Question asked by Terry
Have you ever heard of Edgar Cayce, the famous trance-channeler? They say his psychic readings were amazingly accurate. While awake he was this uneducated Christian from Kentucky, but while asleep he talked about stuff like reincarnation, astrology, meditation, the seven chakras, etc. The thing is, he also disagreed with Buddhism on some points. For instance, he taught that humans never reincarnate as animals (or vice versa). Also karma is God’s way of teaching us lessons, so our soul can evolve to higher planes of consciousness. (Yes, he believed in God and the soul.) I guess that all religions have an inner core of truth, which would mean that Cayce and Christianity must be partly right and partly wrong. But applying the same principle to Tibetan Buddhism, can we say that Lamrim or Prasangika Madhyamika are only partly true? How would you resolve this, sir? Thank you.
I don’t really understand your question(s).
But…
1.I have heard of Cayce. And I don’t agree with everything he has said. I don’t trust ppl who go into trance and simply talk. We do not know what is channelling through them exactly.
2.You do not need to think too much on Prasangika or Madhyamika on their own. Lord Tsongkapa has condensed everything into the Lam Rim for you. The Lam Rim cannot be wrong in any way, otherwise Tsongkapa’a enlightenment was false. Please follow the Lam Rim thoroughly and effect a perception change…then it will be ok…everything will be ok for you…everything will lighten for you….focus very much on the practice of any form of Manjushri as your yidam..do the practices, offerings and sadhanas….Manjushri will help your mind tremendously….I would be happy for you..
Good luck…TR