Can the dead be contacted according to your tradition?

[Satyamavejayanti]

"Mercurio",

Namaste,

Sorry for the late reply, happy new year

I would think in a similar way Brahma dreams the universe into being. Are not all conditional things illusion?

From a Sankhya perspective - No, it is Avidya not illusion that limits our understanding of our true nature.

I noted the similarity......

And i don't see any similarity.

No, it must be inferred by the connection of kundalini and the serpent.

Why must we infer Kundalini just because of mention of a "Serpent"?

When I can see similar elements in all three religious traditions, it helps me determine which ideas are probably right and which ones are alterations of the original.

Would that mean that you see "Christianity", or at least your interpretations as a alteration to the original?

The calves also have something to do with the Hindu view of cows...

Hindus view the Cow as sacred, does your interpretation of Christianity allow worship of sacred "Calf"?

No......Why ask this anyway since there is also no one authority for Hinduism?

Well if one is mentioning terms that relate to Yoga, the Authority is the Yoga Texts and Yoga Masters themselves in Hinduism, Authority for Hindus Generally comes with Context of discussion. If one is discussing Kundalini Yoga, then the Authority are Kundalini Yoga texts and Kundalini Yoga Gurus or Yogi's.

It is true that there is no "One", Authority in Hinduism, there are Many authorities according to the practice under discussion.

If there are no living works from Christ advising methods for his version of Yoga, then it is not considered Yoga at all.

And as you are familiar with Hinduism, you should be aware that there are hundreds of texts and thousands of Yogis who can teach methods to achieve their states or teach their practice of Yoga directly to individuals and groups.

Not the same as "Christ".

I will try to respond to the rest later

 

[interminable]

Contacting those who have left their bodies behind for the spirit world from which they came is a big part of my practices.

Just curious if it is allowed, forbidden, or impossible for you according to your tradition to contact the dead.

In my religion it's possible and if they want to contact to the dead they need some knowledge or faith and....

 

[Tabu]

Contacting those who have left their bodies behind for the spirit world from which they came is a big part of my practices.

Just curious if it is allowed, forbidden, or impossible for you according to your tradition to contact the dead.

According to my beliefs , once the spirits shed their old costumes(bodies) , they enter a womb and take new bodies.
The souls carry with them their past karmic accounts , values and inclinations.
A soul can return to the spirit world (Pramdham) , only after purification which happens in the last days with God's Knowledge ,when the present cycle is winded and a new cycle starts,
and the Paramdham/Shantidhaam is a pure and peaceful abode of residence of the souls along with the Supreme Soul. This is the incorporeal world of silence and no actions performed as the souls are bodiless here.
There is also an intermediate realm between the physical and incorporeal world called 'The subtle region' , where souls temporarily travel to and where visions are granted.

 

[Ben Avraham]

Can the Dead Be Contacted According to Your Tradition?

No, because to contact the dead is "Avodah Zarah" aka a practice of the Gentiles. Just for that reason. Of itself it does not mean any thing as the dead are not conscious of any thing whatsoever. We contact only the living.

 

[Satyamavejayanti]

"Mercurio",

Continued from yesterdays reply.

To me the quotation you have provided from Shri Aurobindo emphasizes the difference between Atman and Soul, as the quote says, "The Atman is one in all, is not born, does not evolve or change", But then he says the "Soul", is something different because it "comes from the Divine into the evolution and as the psychic being it evolves and assumes different personalities from life to life".

The only reservation I have would be about the word "Jivatman" and if I understand the definition correctly then I agree with one exception.

Shri Aurobindo and many Hindus use Atman, JivaAtman, Jiva ect interchangeably when discussing the "Self", this is what i do as well.

I see significance in the fact that Krishna is in the chariot with Arjuna, and that Krishna is the driver.

Krishna here would be the intellect, Arjun the observer, as Krishna in the end is subject to the final decision of Arjun after the long conversation.

What kind of reincarnation do you believe in?

The lively sparks were breathed only into man. The other sparks came from God before but fell into a lesser type of awareness.

What do you mean by "Lively Spark" and "Other Spark"?

In that regard, the purification of the throat chakra perhaps should be mentioned. What Genesis calls the "breath of life" is what Hindus call "prana" I would suppose.

Breath, is just a part of "Prana", not Prana itself.

I'd say that's fine as far as it goes -- but is meant to show the basics. There should be 12 paths leading into the heart chakra, of course. I will never forget the day my heart chakra opened. I wasn't trying to accomplish it or expecting it. I became keenly aware of the twelve paths of "energy." I could see them in fact. These not only can connect to the other chakras and help purify them, they can also connect to things in the world.

Good for you, that you have had that experience.

The best advice I have for Christians is to obey the Golden Rule. This purifies the heart. If someone does this, he is on the right path and dealing with karma. If someone is willing to be faithful in the small things in life, he will be rewarded by being given more awareness and more opportunities. "Seek first the kingdom and all these other things will be added." I think almost any other method will fail eventually. It seems impossible to me that anyone can achieve enlightenment, nirvana or whatever anyone wants to call it, if he is not willing to seek harmony in this life. We are here now. What are we expected to do? Religion, I think, may tempt us to try to live "up in the clouds" -- and we can then fail to take advantage of what we could achieve in this life.

Good advise for Christians, and hope people listen to your advise. For me it is interesting to see how Christianity can be made better and into a actual "spiritual", practice by coming into contact with Hinduism, as none of these interpratations seem to be there prior to Christianity coming into contact with Hinduism and other Dharmic Traditions.

Dhanyavad