I am in agreement with Lady Dunsany. I have hoped that this was my last incarnation for a long time now but recently I am not so sure. As tiring as it all gets there is still so much more to do.
I am in agreement with Lady Dunsany. I have hoped that this was my last incarnation for a long time now but recently I am not so sure. As tiring as it all gets there is still so much more to do.
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Zhydan'zyel
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Disciple of the Occult
That is an interesting way to look at things, but in my experiences and teachings the astral body is the spirit body and is the one that lives on and eventually is able to go on without a physical body. It is the seven part system or the seven fold path. What most believe is physical astral and spirit is actually physical which dies and spirit which eventually merges with the astral to make the perfect divine and real body.
Last edited by Lady Dunsany; 01-11-2009 at 09:59 PM.
I believe that the spirit of man has been created in the image of God and consists of body (physical) soul (astral) and spirit... The spirit is your so called higher self, which is immortal, and the body and soul serve only as a vessel for the spirit... Your spirit is what connects you to God, and you use your physical and astral body to explore the corresponding realms...
By the way, my "theory" is mostly influenced by Bardon...
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Zhydan'zyel
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Disciple of the Occult
Well this is why we have discussions to learn what each believes. The physical body dies and yes the higher self which is Atma is a god spark that waits above for the next incarnation and merges with the new astral to form a new physical body. However Alchemists and Theosophists know the true body that will live on after there is no physical will be the astral as that is what one's who have chosen not to come back and work on the sidelines become. The higher self is the astral, the soul is a spark of divinity, It is the Bodhisattva. Yes my goal is to become a God one day and that god is the still small voice inside. My teachings are from the ones at Point Loma and the teachings of Madame Blavatsky. Have a good day.
I do not believe in the soul, being Buddhist. I don't believe that there can be such thing as a permanent, isolated "self". I can't disagree, however, that there is a continuity. That things arise because they are caused - that a mind simply cannot wink into existence when you are born. There has to be a previous cause for it.
“Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.”
I believe that Mind, Body, and Soul are all intertwined to create the whole of oneself. When one manages to shed their corporeal form in some way (death, or otherwise), I don't feel that the self is compromised though. I would like to believe that the Mind and Soul collaborate in order to create a new "Body" or Spirit. In this state one should be able to continue life indefinitely in whatever manner suits them.
Let curiosity reign!
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