he same characteristics will be the underlying motivation of the new body, arising from the life-continuum consciousness as karma, and shaping our desires and subsequent thoughts and actions. This endless transference of traits and volitions is a continuous cycle that only extreme measures can interrupt. If it is not interrupted, then rebirth will occur in physical as well as immaterial and non-material realms both in this universe and others.

This cycle results when our “I” thought, or our ignorance, creates within us a powerful desire for itself to continue at the moment before death. The lifetime belief in a “self” or “I” thought, and clinging to it at the time of death, spiritually creates the requirement of a new body – to satisfy and house this powerful urge, irregardless that the entire thing is based on a false premise — one of ignorance.

Ridding ourselves of this false premise can end this cycle of

We are composed of a body and mind, with the maintenance of this body depending upon the mind and its ability to become conscious. The type of consciousness that is brought up depends on our past karma, which in a way colors the pure mind and distorts the picture. The physical brain has the capacity to reason, which provides food and shelter for the body. The body craves pleasurable experiences and turns away from unpleasant ones, and in this way, the karma of the mind remembers, and creates an “I” thought or ego, which personifies and strengthens our will to acquire or reject. Keep in mind, however, that this “I” thought is merely a construction of the mind, and does not have a reality in and of itself. The body, the mind, and karma all occur within existence and are therefore unreal. Reality, which some call God, Pure Mind, etc., does not exist in time, and is unchanging, while existence changes constantly. If existence didn’t change, it couldn’t be experienced, because experience is based on change. Reality creates consciousness continuously, every moment, and in every element and atom.

The “I” thought, however, sees itself as the Reality, forgetting that it is a mere construction of existence, and when this forgetting takes place; it becomes ignorant of Reality. This ignorance then becomes the basis of our angst. When we obsessively cling to this “I” thought, it then becomes the basis of our discontent. At the time of death, this ignorance won’t allow us to let go of the illusion, and the clinging becomes so compulsive and powerful that the illusion actually survives death.

When we physically die, the life force leaves the body. The life-continuum consciousness is aware that death is immanent and begins opening the chakras in order to allow the consciousness to leave the body. The dying person, at this time, may panic for a moment because they are aware that death is immanent. Shortly after this, their eyes will become glazed and the breathing will become shallow, and the physical features will begin to appear lifeless with the blood vacating the extremities. Inside, however, the spiritual experience is alive and well.

As the spiritual consciousness moves upwards through the energy centers, Reality might be touched for a moment and the dying individual may no longer experience pain, and their breathing might stop. This could be when the person becomes spiritually sensitive and might actually “wake up” and seem normal for a few minutes, perhaps as long as an hour, where they sometimes make predictions regarding their loved ones or relate visions that they have just had regarding the next world, all a result of touching Reality without the encumbrances of a tainted consciousness.

At the moment of actual death when no resuscitation is possible, several different consciousnesses arise, each fractions of a second in duration. These are what propel us into the next lifetime. These consciousnesses are part of mind and exist in what could be called the spiritual world. Once a determination is made that the body has irreversibly died, a death consciousness arises, followed by a consciousness that retains the record of all previous lives, including the one just passed. A rebirth linking consciousness then shuffles us into the next lifetime, followed by the life-continuum consciousness that remains with us during the entire next lifetime until the time of death again.

All of these consciousnesses retain the psychic memory of our past actions, which, in turn, determine our characteristics — whether we’re loving or hateful; greedy or giving; insightful or deluded. Just as the same person who wakes up in the morning is the one that retired, the same characteristics will be the underlying motivation of the new body, arising from the life-continuum consciousness as karma, and shaping our desires and subsequent thoughts and actions. This endless transference of traits and volitions is a continuous cycle that only extreme measures can interrupt. If it is not interrupted, then rebirth will occur in physical as well as immaterial and non-material realms both in this universe and others.

This cycle results when our “I” thought, or our ignorance, creates within us a powerful desire for itself to continue at the moment before death. The lifetime belief in a “self” or “I” thought, and clinging to it at the time of death, spiritually creates the requirement of a new body – to satisfy and house this powerful urge, irregardless that the entire thing is based on a false premise — one of ignorance.

Ridding ourselves of this false premise can end this cycle of

nce didn’t change, it couldn’t be experienced, because experience is based on change. Reality creates consciousness continuously, every moment, and in every element and atom.

The “I” thought, however, sees itself as the Reality, forgetting that it is a mere construction of existence, and when this forgetting takes place; it becomes ignorant of Reality. This ignorance then becomes the basis of our angst. When we obsessively cling to this “I” thought, it then becomes the basis of our discontent. At the time of death, this ignorance won’t allow us to let go of the illusion, and the clinging becomes so compulsive and powerful that the illusion actually survives death.

When we physically die, the life force leaves the body. The life-continuum consciousness is aware that death is immanent and begins opening the chakras in order to allow the consciousness to leave the body. The dying person, at this time, may panic for a moment because they are aware that death is immanent. Shortly after this, their eyes will become glazed and the breathing will become shallow, and the physical features will begin to appear lifeless with the blood vacating the extremities. Inside, however, the spiritual experience is alive and well.

As the spiritual consciousness moves upwards through the energy centers, Reality might be touched for a moment and the dying individual may no longer experience pain, and their breathing might stop. This could be when the person becomes spiritually sensitive and might actually “wake up” and seem normal for a few minutes, perhaps as long as an hour, where they sometimes make predictions regarding their loved ones or relate visions that they have just had regarding the next world, all a result of touching Reality without the encumbrances of a tainted consciousness.

At the moment of actual death when no resuscitation is possible, several different consciousnesses arise, each fractions of a second in duration. These are what propel us into the next lifetime. These consciousnesses are part of mind and exist in what could be called the spiritual world. Once a determination is made that the body has irreversibly died, a death consciousness arises, followed by a consciousness that retains the record of all previous lives, including the one just passed. A rebirth linking consciousness then shuffles us into the next lifetime, followed by the life-continuum consciousness that remains with us during the entire next lifetime until the time of death again.

All of these consciousnesses retain the psychic memory of our past actions, which, in turn, determine our characteristics — whether we’re loving or hateful; greedy or giving; insightful or deluded. Just as the same person who wakes up in the morning is the one that retired, the same characteristics will be the underlying motivation of the new body, arising from the life-continuum consciousness as karma, and shaping our desires and subsequent thoughts and actions. This endless transference of traits and volitions is a continuous cycle that only extreme measures can interrupt. If it is not interrupted, then rebirth will occur in physical as well as immaterial and non-material realms both in this universe and others.

This cycle results when our “I” thought, or our ignorance, creates within us a powerful desire for itself to continue at the moment before death. The lifetime belief in a “self” or “I” thought, and clinging to it at the time of death, spiritually creates the requirement of a new body – to satisfy and house this powerful urge, irregardless that the entire thing is based on a false premise — one of ignorance.

Ridding ourselves of this false premise can end this cycle of

for a moment because they are aware that death is immanent. Shortly after this, their eyes will become glazed and the breathing will become shallow, and the physical features will begin to appear lifeless with the blood vacating the extremities. Inside, however, the spiritual experience is alive and well.

As the spiritual consciousness moves upwards through the energy centers, Reality might be touched for a moment and the dying individual may no longer experience pain, and their breathing might stop. This could be when the person becomes spiritually sensitive and might actually “wake up” and seem normal for a few minutes, perhaps as long as an hour, where they sometimes make predictions regarding their loved ones or relate visions that they have just had regarding the next world, all a result of touching Reality without the encumbrances of a tainted consciousness.

At the moment of actual death when no resuscitation is possible, several different consciousnesses arise, each fractions of a second in duration. These are what propel us into the next lifetime. These consciousnesses are part of mind and exist in what could be called the spiritual world. Once a determination is made that the body has irreversibly died, a death consciousness arises, followed by a consciousness that retains the record of all previous lives, including the one just passed. A rebirth linking consciousness then shuffles us into the next lifetime, followed by the life-continuum consciousness that remains with us during the entire next lifetime until the time of death again.

All of these consciousnesses retain the psychic memory of our past actions, which, in turn, determine our characteristics — whether we’re loving or hateful; greedy or giving; insightful or deluded. Just as the same person who wakes up in the morning is the one that retired, the same characteristics will be the underlying motivation of the new body, arising from the life-continuum consciousness as karma, and shaping our desires and subsequent thoughts and actions. This endless transference of traits and volitions is a continuous cycle that only extreme measures can interrupt. If it is not interrupted, then rebirth will occur in physical as well as immaterial and non-material realms both in this universe and others.

This cycle results when our “I” thought, or our ignorance, creates within us a powerful desire for itself to continue at the moment before death. The lifetime belief in a “self” or “I” thought, and clinging to it at the time of death, spiritually creates the requirement of a new body – to satisfy and house this powerful urge, irregardless that the entire thing is based on a false premise — one of ignorance.

Ridding ourselves of this false premise can end this cycle of

scitation is possible, several different consciousnesses arise, each fractions of a second in duration. These are what propel us into the next lifetime. These consciousnesses are part of mind and exist in what could be called the spiritual world. Once a determination is made that the body has irreversibly died, a death consciousness arises, followed by a consciousness that retains the record of all previous lives, including the one just passed. A rebirth linking consciousness then shuffles us into the next lifetime, followed by the life-continuum consciousness that remains with us during the entire next lifetime until the time of death again.

All of these consciousnesses retain the psychic memory of our past actions, which, in turn, determine our characteristics — whether we’re loving or hateful; greedy or giving; insightful or deluded. Just as the same person who wakes up in the morning is the one that retired, the same characteristics will be the underlying motivation of the new body, arising from the life-continuum consciousness as karma, and shaping our desires and subsequent thoughts and actions. This endless transference of traits and volitions is a continuous cycle that only extreme measures can interrupt. If it is not interrupted, then rebirth will occur in physical as well as immaterial and non-material realms both in this universe and others.

This cycle results when our “I” thought, or our ignorance, creates within us a powerful desire for itself to continue at the moment before death. The lifetime belief in a “self” or “I” thought, and clinging to it at the time of death, spiritually creates the requirement of a new body – to satisfy and house this powerful urge, irregardless that the entire thing is based on a false premise — one of ignorance.

Ridding ourselves of this false premise can end this cycle of

he same characteristics will be the underlying motivation of the new body, arising from the life-continuum consciousness as karma, and shaping our desires and subsequent thoughts and actions. This endless transference of traits and volitions is a continuous cycle that only extreme measures can interrupt. If it is not interrupted, then rebirth will occur in physical as well as immaterial and non-material realms both in this universe and others.

This cycle results when our “I” thought, or our ignorance, creates within us a powerful desire for itself to continue at the moment before death. The lifetime belief in a “self” or “I” thought, and clinging to it at the time of death, spiritually creates the requirement of a new body – to satisfy and house this powerful urge, irregardless that the entire thing is based on a false premise — one of ignorance.

Ridding ourselves of this false premise can end this cycle of births and deaths, but the idea of “I am” is a difficult concept to walk away from. We can understand the problem intellectually and psychologically, but the one who is attempting to drop the notion is the very entity that must be dropped. Therefore, the problem can never be solved intellectually. Only intuitive insight and intuitive breakthroughs can spiritually solve it.

This ignorance of the “I” thought’s unreality causes our rebirth, and rebirth causes death, simply because what is born must subsequently die, even in the heaven realms. It is the Buddha’s contention that birth is the cause of suffering, not only the pain and worry connected to illness and the ever-present awareness of impeding old age and death, but the trials and tribulations of earning a living, and securing ourselves against the many dangers of existence.