Buddhist-Meditation-Systematic-and-Practical

Furthermore, rebirth is like this: when you are enjoying
your wife, then your mind is at the animal level; if she
makes some mistake and you want to kill her, then you
have sunk down into the hells; if a beggar comes and
you give him alms, then that is heaven; but if you see
someone else doing good deeds and are envious, you go
to the migration of the asura-demons; if you do not do
anything very good or bad, then you keep the human
state; if you are greedy and give your servant inadequate
food and payment, you are in the realm of the hungry
ghosts. Thus, there is nothing more real about this life
than any other, since we find upon examining it that it is
composed of many levels of existence.
Many events of the daytime are stored in the
subconscious and these are dreamed of at night: this
goes on day and night until death. As the dream
continues from the daytime, so life continues after
death.
The professor was quite convinced by this, but another
doubt worried him. He had no belief in supernormal
powers; he said, "When there are natural laws governing
things, how can spiritual forces exist?" He questioned
me further, saying, "I am sure you must have these
powers, so please try and make some mischief for me."
I strongly denied having any such ability and asked why
l should want to harm him. However, I prayed heartily
to all the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas and asked them to
convince this man so that he might become a true
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