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Do those who reach the fifth and following bodies assume physical forms after death?

Synthesized from Source outcome

"To reach the ultimate state of nirvana, one must embrace the human condition, for it is only through the depths of existence that true liberation is realized."

Core Insight:
According to Osho, after attaining the fifth body one no longer takes a gross physical birth. Instead one is reborn in the highest celestial plane with a subtle deva body. Beyond the sixth, even that dissolves into an Ishwar-like form; only after the seventh there is no body at all. Yet nirvana ultimately requires a return to the human condition.
Reach the fifth level and you won’t get a normal body after death—only finer ‘angel’ bodies, then a godlike form, and finally no body; but to be fully free you must come back as a human.
Why this matters practically
- Prevents attachment to subtle or heavenly attainments that still bind.
- Highlights human life as the essential gateway to nirvana.
- Guides practice toward liberation, not celestial detours.
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