Theos-Talk Archives (February 1999 Message tt00048)

>> But I'm having trouble reconciling theosophy if it doesn't accept the
Tibetan 'between' states model - as I have personally experienced this
model. I'm beginning to think that theosophy as a concept is fine, but
that Theosophy as espoused by the TS is a pointer to find for ourselves
what the victorian mind could not bring to light.>>

Darren, It does reconcile the Tibetan bardo states, in a fashion. I too
have "personally experienced this model" and so I was pleased many years
ago to read G de Purucker's account of the after-death state according
to Theosophy.  He says that we first enter a spiritual bliss-like
formless state (first bardo), and then enter the kama-loka (second
bardo), and then a gestation period to devachan (third bardo).  The only
real difference is that the Tibetans offer six realms of possible
experience after kamaloka which includes devachanic experiences as well
as rebirth as a human or transmigration to an animal.  If you look
beyond the obvious religious symbolism of the Tibetan Book of the Dead,
the two are not very different at all. Quest publishing has several book
out on this subject.

Jerry S.
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                                        
                  

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