The Concept of Reaching Divinity | Mooltattva & the Space Element

Before understanding the concept of Mooltattva, we first need to answer a very basic yet profound question—What is God?

Since childhood, most of us have been taught that God exists everywhere. We cannot see Him with our physical eyes, yet we believe He is always present. But if God is invisible, then what exactly are we referring to?

According to Guru Tattva, the answer begins with understanding the Five Elements (Panch Mahabhutas) from which both the human body and the Earth are believed to be made.

Out of these five, the first four can be experienced in one way or another.

Even though air itself is invisible, we can still feel it and observe its presence when it interacts with other elements—for example, when dust rises with the wind or when waves move across water.

But there is one element that cannot be seen or directly felt through our ordinary senses—the Space Element.

According to Guru Tattva, this invisible element forms the foundation of what we commonly understand as God.

It is important to understand that the Space Element being discussed here is not outer space, where planets, stars, and galaxies exist.

Rather, it is the subtle Space Element that exists within all creation. Just as the Earth is believed to be made of the five elements, every living being and every object is also believed to contain these same five elements.

Even when we look at planets in the sky, we only see their physical form. The Space Element within them remains invisible.

According to Guru Tattva, this unseen element is what people have always associated with the Divine. It cannot be touched, measured, or observed through ordinary physical senses, yet its existence is believed to be present everywhere.

This curiosity about the invisible has inspired saints, sages, and spiritual seekers for centuries to explore the nature of God.

According to Guru Tattva, wherever the Space Element becomes active, that object begins to be regarded as sacred.

In other words, Guru Tattva explains that it is not the physical object itself that changes, but the subtle Space Element associated with it that transforms the way it is perceived.

This is why sacred places, blessed objects, holy water, Prasad, and spiritually evolved individuals are all connected through one common principle—the activation of the Space Element.

We constantly try to understand what lies beyond our physical senses. Because the Space Element cannot be seen or directly experienced by everyone, it naturally becomes a subject of curiosity.

According to Guru Tattva, our desire to know God is, in reality, our desire to understand this hidden fifth element.

This invisible element is believed to exist within every living being and every aspect of creation. Although it remains beyond ordinary perception, spiritual traditions have always regarded it as the bridge between the physical world and the subtle spiritual realm.

Understanding this concept becomes the first step towards understanding Mooltattva and, ultimately, the journey of reaching divinity.

Now that we have understood what the Space Element is and why it is associated with the Divine, an important question naturally arises:

To answer this, we first need to understand the role of Astral Chakras and how they are believed to connect human beings with the subtle spiritual world.

In the previous section, we understood that the Space Element is regarded as the invisible aspect of creation and is associated with the Divine. The next question naturally arises:

According to Guru Tattva, the answer lies in the Astral Chakras.

Guru Tattva explains that every person possesses Astral Chakras, which serve as subtle centers of connection between the physical world and the astral realm.

When one or more of these Astral Chakras become active, they begin connecting the individual with the Space Element. The more active these chakras become, the stronger the connection with the subtle world.

This is why some people experience heightened intuition, spiritual awareness, or abilities that seem beyond ordinary human understanding. According to Guru Tattva, such experiences arise because the person’s Space Element has become more active.

Most people believe that only deities are connected with the Divine.

According to this understanding, any being that has an active connection with the Space Element is connected with divinity.

Guru Tattva explains that this connection is not based on whether the energy is positive or negative, but on whether it operates through the Space Element.

If a being can function beyond the limitations of the physical world, then it is already operating through the subtle dimension of the Space Element.

According to Guru Tattva, whenever a person’s Space Element becomes active, that person begins to access dimensions that are normally beyond ordinary human perception.

This does not necessarily mean that the person immediately gains supernatural powers.

Rather, it means the person has begun establishing a connection with the astral world, where subtler energies operate.

This is why many spiritual traditions associate the awakening of higher consciousness with experiences that cannot easily be explained through ordinary physical science.

Guru Tattva explains that the activation of the Space Element is, in fact, the activation of the Divine Element within a person.

According to Guru Tattva, a person whose Space Element is highly active gradually develops a stronger connection with the astral world.

Such a person may begin experiencing things that seem impossible from an ordinary point of view.

The reason, Guru Tattva explains, is not that the laws of nature have changed.

Instead, the individual has started functioning from a subtler level of existence that most people are unable to perceive.

This is why many saints, yogis, and spiritually advanced practitioners are believed to perform actions that appear extraordinary. Their connection with the Space Element is believed to be much stronger than that of an ordinary person.