2025, Human Immortality: Illusion, Soul, and the Path Beyond Death (अमरता की सच्चाई I kya Manushya Amar banega ?‪)

Introduction

The question of human immortality has fascinated humanity for centuries. From ancient scriptures to modern laboratories, the desire to live forever continues to shape both spiritual inquiry and scientific research. In a profound spiritual podcast discussion, Bapuji Dashrathbhai Patel explores this timeless question from the perspective of Brahma knowledge, consciousness, and the nature of the soul.

According to the insights shared, immortality in the material sense is an illusion. No matter how advanced science becomes or how much effort humans invest, the physical body—being made of the five elements—remains subject to birth and death. True immortality, therefore, must be understood beyond the body, in the realm of consciousness and spiritual realization.

The Illusion of Physical Immortality

Human beings often imagine a future where technology conquers death. However, spiritual philosophy asserts that the material world itself is a “realm of death,” where everything created eventually dissolves.

Even divine figures associated with creation, preservation, and destruction—Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva—are described as part of cosmic cycles rather than embodiments of absolute immortality. Their existence is tied to creation and dissolution, emphasizing that permanence cannot exist within the physical universe.

Thus, the belief that science or wealth can produce eternal life in the body is considered a misconception. The body can be repaired, replaced, or extended, but never made eternal.

Cloning, Science, and the Search for Eternity

Modern science explores cloning, genetic modification, and longevity research as possible paths toward extended life. While such advancements may transform the physical body, they do not address the deeper question: can the soul be made immortal through physical means?

From the spiritual viewpoint presented in the discussion, cloning can replicate a body but cannot alter the eternal nature of consciousness. The soul remains independent of physical processes, and therefore immortality cannot be engineered in a laboratory. This perspective compares the scientific pursuit of immortality to the ancient mythological desire of demons seeking eternal life within a mortal realm—an effort destined to remain incomplete.

The Vedic Understanding of Immortality

Vedic philosophy teaches that all beings composed of the five elements are inherently perishable. Stories of powerful beings performing penance for immortality illustrate a recurring lesson: no deity grants physical immortality because the material world itself is transient. True immortality is described as a state experienced when the soul transcends worldly cycles and realizes its unity with the supreme consciousness. This realization is associated with higher spiritual realms such as Brahmalok, where the soul experiences a form of eternal existence beyond ordinary birth and death

The Eternal Nature of the Soul

While bodies perish, the soul is described as eternal, indestructible, and beyond physical change. During cosmic cycles of creation and dissolution, physical forms disappear, yet consciousness continues.

However, immortality is not merely the soul’s existence; it is the awareness of one’s true nature. Self-realization—recognizing oneself as the soul rather than the body—is presented as the key to experiencing immortality even while living in the mortal world.

Through spiritual knowledge, meditation, and connection with the supreme consciousness, individuals can transcend fear of death and experience a state of inner permanence.

Other Realms, Planets, and Subtle Existence

The discussion also explores the idea that different realms host different forms of life shaped by their environments. Some higher beings may live for vast cosmic durations, yet even these lifespans remain finite within larger cycles of dissolution. In subtle realms, spirits and other non-physical entities exist, but they too are not inherently immortal. Immortality is not determined by location or form but by spiritual realization.

Gita’s Message: Krishna teaches: forget body consciousness, remember the Supreme, and you will be liberated.

Practical Spiritual Path to Immortality

According to the teachings shared, the journey toward immortality begins with self-knowledge. Key elements of this path include:

• Understanding the self as the soul rather than the body

• Meditation and connection with the Supreme Consciousness

• Transcending attachment, fear, and ego

• Acquiring Brahma knowledge to break the cycle of birth and death

Immortality, in this sense, is liberation—a state of consciousness free from karmic cycles.

Humanity’s Future: Survival of the Soul

True immortality comes from self-realization and knowledge of the cosmic reality. The podcast suggests that humanity’s future challenges, including global crises, highlight the importance of focusing on the soul rather than the body. Physical survival is uncertain, but spiritual awareness ensures continuity beyond material existence. This perspective shifts the focus from prolonging life to understanding life’s essence. Instead of asking how to live forever physically, the more meaningful question becomes how to realize the eternal nature of consciousness. . Thee true immortal center is Paramdham — the supreme abode.

Conclusion

Human immortality, when understood as eternal physical life, remains an illusion. The material universe operates through cycles of creation and destruction, making bodily permanence impossible. Yet, a deeper form of immortality exists—the realization of the soul’s eternal nature. Through spiritual knowledge, meditation, and self-awareness, individuals can transcend the fear of death and experience a state of inner permanence and liberation. Ultimately, the pursuit of immortality is not a technological quest but a spiritual awakening. The body belongs to time, but consciousness belongs to eternity