Originally Posted by miss manson
I have been studying the dharma, and have recently finished reading the tibetan book of the dead. They say if we are an enlightened individual we will be liberated, and are born no more. But most of us are born again either in a god like realm, or as a human again, or an animal, a hungry ghost or in one of the hell realms. Untill the good or bad karma has run its course then we start again on the wheel of life. The longest period after death, is any thing up to 49 days of perpetual wandering before we. Take rebirth, but it can also happen immediatley upon death. I also attend a spiritual group. I have had a message from my grandad, i was aware of his presence months before as i smelt cigar smoke on two seprate occasions and he used to smoke them. The message the lady gave me, well i knew it was him. I dont understand how spirits can be,how they pass messages from the other side. I:confused: f we are reborn and in a continual cycle. Its confusing me. that is why i thought id ask you as i dont happen to have a buddhist monk to hand.