Theos-Talk Archives (February 1999 Message tt00094)

At 09:15 AM 2/11/99 -0500, you wrote:
>>>At least this is what Alexandra David-Nell says in 'Initiates and
>Initiations in Tibet'. She seems to beleive that the whole Tulku thing
>is very dicey indeed.<<
>
>Darren, David-Neel has probably the best explanation of tulku ever
>written.  Basically it is the re-incarnation of an esoteric ray that
>expresses itself as a wisdom-body of teachings into a qualified neonate,
>rather than the re-incarnation of a "person" or atman (which the
>Buddhists don't believe in anyway). The idea that a tulku is a
>reincarnated Adept is close, but not quite right.
>
>Jerry S.
>
                                                                       
yes sorry I didn't make myself clear - when I said she thought it was dicey
- I meant she thought that an individuality re-incarnates was dicey, but
you have explained it nicely above.....

Darren








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