I've been studying this subject and the latest evolution in science and research for the last 5 years. Hundreds of hours in book reading, article reading, blog reading, podcasts listenings.
What do you guys think about the subject? What about its relationship to Raja Yoga and karma?
My quick take:
-The time of our death is governed by karma, but in a probabilistic context, I think. Unless the probability for some specific occurrence si very, very high, we can lower it by careful behavior, besides burning the seeds of karma by meditation
-For example, we may have a karmic predisposition to obesity or heart disease, with a consequent increase in death hazard, but we can lower our probability of fatal events by better diet, exercise, better lifestyle, and so on, even if we shall have to devote much more effort than some other people who have a karmic predisposition to health
-We may have a karma of dying in a car accident, but if we drive carefully, don't drive when very sleepy, don't text while driving, and so on the probability of that accident will decrease significantly.
Great masters sometimes do not exhibit longevity. for example, Yogananda died at a relatively young age of heart attack. JAmes Lynn died of brain cancer at 61. There may be many reasons for that, not excluding absorbing the bad karma of disciples, or overcoming all karma of past incarnations and obtain full liberation.
Perhaps 🤔 so mccoy but it also may be that they were spared having to live any longer in this dungeon, compared to the wonders of the higher astral and causal realms. I just hope my karma takes me quickly so I do not have to endure a long descent in for instance; the shadowy life of dementia, or the slow and painful death of bodily deterioration. All reminders to those who believe this is a place to delight in, while others suffer.
