Theos-Talk Archives (February 1999 Message tt00086)

Feb 11 1999

Dear Darren and Rodolfo:

Val and I saw the movie some weeks ago, and while not strictly
according to the Theosophical view of the after death states and
what it was possible to do or view  as an experience in them, it
could serve as an introduction to the ideas of the after death
conditions as a sequel to the life last lived.  The closing scene
of the two reincarnating as children - while not always true, has
an element in it demonstrating how Karma can bring fellow
Soul-Egos back together again.

If Reincarnation is the doctrine of hope, Karma is the doctrine
of the great Law of nature that demands it.

I have also recommended it.

Best wishes as always,

Dallas TenBroeck


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-----Original Message-----
From:	Rodolfo Don
Sent:	Thursday, February 11, 1999 9:02 AM
Subject:	Re: Theos-World Death in Hollywood

>Just in addition to our discussions on the after death states -
Last night
>I saw the film 'What Dreams May Come' with Robin Williams and
Annabella
>Sciorra.
>I think this film is definitely mixing up it's belief systems in
an effort
>to make Christians and "new agers' happy. It fails to address so
many
>issues that in the end it becomes another hollywood love story.
For
>Example, is this their first incarnation - if not what about the
children
>etc from previous incarnations? What about the differential in
bodies
>available to spirits wanting incarnation? I could go on...but
you get the
>picture.
>
>Anybody else seen the film and have a comment?
>
>Darren
>
>***************************************


I saw the film when it first came out and I loved it.  Of course
.... the
story is a big 'paella' of different belief systems.  That's ok
with me.
The movie most always represent a belief system, even if it shows
reincarnation the same way we believe to be true.  I found the
movie very
beautiful particularly the scenes with R. Williams flying through
the
painting, that looked like a Van Gogh.

I have recommended the movie to at least a couple of my friends
and always
on the basis of beauty.  It is like "eye candy".

Rudy


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