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through a specific thoroughfare which connects the material and antimaterial worlds. If such 'Yogis' are at all able to do this act they behave so in accordance with the prescribed method given in the Bhagwat Geeta as follows :—
“Persons who have realised the transcendence can reach the anti-material world by leaving their material bodies during the period of Uttarayana or when the sun passes towards the northern side or at another auspicious moment in which the deities of fire and effulgence control the atmosphere.”
“These different deitles or powerful directing officers are appointed in the administration of the Cosmic intricacies. Foolish people who are unable to see the intricacies of cosmic management flout up the personal management of fire, air, electricity, days, night, periods, etc. But the perfect 'yogis' know how to satisfy such unseen administrators of the affairs of material world. Such yogis take advantage of such administrations and leave the material body at will at an opportune moment when they can enter the anti-material world or in the higher planets of the material world. In the higher planets of the material world they can enjoy more comfortable and pleasant life for lacs and crores of years but life in those higher planets is not eternal. Those who desire eternal life, do enter into the anti-material world by the 'Yogic' or mystic powers at the opportune moments created by the administrators of the cosmic affairs unseen by the gross materialists of this 7th class planet of earth.”
“Those who are not yogis but die at some opportune moment on account of their previous pious acts or sacrifice, charity, penance etc. can rise up to the higher planets after death to return back again on this planet. Such periods of death is called ' Dhooma ' Night black-fortnight or when the sun passes southern side.”
To summarise the whole thing as above mentioned, the Bhagwat Geeta recommends every one to adopt the means of devotional service or anti-material activities, if at all any one wants to enter into the anti-material world. Such persons, who adopt the means of devotional service as prescribed by the