Don’t let the dead ghosts suck on you!

During
the annual ‘Shradh’ period (this year–September 15-29, 2008), the
ghosts feed on the health and good fortune energies of the living–that
includes you! This is a worldwide phenomenon–nothing to do with any
religious or other belief.

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Get the facts and learn the how and
why of it– get great self-improvement tips here to prevent this
downside. Learn how you can get karmic success and fortune during this
time while also benefiting your dead ancestors. Get their blessings for
good fortune and avoid their curses and resultant madness-behavior and
loss of wisdom.

The Dead Feed on You

Ancestors,
the ‘pitras’ of pitraloka of the vedic tradition or the ‘manes’ of
ancient Roman civilization, or quite simply the dead forefathers and
relatives are the dead-alive, but not at all well where they are. Once
a year during a specific time period these souls come to the earth to
get relief from their sufferings. The relief is available through their
descendants of this lifetime and previous lifetimes.

Many ancient
cultures have a tradition of making offerings to the dead and modern
man, not understanding or seeing the reality behind this dismisses such
cultural activities. Belief or lack of it has nothing to do with the
effects of shradh.

Why the Dead Feed on the Living

The
living get their material body and the capability of self-improvement
karmicly both in the spiritual activity zone and the material. The
living owe their bodies to the ancestors–this ‘body-debt’ is a fact of
life.

The dead ancestors in their ‘pitra’ body are in a half-way
house, receiving punishing reactions to their activities done in their
previous physical body. In these bodily forms they have a very limited
capability of satisfying their senses and bodily needs. They constantly
suffer from heat, cold, hunger, thirst, tiredness, pain and can only
get some relief during the shradh period, which is equivalent to a
once-a-day event in their time zone. The pitras collect their
‘body-debt’ from their descendants during this time.

How this works

To understand this, we can start by briefly looking at ourselves, our bodies and our nature.

• The
  human body changes over time, with cells being constantly replaced so
  that at some point there is a complete change of bodily cells and body.
  This is a biomedical observation.
• Within the body the human
  consciousness of self-identity does not change over time unlike the
  physical body. In other words we are always conscious that we are the
  same individual, even though our bodies are changing over time.
  Every person who has ever been alive has this awareness. This is
  universal observation.
• This, then, is conclusive scientific
  evidence that the consciousness-identity of the individual (’I am’)
  does not change while the body constantly changes. The consciousness is
  always moving through changing bodies even in this lifetime.

• Next, there is no evidence whatsoever to
  show that the consciousness dies when the material body dies. It is
  logical then, that the unchanging nature of the consciousness would
  continue even when we cannot track the journey of the consciousness by
  our limited senses. Gifted clairvoyants and psychics can see these
  consciousness elements clearly long after the death of the physical
  body, while others see them sometimes as ‘ghosts’.
• Clearly,
  the consciousness is of a stable or ‘immortal’ nature–also connected
  to the essential living entity that is the source of consciousness. The
  source must also have the eternal quality of it’s symptom–the immortal
  consciousness. This source of the unchanging consciousness-identity is
  variously called called the soul, atma, bhoota, life-force and
  such-like.

Essentially, the consciousness moves through
changing bodies, and when the body finishes, it continues to another
body or to a body which is in many ways more limited–such as the pitra
body.

Where there is a tradition of making offerings to
the dead pitras through priests and other similar category of persons,
the dead ancestors are relieved and able to part with their accumulated
good fortune. One can also make offerings to the hungry, the
handicapped and the poor in the name of the dead ancestor for benefits.

Here are some useful tips to protect yourself from ghosts taking your good fortune, and for getting benefits from the ancestors.

Things TO DO during Shradh

1. Feed
   a hungry person every day, especially giving them foods that your dead
   ancestor liked, if you know what that is. When feeding that person you
   can tell them or mentally state the name of the dead ancestor on whose
   behalf you are making this donation of food.
2. Give donations
   to religious or spiritual persons (pandit, priest, rabbi and so on) or
   to needy persons of items such as cooked food, grains, fruits, ghee,
   white cloth, shoes, umbrella, money, silver, gold, and so on. (A
   complete list is available at the shradh article link given in the
   resource box below at www.getting-positive-karma-now.com/shradh.html)
   By doing this, you are ensuring that the items you donate are
   satisfying the pitras (ancestors) preventing them from forcefully
   taking your good fortune energies, as well as receiving in return the
   good fortune energies that they may have. You also prevent receiving
   their curses and wrath at not discharging your body-debt.
3. By
   giving donations and offering in the name of your ancestors to the
   priests, brahmins, karmic healers, you and your ancestor receive a very
   high level of karmic benefits to progress you spiritually and
   materially. This is a self-improvement opportunity of the highest order.

Things NOT TO DO during shradh

1. Do
   not accept invitations to eat as a guest of anyone during this period.
   This is because doing so at this time creates a special ’salt-debt’ to
   your host. Your host’s ancestor may follow this salt-debt trail and
   attach itself to you–feeding off your energies. Eating out where you
   pay for your meal is fine during this time.
2. Do not eat
   meat, eggs, fish, alcohol, intoxicants etc. The pitras love to feed on
   these energies and will bring many other unrelated ghosts as well to
   dine off you if you do eat these things! Some visiting entities may
   stay with you. Prevention is much easier than detoxification that would
   be needed if you do get infected by these entities.
3. Avoid purchasing items like cars, homes, new furniture and valuables; avoid moving into a new home during this period.

Following
these easy tips will keep you protected and bring good fortune to you
for self-improvement and success in all areas of your life. Wishing you
wellness and good fortune!