy on the same mountain region. Each unit had its small distribution transformer just below the tower of that unit as much power was not generated. But this is not the case with the latest installed units, they have their entire power house for single unit.

Life After Death...!!

According to spiritual research, a human is comprised of four basic bodies, viz,

• Physical
• Mental
• Causal or intellectual
• Supracausal or subtle ego
  
  
  The following diagram would give us the much better idea of the above said points:
  
  

  

  The four basic bodies of Human.
  
  When a person dies the physical body ceases to exist. However, the rest of his existence or consciousness continues. The existence of the person minus the physical body is known as the subtle body (linga deha) and it comprises of the mental, causal (intellect) and supracausal (subtle ego) bodies. This subtle body then goes to one of the 13 subtle planes of existence other than the Earth plane.

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  Spiritual Relationships & Responsibilities:

  
  

  

  Ring on Bible

  Through the experience of soul-consciousness others are recognized as spiritual beings and a feeling of brotherhood grows. By transcending the divisions of colour, sex and religion, relationships become more smooth and rewarding. The exchange of respect and spiritual love becomes the basis of interaction. The decision to deal with others’ good qualities means there is no longer the give and take of sorrow, rather an emphasis on acceptance and tolerance.
  Spirituality is not an escape from life’s responsibilities. You have a responsibility to your immediate relationships—family, colleagues and friends—and it is in those relationships that your ability to apply what you are learning spiritually will also be tested and strengthened.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  Existence Of Human: 

  
  

  
  

  The 14 planes of existence in the Universe:

  
  

  
  

  
  

  

  14 plane, viz, 7 positive and 7 negative.
  
  
  
  
  
  

  Suicide and the after life:

  
  

  
  
  

      Life on the Earth plane of existence is precious and is given to us primarily for spiritual growth.                                                                                                                 

  
  

  
  
  

     When we kill others we create a kārmicgive and take account with them. However by committing suicide, we squander away the opportunity for spiritual growth and hence incur the heaviest sin. 

  
  

  
  
  

     The consequences are that a person committing suicide goes to the Narak part of the 7th plane of existence of Hell for a period of 60,000 Earth years, in his life after death. 

  
  

  
  
  

     It is a place that is without any light; something like solitary confinement in a prison. 

  
  

  
  
  

     As there is nobody in that Narak region who can give advice about spiritual practice, the subtle body remains in the darkness of spiritual ignorance.

    Once we go to the lower planes of existence such as the Nether plane of existence or other planes of existence of Hell, we stay there and experience severe unhappiness for centuries until we completely pay for our demerits (sins) by suffering the intense punishments meted there and get a chance to be reincarnated on Earth.

Note:

I have just highlighted some points which i felt were important, and have tried to put them in short here.

These facts have been referred from the following site: http://www.spiritualresearchfoundation.org/articles/id/spiritualresearch/spiritualscience/afterdeath