Anukrakta ji has also said once passingly that he has travelled to the moon and to many different universes with Sri Aurobindo. My question is, how relevant is it for us humans, and there must be so much life apart from earth so how special is our Earth in compared to all other lives?
One video came in my suggestion on YouTube and that person was telling that we as humans have only 5 elements, but other galaxies where aliens have till 200 elements also and they have evolved billions of years ago than humans. So are all these true in terms of physical life or in terms of subtle worlds?
The idea of Extra terrestrial life is nothing new. The only problem with that is that it diverts and deflects us from the real field of work, that is, here and now. It almost shifts our hope from the arrival of the gods to redeem us to the arrival of the extraterrestrial beings to rescue or overpower us. In either case, it turns our attention from the only thing available for us, with which we have to work, that is to say, a body that is physical and human, which is the tangible support and base. And the Divine Presence within whose doors have always opened for the seeker, bringing a tremendous impact to the individual and the collective life. Surely there are and must be many life forms, some more powerful and intelligent than us, others weaker and struggling, some benevolent and others malefic. Perhaps they have visited the earth and in some mysterious ways might be influencing us just as the beings of the subtle worlds, the gods and the asuras influence man and shape his destiny. But while subtle beings are easier to conceive and more tangible in their effects, it is hard to say with definitiveness about visitations from the other galaxies and solar systems without a concrete material evidence. Subtle beings don’t need material evidence. I may not see or hear mine or others’ thoughts and feelings but we know for sure that they exist. So too we may not be able to see the gods and the demons, but we can reasonably infer their presence from the changes in our inner subjective and eventually even the outer objective world as the result of their presence. Being subtler, they are likely to be much more powerful and effective than creatures of the material world and physical make, regardless of where they come from. It is logical, therefore, to study these inner worlds and their beings and influences rather than spend time and energy in engaging with the extraterrestrial beings about whom we can at best make reasonable guesses at present. Here is a letter from Sri Aurobindo on the subject.
‘Question: I have been wondering whether the Mother has been able to establish a direct connection with Mars or any other far-off planet which is probably habitable and inhabited.
Sri Aurobindo: A long time ago Mother was going everywhere in the subtle body but she found it of a very secondary interest. Our attention must be fixed on the earth because our work is here. Besides, the earth is a concentration of all the other worlds and one can touch them by touching something corresponding in the earth-atmosphere.
(13 January 1934)
(Ref. https://incarnateword.in/cwsa/32/some-occult-and-spiritual-experiences)
This answer is a very interesting one as it deals with the centre of the question.
Affectionately,
Alok Da
