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When I was studying Hinduism and Buddhism, I read in the literature that average people should never remember their past lives. Only highly spiritually-realized individuals like buddhas, rishis, gurus, swamis, munis, and others, should remember their past lives. What is the reason for this?
In the first place, the karma built up in past lives affects us spiritually. It's there, whether we consciously realize it or not. There is no reason to remember the circumstances that earned us that karma.
Secondly, remembering the pain and trauma of past lives could harm us in this life, create more trauma, and interfere with our ability to live a fulfilling life.
Furthermore, our past life experiences remain with us on the spiritual level. The physical brain would malfunction and break down if burdened with memories of multiple lives. We would go insane. Only a person who has transcended the physical world would be capable of handling memories of multiple past lives.
That being said, my husband and I attended a psychic fair a while back, and I allowed a self-proclaimed psychic to reveal one of my past lives. What she told me shocked me, and I was quite angry at her for telling me the information. Just like there is an unwritten rule that psychics don't inform you about your death, I believe they should keep shocking and traumatic past lives to themselves.
The psychic claimed that I lived on an English farm in the 1800s. My husband abused me terribly. I got sick of it and used some sort of farm implement to murder him. I don't know what happened after that. Was I arrested? Was I executed? Did I bury the body and get off scott-free? Did I regret what I had done? Did I celebrate his death? I don't know. I was left hanging with the knowledge that I had killed my husband. I was a murderer. And I felt terrible about it. Even now, years later, it bothers me. Horrific abuse would not have been an acceptable defense back then. Imagine the bad consequences and karma derived from that!
My husband immediately pointed out that this is why my relationships with men have been so messed up in this life. "You have unresolved issues," he said.
Unresolved issues? Killing an abusive husband is a pretty final resolution. Okay, even if that's true, how do I resolve murdering a guy in a past life? How do I resolve past issues? It's simply not possible. I would need to meet the guy again in this life as a past life connection and handle him differently or end up in a similar situation and handle it differently. Nowadays, I would be a hero for murdering an abusive husband. Does karma change with the changing times?
I have not been to another psychic since that experience because I believe she acted irresponsibly, inflicting unnecessary psychological and emotional harm on me. Just like there are a lot of self-proclaimed psychics out there, there are a lot of sketchy "spiritual" and "self-help" gurus out there. Be careful from whom you take guidance and advice. The world is full of pranksters and frauds.
What are your thoughts?
Dawn Pisturino
July 31, 2023
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