Bhagavan of Death #3

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You are just the same in sleep, in dream, and in the waking state.

Sleep is a natural state of happiness, there is no misery. The sense

of want, of pain etc, arises only in the waking state. What is the

change that has taken place? You are the same in both but there is a

difference in happiness. Why? Because the mind has now arisen. This

mind arises after the `I'-thought. The `I'-thought arises from

Consciousness; if one abides in it, one will always be happy.

Q: Is the jiva capable of spiritual progress in the animal body?

M: It is not impossible, but it is exceedingly rare.

Q: Can a human being be reborn as a lower animal?

M: Yes, it is possible, as illustrated by Jada Bharate (the royal sage

who was reborn as a deer, as told in the scriptures).

Humans can be reborn as animals, depending on the last train of

thought or mood prior to death.

Q: There is a religion called Christian Science which has a similar

doctine. Is it correct?

M: Yes, but do not concern your self with results.

Q: What is the state just before death?

M: When a person gasps for breath, it indicates un-consciousness of

the body; while gasping the person is in something like a dream, and

not aware of the present environment.

Q: Does the mind state at that time reveal the next incarnation of the

perosn?

M: Yes, in this case, but in other cases there may be a period between

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