About your impression about the psychic process

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--- John L> Hi Tony,

>

> As a former professional psychic, in general, your

> comment about a

> psychic reading is a reading of one's " karma "

> threads is actually

> quite good. It is not that simplistic as there are

> many levels of the

> psychic and therefore of a psychic reading. The

> level at which you

> described the " reading " is pretty accurate.

>

> In my experience, it is not only karma strands but

> it is often the

> energy of intentional choices which is being read. A

> psychic reader

> has to be mature and disciplined with a lot of

> integrity to know when

> what is being read is desires and wishes as

> distinguished from karma

> and choice.

>

> There are other levels, such as the teacher who

> " reads " the needs of

> the student. The Buddha had this ability and used it

> often as can be

> seen from the Sutras, in his handling of people who

> came to him with

> concerns.

>

> Also I am inclined to agree with you about " past

> lives " ; I prefer the

> term " other lives " . They are not exactly

> simultaneous, rather there is

> an interrelationship in which the " learning " in one

> lifetime feeds

> into another. The trick is that the " lives " don't

> have to be in

> chronological order.

>

> By the by, there is a kind of " soul " despite what is

> usually taught in

> the doctrine of " anatta " in Buddhism, which is

> really " an-atman " . The

> " atman " is conceived as an immutable, eternal entity

> allied with

> Brahman, the Absolute, and it was this concept which

> the Buddha

> denied. For us poor mortals there is a kind of

> " soul " which is

> impermanent, constantly changing and adjusting, and

> learning which is

> constructed out of all the countless lifetime

> experiences and lesson.

> In that sense we are unique in a give lifetime but

> the " soul " carries

> the unfulfilled desire residues - until they are all

> worked out. You

> will note that I don't agree with the Atman concept

> as it is usually

> presented.

>

> More correctly we would have to talk about

> Brahm-Atman in which it is

> Braman which has the Atman, and not the individual.

> It is the spark of

> the Absolute which gives us life, but a life which

> is not eternal or

> unchanging. We obviously " change " and so, in my

> opinion and

> experience, does my " soul " . The next " level " up has

> to do with how our

> " souls " interact. This is where the

> " interdependence " and

> " interrelationships " of all things is involved. (But

> now we are

> getting into really deep waters, subject to much

> opinion and debate.

> Very speculative.)

>

> Unfortunately we have to deal with words and their

> limitations to deal

> with such subjects.

>

> Even among the psychic community there are very few

> who make the

> connections you indicated in your post on the

> Group forum.

>

> I just had to throw in my few opinions and

> understanding. I did not

> post these comments in the Group because when I have

> done so in the

> past it created controversy about the reality of

> psychic phenomena and

> perception. Any way I obviously appreciated your

> insight,

>

> Cordially,

> John L.

 

Namaste John,

 

It is really semantics when describing or attempting

to anyway---Atman, Jiva etc...Thanks for your reply....Tony.

 

 

 

 

 

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