Guest guest Posted November 22, 2002 Report Share Posted November 22, 2002 Q: Is reincarnation a fact? A: You are incarnated now, aren't you? Then you will be so again. Q: What is death? What is Birth? A: Only the body has death and birth. Q: How much time may elapse between death and rebirth? A: Perhaps one is reborn within a year, three years or thousands of years. Who can say? Anyway what is Time? Time does not exist. Q: Why have we no memory of past lives? A: Why do you want to remember other lives that are also illusions? If you abide within the Self, there is no past of future and not even a present since the Self is out of time. It is timeless. Q Then When we leave this body, will the ego immediately grasp another body? A: Oh, yes it must. it cannot exist without a body. Q: What sort of body will it grasp? A: Either a physical body or a subtle-mental body. Q: Do you call this present physical body the gross body? A: Only to distinguish it, to set it apart in conversation. Q: What causes us to be reborn? A: Desires. Unfulfilled desires bring you back. And in each case-in each body as your desires are fulfilled, you create new ones. Having answered all the questions Ramana gave her a most important piece of advice which is universally applicable. "these questions are good but tell De Acosta she much not become too intellectual about these things. It is better just to meditate and have spiritual heart. Soon this will become natural and then there will be no need for questions. Do not imagine that this means being inactive. Silence is the only real activity. From Timeless in Time by Natarajan Pow means done in Hawaiian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.