The Burden of Proof The Burden of Proof Lecture IIILecture III

Housekeeping Housekeeping

Lec PPT Lec PPT

What Dreams May Come (contd).What Dreams May Come (contd).

Surviving the StormSurviving the Storm

The Five KoshasThe Five Koshas

Sheaths / Sheaths / LayersLayers

Divisions of Divisions of consciousnesconsciousnesss

One in allOne in all

AnnamayaAnnamaya

Physical Body Physical Body

Biology Biology

Keeps us separate by the (Keeps us separate by the (illusion we must compete illusion we must compete with others who are isolated bodieswith others who are isolated bodies) )

Brings us closer to wholeness (Brings us closer to wholeness (through cooperation, through cooperation, community, shared ideas, etccommunity, shared ideas, etc). ).

Pranamaya Pranamaya (subtle breath / life force)(subtle breath / life force)

Binding force keeps nature together Binding force keeps nature together

Flowing intelligence (the Flowing intelligence (the oneone eco-system) eco-system)

Keeps us separate through imbalance (Keeps us separate through imbalance (disrupted disrupted ecosystem, pollution, over-crowdingecosystem, pollution, over-crowding) )

Brings us closer to wholeness (Brings us closer to wholeness (kinship with other living kinship with other living things, empathy, compassionthings, empathy, compassion) )

ManomayaManomaya

Mind (Mind ( you know who you are by the way you thinkyou know who you are by the way you think) )

Ideas, thoughts, emotions, sensations memories Ideas, thoughts, emotions, sensations memories

Separates us when (Separates us when (through divisive beliefs in politics, through divisive beliefs in politics, religion, mental boundaries of fear and hatredreligion, mental boundaries of fear and hatred) )

Brings us closer to wholeness (Brings us closer to wholeness (through shared beliefs in through shared beliefs in conditioning, religion, received opinions, connection to others, conditioning, religion, received opinions, connection to others, lovelove) )

Vigyanmaya Vigyanmaya (ego / intellect)(ego / intellect)

Identity (Identity ( level of identity dominated by level of identity dominated by ““meme”” and and ““minemine””) )

Ego brings identity into being (mind and ego often Ego brings identity into being (mind and ego often do battle)do battle)

This is the level of the archetypes This is the level of the archetypes

Separates us when Separates us when ““us versus themus versus them”” ( (personal alienation, personal alienation, loneliness, addiction, repressed emotionsloneliness, addiction, repressed emotions) )

Brings us closer to wholeness (Brings us closer to wholeness (through sense of through sense of oneone humanity, humanity, heroic quests, need for self respect, dignity, and inner worthheroic quests, need for self respect, dignity, and inner worth) )

Anandamaya (body of Anandamaya (body of bliss)bliss)

Hum of the universe / basic vibration Hum of the universe / basic vibration

Afterlife no need for body (Afterlife no need for body (possible to see thru illusion of body before deathpossible to see thru illusion of body before death))

If we can do this more and more - we learn to just enjoy If we can do this more and more - we learn to just enjoy beingbeing

No separation No separation

Wholeness is revealed (Wholeness is revealed (through love, joy, and ecstasy >> where through love, joy, and ecstasy >> where separation no longer holds any attraction) separation no longer holds any attraction)

““YouYou”” dissolve into PURE BEING - without an experiencer dissolve into PURE BEING - without an experiencer

What does this all What does this all mean?mean?

Home in ConsciousnessHome in Consciousness

Our awareness began in pure consciousness, and as we travelled into Our awareness began in pure consciousness, and as we travelled into this life layer by layer through different dimensions, each one gave us this life layer by layer through different dimensions, each one gave us a new sense of self. a new sense of self.

But we possess an entire self-system. But we possess an entire self-system.

Thus, when we connect with all of these layers, we can bring Thus, when we connect with all of these layers, we can bring about profound shift in our awareness. about profound shift in our awareness.

This brings us to This brings us to basic trustbasic trust!!

Guides and MessengersGuides and Messengers

ProjectionProjection

Projection: What is it?Projection: What is it?

Projection is our world is it Projection is our world is it not?not?

RishiRishi’’s and Projection s and Projection

““Projection is the mechanism by which consciousness Projection is the mechanism by which consciousness creates realitycreates reality””. .

““Everything that is real at one level of consciousness is Everything that is real at one level of consciousness is unreal at anotherunreal at another””

If we want to make angels we must project them.If we want to make angels we must project them.

Projections affect all levels of the KoshaProjections affect all levels of the Kosha ’’s s

One eye: One god...

•Three - in one rule - of consciousness

• Seer, seen, or processor of seing - YOU occupy all of them

•Paradox - god is the creater and the creation

•“Observer effect”

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcT8YLE-zM4&feature=related

Projection, Angels, and Projection, Angels, and the Devata Effectthe Devata Effect

Mystery of creation lies in the Mystery of creation lies in the

• Gap...Gap...

Between the observer and the observed Between the observer and the observed

Lets WhatLets What’’s the Devata Effect in s the Devata Effect in Action.... Action....

AngelsAngels

The Dream Continues

Reincarnation• Window of time “remembrance” (start remembering at

2 stops around 7 or 8)

• Spontaneous remembering

• Previous death 15 months prior to new birth

• Memories blend and become absorbed

• Identities reshape between lifetimes

• 70% of personalities die of unnatural causes /violent sudden deaths

• A good percentage showed longing for previous family

• 35% of persons who died violently - new personality had phobia related to type of death

• Cases are being found all over the world

• More recent research has found 200 hundred cases where cause of death is biologically or physically apparent in the new personality

So What is Reincarnation?

• A recycling soul progression and evolution

• Creative leap

• Nature depends on mechanism of rebirth

• Maybe it’s abnormal to not remember?

Reincarnation: Academia and Scepticism?

Reincarnation: Jim Tucker

Summing Up:Summing Up: From this lifetime to From this lifetime to the nextthe next

• We donWe don’’t yet have enough consciousness... The t yet have enough consciousness... The gaps of ignorance of our full potential are too gaps of ignorance of our full potential are too large, and whatever the gap claims turns into large, and whatever the gap claims turns into the unconscious...the unconscious...

• Chopra, p. 182Chopra, p. 182

Summing Up:Summing Up: From this lifetime to From this lifetime to the nextthe next

• We donWe don’’t yet have enough consciousness... The t yet have enough consciousness... The gaps of ignorance of our full potential are too gaps of ignorance of our full potential are too large, and whatever the gap claims turns into large, and whatever the gap claims turns into the unconscious...the unconscious...

• Chopra, p. 182Chopra, p. 182

Maha Samadhi Maha Samadhi