87/Selected Questions & Answers/Levels And Light
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Questions & AnswersQ
: I'm confused about
whether there's a difference in levels between people who can see the inner
light and those who can't. Is the level of people who can see the inner light
higher than the level of people who can't? Those who can see the inner light,
have they just come from Heaven or have they just been reincarnated recently?
Those who can't see the inner light, have they been reincarnated for a very
long time?
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: It's not that the level of people who
can see the inner light is higher than anyone else. It's only that their ability
to focus their attention and to concentrate their thoughts is stronger. It
could be that their professions do not require the extra exertion of brain
power that causes mental fatigue. It could be that their education did not
involve excessive brainwashing and therefore, their minds are still innocent
and simple. Thus, when they meditate, they can go into samadhi immediately.
They no longer worry much, nor do they ponder, "Oh, Newton said so and Einstein
said so, then why on Earth does Madame Ching Hai say so now?" This creates
more trouble. The more we know, the more we get into trouble. People who have
a peaceful and simple heart, or their profession does not require excessive
mental hardship or worry, are able to see more inner light, as they go into
samadhi more quickly when meditating.
We
all came from Heaven. None of us came up from the Earth at all. Don't worry.
It's because of differences in the karmic burden of each person. What's karma?
It's simply the path that each person has chosen. It's because when we first
came down here, we were God and Buddha who had no fear of choosing that path
at all. Whether we chose a path full of suffering or not, to us at that time
was no problem. It was only after we chose to come down here did we know how
full of suffering it is. Since we had already chosen it, we had to go along
with it. Based on our choice, we became a highly educated person or a person
who had a simpler life with less education, for example. Because of our past
choice, when we come down here it will affect our spiritual life based on
our chosen path. One chooses to walk on a straight path while others choose
to travel on a winding road. Traveling on a winding road takes a longer time,
but it's not because one's spiritual level is higher than another's.
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