22/03/2026
LIFE, DEATH, BARDO
Explanation:
We do not remember our past lives due to the shock of death, which erases memory entirely. The fear of death wipes everything away. When the body separates from the mind, we experience terrifying hallucinations; the same occurs during the Bardo. We find ourselves as a mind without a body, living in a dreamlike world where dreams change every three days. Within 49 days, we must find new parents to be reborn in a body; if no body is found, one is reborn as a spirit. When we encounter a couple, we perceive entering a house or palace—this is the sign we have settled there and cannot return.
When consciousness from the Bardo enters a woman’s womb and unites with s***m and o**m, it becomes completely unconscious, and the formation of the body and energetic system begins. Consciousness remains in a coma-like state for 28 weeks, during which all memories of the previous death, the Bardo, and the intermediate state are erased. After the twenty-eighth week, memory begins to return. After 35 weeks, birth occurs. Birth is a difficult and painful experience, and this suffering erases all memories formed in the womb. The child retains the imprint of this experience until about age seven, after which even these memories disappear.
This explains why we do not remember past lives. Some individuals who suffer from lifelong panic attacks may retain traces of the shock of death and the intermediate state. Certain Tibetan Lamas have developed techniques that allow them to die and be reborn consciously; in these cases, trauma does not erase their core memory. By the age of two or three, they may recognize personal objects from a previous incarnation.
Many people appear to live normal lives—work, family, stability—yet feel an inner emptiness, as if something is missing. This sensation may also be linked to past lives. The rational mind cannot explain it, as it is felt at the level of the heart. Such individuals may have unusual dreams, speak differently, and seek meaning beyond appearances, retaining traces of memory in their unconscious. People may also feel a strong familiarity with a profession, culture, or religion they have never encountered in this life, due to past-life experiences.
If one is able to relive a past situation, inner conflicts can unravel and unpleasant sensations dissolve. To help such individuals, problems should not be confronted directly as in conventional psychotherapy, which risks engaging only the superficial mind. Instead, a gentle and indirect approach allows access to the subtle mind and karmic memory. Reconnecting with past aptitudes often leads to success in specific areas with little effort, as knowledge already exists within us. In Spiritual Energetic Medicine, this is called a karmic aptitude. Meditation and prayer are essential for discovering one’s path.
This perspective is important for understanding both individual and collective psychology. It represents a deep spiritual or transpersonal psychology, offering insight into the origins of fears and phobias that seem to have no apparent cause.
Roberto Potocniak & Eleonora Benzi
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