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Reincarnation Quotes
“…… the concept of reincarnation in its conventional form of a progression of lifetimes, running sequentially one after the other, wasn’t supported by my NDE. I realized that time doesn’t move in a linear fashion unless we’re using the filter of our physical bodies and minds. Once we are no longer limited by our earthly senses, every moment exists simultaneously. I’ve come to think that the concept of reincarnation is really just an interpretation, a way for our intellect to make sense of all existence happening at once.”
“Because of this, I believe that when someone has a glimpse of what have previously been interpreted as “past lives,” they’re actually accessing parallel or simultaneous existences, because all time exists at once……”
[Anita Moorjani, Dying to be Me]
Mind Becomes the Self
Mandukya Karika Chapter 3, Verse 46.
Meaning: When the mind does not lapse into inactivity (like merging in sleep for example) and is not distracted by desires or is not agitated, that is to say, when it remains still and does not project objects, it becomes the Self.
Is Embodied Soul Real?
Q: Is embodied soul a physical reality or is it just a concept used to explain certain things?
A: The video portion embedded below addresses this issue from the perspective of Swami Anubhavananda. Below the video some important points have been raised and explained.
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Laughing after Enlightenment
After realising Self, sometimes it feels like laughing due to fact that the truth was so obvious that what was there to seek for months/years. After all, the search leads one to the source which is ordinary awareness – no bells and whistles. Kabir says, “Paani mein meen piyasi, mohe sun sun aave haasi” which means it makes me laugh to hear that fish is thirsty in water. He also says, “Sahaj mile avinasi re” which means that the indestructible is easily found. But to be fair, during seeking it does not look that simple. First doer has to do the seeking and eventually in the final stage when the doer (i.e. the seeker) surrenders to the Self or when the Self annihilates the doer, the truth appears. The doer is like the stick used for stirring the funeral pyre which itself is eventually thrown in the fire.
Experience of Bliss – Ye Din Kya Aaye
The embedded song below is about the experience of bliss when someone is in love. It is like, “Feel good mood” when the happiness shines from within.
Jiva – Ego & Body
Jiva is the reference point in the consciousness field from where consciousness is reflected in a way that this point of reference appears to be animated to other Jivas. Jiva has limited free will and an ego (sense of separateness) as long as there is an alert body. In case of humans, ego (sense of separateness) is predominantly due to the left brain. No matter how much Self Actualised an enlightened being is, there will be a sense of separateness as long as there is body. In fact, sense of separateness can be removed from even an unenlightened person with no interest in spirituality by using drugs that affect left brain in certain manner. A decease can do the same thing by affecting the left brain. In this state, there will be a feeling of oneness and bliss etc. as left brain is subdued. Our left brain appears to be acting as a filter and hence seems to be responsible for converting one (oneness) into many (separateness).