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The distress caused to us descendants by ancestral spirits manifests in
many ways in our day-to-day lives. It creates obstacles in both, our worldly
lives as well as spiritual practice. In some cases, it may seem that the
entire family has a dark cloud over it and various family members areundergoing various problems despite all efforts to overcome them. The
difficulties that are created due to ancestral spirits come in various forms
such as marital disharmony, addictions, miscarriages and financial
problems. At an intellectual level, we can use two rules of thumb to decide
if the cause of suffering is spiritual in nature. The first rule is if all remedies
to solve the problem have failed. This is especially so when the problem
should be easily treatable by modern sciences. The second rule is if a
number of family members (e.g. 4 out of 5) are suffering with any of the
above mentioned issues simultaneously. The reason that all the family
members get affected is that they all have the same ancestors. In this
section learn how we can protect ourselves from problems caused by
ancestral spirits and assist our departed ancestors in the afterlife.
Introductory articles to problems with ancestral spirits
What are ancestral problems?
According to the science of Spirituality and unknown to modern sciences,
50% of difficulties in our lives are caused solely due to spiritual factors and
another 30% due to spiritual and psychological and/or physical factors.
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Please refer to the article on, The breakdown of spiritual root causes of
difficulties in life.
One aspect of these spiritual root causes of problems in our lives is the
distress caused to descendants by the subtle bodies of their ancestors who
have passed away (died). It is also one of the more common spiritual
factors that affects almost all of humanity in some form or the other. Before
we give a detailed explanation as to why our ancestors would want to
cause any kind of trouble for us, let us first examine the kinds of difficulties
that people can experience due to departed ancestors.
The distress caused to us descendants by the subtle bodies of our
ancestors manifests in many ways in our day-to-day lives. It creates
obstacles in both, our worldly lives as well as spiritual practice. In some
cases, it may seem that the entire family has a dark cloud over it andvarious family members are undergoing various problems despite all efforts
to overcome them. The difficulties that are created due to departed
ancestors come in various forms as listed below:
Inability to get married
Marital disharmony
Addictions (approximately 70% ofaddictionsare due to ancestors whohave passed away)
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Due to the inability to move on in the after life and attain a higher positive
region or sub-region.
Distress due to unfulfilled desires
In this case, ancestors trouble us as they have unfulfilled desires. These
desires can include:
Anger directed at descendants who do not use their inheritance in
accordance with the ancestors wishes.
Ancestors who have an attachment to the family and still want things to be
done their way.
Ancestors who are addicted to some physical desire such as cigarettes,
drugs, sex, food, etc. They take advantage of the remaininggive-and-
takeaccount between them and their descendants to possess their
descendants and fulfill their desires. Departed ancestors trouble their
descendants instead of others with whom they may possibly have a give-
and-take account with; this is because the bond between blood relations is
the strongest.
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Distress due to a call for help by ancestors
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When one dies, the vital energy is released back into the Universe. The
physical body remains on Earth, while the subtle body travels to a subtle
plane depending on its merits or sins and itsspiritual level.Unlike on the
Earth plane, the only parameter that matters in the after-life is the spiritual
level or the spiritual purity of a subtle body. The physical body and the
various worldly aspects such as money, prestige, job, how well we are
connected etc. have absolutely no relevance in the spiritual realm or subtle
world.
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The subtle body as shown in the diagram becomes heavy due to sins and
excessive ego. As a result, it gets stuck in lower subtle planes of existence
such as the Nether region (Bhuvarlok). If the demerits or sins are intense,
then the subtle body goes to one of the regions of Hell (Ptl). On the other
hand, the subtle body becomes lighter due to good deeds (merits) and the
intensity of spiritual practice. The higher the spiritual level, the lighter the
subtle body and faster the progress to the higher positive subtle regions of
the Universe.
Samashtispiritual level refers to the spiritual level attained through spiritual practice for the sake of
society (samashti sdhan), while vyashtispiritual practice refers to the spiritual level attained through
individual spiritual practice (vyashti sdhan). In the current times, spiritual progress for the sake of
society has 70% importance while individual spiritual practice has 30% importance.
An advanced seekers subtle body crosses theNether region immediately
as a result of spiritual practice and goes to higher subtle regions of
existence such as Heaven (Swarga). Only ancestors who are above the
50% ( samashi) or 60% (vyashi) spiritual level are able to go to higher
subtle regions, such as Heaven and are able to access the requisite
protection from God to fend off any attack byghosts (demons, devils,
negative energies etc.).Less than 5% of the world population falls in this
category.
The following is the breakdown of world population by spiritual level:
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(Please refer to the article on spiritual level and thebreakdown of the world
population by spiritual level.)
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This means that the vast majority of our ancestors (over 95% of them) will
be consigned to regions below Heaven like the Nether region or one of the
regions of Hell. A large percentage of the world population is at a spiritual
levelof below 30%. When they die, they have very little spiritual strength to
help themselves in the lower subtle regions. By help we mean helping
themselves spiritually to advance to higher positive subtle sub-regions.
In the lower subtle regions, they experience pain due to demerits and donot know how to help themselves. They are also attacked and tormented
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by more powerful ghosts who control them for various purposes. They try to
go to a more positive region or sub-region in the Universe but cannot quite
do so without spiritual help.
Subtle bodies who are over 30% spiritual level, can technically help
themselves by doing spiritual practice, but this too, is rare unless they have
a strong impression to do spiritual practice that conforms to thesix basic
principles of spiritual practice. All other versions of spiritual practice are
inefficient and do not really provide any spiritual help to the subtle body of
the ancestor.
The distress suffered by our ancestors in the lower regions of the Universeemanates from them as distress frequencies/vibrations that travel across
the various subtle regions as well as the Earth region. As their family
members or descendants have the most matching frequencies, they are
best able to receive these frequencies.
Only on the Earth plane, do we have the ability to do something for our
departed ancestors. Their relatives in the other various subtle realms are
pretty much in the same boat and so cannot help. In the present times, as
most descendants are not sufficiently spiritually evolved to be able to subtly
perceive the distressing frequencies, the ancestors use spiritual energy to
create distress in their descendants lives so that the descendants take
notice of their needs. The distress perpetrated by the ancestors is thus
basically a means to communicate their pain. When the descendant finds
that problems are not going away despite their best efforts, they sometimes
seek spiritual guidance. If the appropriate spiritual guidance is obtained andimplemented, it not only provides the descendants the required protection
from their ancestors but also provides the ancestors the necessary impetus
for their onward journey in the spiritual realm.
Depending on the nature and spiritual level of ancestors the extent of
distress varies. A good ancestor would give distress only to the extent of
making the descendants aware of their needs. A vengeful ancestor on the
other hand, could cause extensive distress to his descendants.
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An ancestor wanting to fulfill his desires would trouble a descendant with
similar desires.
An ancestor desirous of moving on to a higher subtle region would target a
descendant doing spiritual practice.
Spiritual research on problems with ancestral spirits
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Who all are included in our ancestors?
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For the purposes of this section, when we refer to ancestors, it includes all
of the following:
Subtle-bodies of all our known and unknown departed relations from all the
previous generations.
Relatives from all the previous generations from the fathers and mothers
side. For a woman from her parents side as well as from her husbands
side are included in this category. The reason for women having to include
ancestors from her husbands side as well is that with marriage the woman
becomes one with the husbands family and enjoys and inherits the assets
of that family.
Along with this subtle-bodies of departed relatives from previous births are
also included in ancestors.
Even if ones descendants (children) die before one, they too are included
in the category of ancestors as described in this section. This is even
though they are not technically ancestors.
What type of ancestors need help?
What type of ancestors need help?
The following is a frequency interval table (breakdown) of the worlds
population as per spiritual level. It is based on information accessed from
the Universal Mind and Intellect in 2013.
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Please refer to the article, What is spiritual level?
As you can see, in todays world over 50% of people fall in the category of
20-30% spiritual level. People below the 30% spiritual level, due to lack of
anyspiritual practice have very low spiritual purity orspiritual strength.When a person dies, the only thing that matters in the after-life is the
spiritual level or the spiritual purity or sttviktof asubtle-body.Unlike on
theEarth region (Bhlok), the gross body and the various worldly aspects
such as money, prestige, job, how well we are connected etc. have
absolutely no relevance in the spiritual realm or the subtle-world.
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Upto which generation of our ancestors are
most likely to affect us?
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Effect by generations of ancestors:
The influence or impact of ancestors of the past three generations is
maximum i.e. up to the generation of our great grand parents.
The ancestors of up to the last seven generations have some sizeable
influence.
The ancestors beyond the seventh generation do not affect us much. This
is because the give-and-take account with the ancestors is fully completed
or completed to a large extent in a given birth. Hence in the next birth,
thegive-and-takewith ancestors of this present birth will be negligible if at
all. If a sizeable give-and-take account remains, then we are born in the
same family once again.
The above pertains to how far we are affected by our lineage (i.e. the
vertical family tree). If we look at it horizontally (or laterally), we are affected
by our ancestors up to our second cousins.
Please note: Close friends cannot affect or cause distress like ancestors.
They can try to help if they have a higherspiritual levelbut we should not
accept it. This is because it will increase their attachment to worldly matters
and make them Earth bound. As a result it could cause an impediment in
their onward journey. We should instead pray that they concentrate on their
onward spiritual journey.
How is it that an ancestor at lower spiritual level has the strength totrouble but not to help?
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How is it that an ancestor at lower spiritual
level has the strength to trouble but not to
help?
Divine help is unavailable to fulfill worldly desires:In almost all cases,
the meaning of help for departed ancestors and descendants is restricted
to worldly help. When help is restricted only to worldly needs, ancestors are
unable to access divine help to assist them in fulfilling their wishes. As a
result, they have to depend on their own spiritual strength which is
negligible. If the intention of the help is to assist the descendant spiritually,
the ancestors have more access to divine intervention and assistance.
Need to use their strength to protect themselves: Departed ancestors
between the 20-30% spiritual levels, due to their lower spiritual strength will
be curtailed in the quality and quantity of help that they can give their
descendants. The truth is that ancestors at a lowerspiritual levelare in
most cases in survival mode and cannot think beyond themselves. The
oppressive environments in the lower regions, that isNether region
(Bhuvarlok) and Hell (Ptl)along with the attacks by higher
levelghostsgive them a substantial amount of pain. So instead of helping
their descendants they are actually in need of help themselves.
They try to communicate to their descendants and do so in the form of
creating problems in their descendants' lives. The extent of the problems
they can cause is disproportionately larger than their ability to help.
Influence of higher level ghosts: When it comes to causing distress to
people on Earth, higher levelghosts (demons, devils, negative energies
etc.)use ancestors as a means to get to humanity with expending the least
amount of energy. Hence they provide departed ancestors with the
required black energy.
Ancestors between the spiritual levels of 20-30%, i.e. lower spiritual levels
are more self-centered and hence focus on alleviating their own pain in theNether region. Hence their attempt to help their descendants is negligible.
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Causing distress is a method of communicating with the
descendants: When we are living on Earth, we have a variety of issues in
our lives that vie for our attention. Our energy ends up being distributed
across various facets such as job, relationships, chores and errands,entertainment etc. However when we die, there are no such activities to vie
for our attention. In the subtle regions, our departed ancestors experience
the full measure of happiness and unhappiness in accordance with their
merits and demerits. Ancestors of a lower spiritual level generally accrue
more demerits and as a result experience more pain. With no other
distractions as we have on the Earth plane, they become singularly focused
on reducing this pain or experiencing some worldly desire. They reach out
to their descendants on Earth to do something for them. As there is no
physical body, they do not need to sleep and can work at reaching out to
their descendants with an incredible amount of single-mindedness. This
single-minded focus in turn enhances their ability to affect us.
How to overcome problems with ancestral spirits
What can I do to protect myself against
ancestral problems?
Problems caused due to departed ancestors are a specific type of spiritual
difficulty. Therefore we can successfully overcome them only by applying a
specific spiritual remedy. Psychological and physical remedies simply
cannot overcome the root cause of the problem and can only provide some
symptomatic relief, at best. For example, if a person is suffering from a skin
rash caused by ancestors, relevant medical treatment can at best provide
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relief but it cannot cure the rash completely or prevent it from occurring
again.
In order to gain insulation from problems caused due to departed
ancestors, we recommend chanting theprotective chant of ShrGurudev
Datta.This chant represents the Name of Deity Datta, an aspect of God.
This is to be done daily along with chanting theName of God according to
the religion of ones birth.
Chanting of Deity Dattas Name is a kind of prescription chant to overcome
a specific spiritual problem i.e. problems caused due to departed
ancestors. On the other hand, chanting the Name of God according to thereligion of ones birth acts as a general spiritual tonic for overall spiritual
growth. Chanting of Deity Dattas Name provides protection, but not
spiritual growth.
To give you an analogy, chanting Deity Dattas Name is like having an
extra dose of Vitamin C when one has a common cold. The Vitamin C is
taken along with the usual multi-vitamin tablet taken for good health (which
is the Name according to the religion of birth).
When we repeat the protective chant of Shri Gurudev Datta, we attract the
divine energy associated with Dattas Name and as a result we benefit in
the following ways:
1. A subtle protective sheath envelops us, protecting us from obstacles
caused by our ancestors.
2. It helps to nullify thegive-and-take accountthat we have with our ancestors
thus reducing their influence on us.
3. It gives our ancestors the assistance they require to make their onward
journey in the subtle-world.
However, the extent of benefit depends on the quantity and quality of our
chanting, which besides other factors, depends on ourspiritual level.
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It is recommended that one chants the protective chant of Shri Gurudev
Datta on a daily basis depending on the severity of the distress. As it is a
prescription chant that helps to remove obstacles in one s life, it is best if it
is done in the morning as it then provides the requisite spiritual protectionfor the day. One can then chant the Name of God according to the religion
of birth during the rest of the day.
We recommend the quantity of chanting Shri Gurudev Datta that is
commensurate with the severity of the distress experienced due to
ancestral problems. It is based on spiritual research and Knowledge gained
by accessing the Universal Mind and Intellect through the medium of a
highly advancedsixth sense (ESP).
1. In case where no distress to mild distress is experienced, one can chant for
1 to 2 hours every day in order to avoid such trouble in future.
2. In case where the distress is medium, chant for 2 to 4 hours every day.
3. If the distress is severe one must chant Shri Gurudev Datta for 4 to 6
hours per day.
Note:The above quantity of recommended chanting has
been increased recently. The increased duration of chanting has been
recommended taking into account the rise in trouble caused by ancestors
and negative energies in the current and in the coming times.
Please read the article, What are ancestral problems to understand the
types of distress or problems that can happen due to our departed
ancestors. The following are some indicators of the severity of distress
pe Example
d Skin problems, marital conflicts
derate Divorce, mentally challenged child
vere Miscarriage, death in childhood
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Note: If the difficulties are severe, then one could also be advised to
perform specific spiritual rituals. Information regarding these will be
published in later articles.
What does the spiritual protective chant of Shri
Gurudev Datta represent?
The protective chant of ShrGurudev Datta represents the Name of Lord
Datta, an aspect of God. One of His functions in the Universe is alleviating
distress caused due to the subtle bodies of ancestors. God carries out His
mission in the Universe through the three major principles of Creation,
Sustenance and Destruction. Lord Dattas ability is derived through a
combination of these three major principles of God i.e. Creation 10%,
Sustenance 80% and Destruction 10%. His manifest divine energy is 10%
while 90% of His divine energy is unmanifest.
The concept that our deceased ancestors can cause trouble in our lives is
very alien to us. However people from various cultures and religions have
experienced an immense improvement in their lives by repeating Lord
Dattas holy Name of Shri Gurudev Datta (click to listento an audio
recording of the chant).
Why Do People Need Spiritual Help After They
Die?
A human being has two bodies the gross body (sthladha) and the
subtle-body. Along with this he has Vital energy (Pra-shakti) that links
these two bodies together. Understanding this point will help us to see why
people need spiritual help after death. See the diagram given below.
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Note: In order to understand this article better, it is recommended that you
read the articleWhere do we go after death?
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When one dies, the vital energy is released back into the universe. The
physical body remains on the Earth region (Bhlok) while the subtle-body
travels to a subtle-plane depending on its merits or sins and itsspiritual
level.The subtle-body becomes heavy due to sins and excessive ego andas a result gets stuck in lower subtle-planes of existence such as the
Nether region (Bhuvarlok). If the sins are intense then the subtle-body goes
to Hell (Ptl).
On the other hand, the subtle-body becomes lighter due to good deeds
(merits) and the intensity ofspiritual practice.The higher the spiritual level,
the lighter the subtle-body and faster the progress during its sojourn.
After death, those whose spiritual practice is not intense, get stuck in the
Nether region. A seekers subtle-body crosses the Nether region
immediately due to the lightness of the subtle-body as a result of spiritual
practice and goes to higher subtle regions of existence such as Heaven
(Swarga).
However, the subtle-body without the strength of spiritual practice remains
in the subtle Nether region and has to undergo the distress there. It doesnt
gain momentum because it lacks spiritual energy and purity
(Sattvapredominance) and hence is stuck in the heavy atmosphere of the
subtle Nether region.
They need spiritual help to make their onward journey. Now, they can turn
only to their descendants to do something for them. As the descendants
are benefactors of the assets of their ancestors in one way or another, they
are spiritually bound to render requisite help to these subtle-bodies.
However, the descendents in many cases are unaware of the rites and
rituals that need to be done in a correct manner according to the science of
Spirituality to assist their deceased ancestors. As a result, the ancestors
who have passed away get no relief in the subtle Nether region. The
ancestors therefore trouble (as mentioned in an earlier article) their
descendants, in order to draw their attention towards them. When the
descendant in the Earth region experience difficulties that just dont seem
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to go away, they start looking for solutions beyond conventional means. In
some cases, the troubled family members turn to spiritual help that brings
some relief to the departed ancestors.
Does the give-and-take (karma) with my
ancestors get cleared if we chant the
protection chant of Sree Gurudev Datta?
Yes, chanting the Name of Lord Datta clears our give-and-take account
with our ancestors. The mechanism of how this works is that thesubtle
basicsattvacomponent is generated through the chant and passed on tothe ancestor. This acts as a repayment mechanism and helps to nullify the
give-and-take account between the affected person and his ancestor. With
the increased subtle basic sattvacomponent, the ancestors desires
pertaining to their give-and-take with their descendant doing the chant
reduce. However, the ancestors desires in general do not reduce. Along
with this the ancestor also acquires the requisite spiritual boost to make his
onward journey into more positive sub-regions. The quantity and quality of
our chanting will decide how much we can contribute to their onward
journey.
How Can We Help Our Departed Family Members in the Afterlife?
How Can We Help Our Departed Family
Members in the Afterlife?
When family members die, depending on our culture and traditions, we pay
tribute to their lives by
offering flowers at their grave,
by publishing kind words about them in their memory in the obituary section
of a newspaper or
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hanging the photograph of the deceased in ones house.
However, all these rituals have no significance in helping our family
members in the subtle-world.
Spiritual research conducted indicates that after death, about 60% of
ancestors are unable to acquire momentum and move beyond the Earth
plane (Bhlok) due to lack ofspiritual leveland excessive desires. As they
are unable to move on, they reside mostly in their family homes.
There are many things we can do to help our departed family members as
soon as they pass away and when they are in the afterlife. We will be
covering the various things we can do in subsequent articles.
1. The spiritual protection chant of Shri Gurudev Datta helpsour departed family members in the afterlife
To immediately begin to help your ancestors, we recommend chanting the
spiritual protection chant of Shr Gurudev Datta. Refer to the article on,
What does the spiritual protective chant of Shri Gurudev Datta represent?.
2. Our deceased family members need help because their bodyand subtle-body are vulnerable at death
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At the time of death, excretory gases are expelled from the dead body.
These excretory gases are regular physical gases expelled by the body
such as putrefying gases etc. Their frequencies and vibrations are negative
in nature and as a result, theTamacomponent increases in the immediate
environment. Theghosts (demons, devils, negative energies, etc.)get
attracted to these distressing frequencies and enter the environment
around the dead body.
They attack the dead body by gaining control over thefive vital
energiesand sub-vital energies which are in the process of being released
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into the Universe at the time of death. They emit black energy in smoke
form on to the dead body, engulfing it and creating a black covering on it.
Due to the attacks by ghosts, there is a transmission of black frequencies in
the dead body and the corpse gets charged with black frequencies.
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When the ghost gains control on the five vital energies and sub-vital
energies, it also transmits whorls of black energy to ensnare the subtle
body. It thus pulls the subtle-body of the deceased ancestor in its field of
attack. Then they trap the subtle-body into their web of black frequenciesand can create obstacles in its onward journey in the after-life. After some
time, many ghosts attack the subtle-body by creating a whorl of black
frequencies and take it into their complete control. In this way, ghosts
systematically gain control over the dead body and the subtle-body of the
departed ancestor.
Spiritual science advocates some specific rites and rituals that need to be
done at the time of death to protect the body and the subtle-body from
being potentially attacked by ghosts. In many cases, people either do not
know these rituals or do not know how to perform them correctly.
3. How the Shri Gurudev Datta chant helps our departedfamily members
The following are some of the main benefits of repeating the spiritual
protection chant ofShri Gurudev Datta.
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Reduces Raja-Tama: Deity Datta is an aspect of God that provides
momentum to our ancestors. Effulgent striking frequencies are emitted
through the chant of Shri Gurudev Datta. These frequencies reduce the
severity of the frequencies of desire present around the subtle-body of the
departed ancestor. This results in a decrease in theRaja-Tamain the
subtle-body and thus reduces its heaviness. This enables the subtle-body
to gain energy to move onwards in its journey.
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Protective sheath:A protective sheath is formed around the subtle-body
and its actual physical body. This protects it from attacks by ghosts.
Instigates momentum: As the attachment in the form of desires is also
reduced, the subtle-body is able to cross the Earth plane in a shorter time
period.
Spiritually purifies the environment: Due to the chanting, particles of
Divine consciousness (Chaitanya) are generated in the atmosphere. The
subtle-body of the recently departed family member receives help due
to these particles. All the persons chanting are also protected from the
distressing frequencies present in the atmosphere.
Continued protection: By continuously repeating the chant of Shri
Gurudev Datta on a daily basis, we protect ourselves from distress caused
due to ancestors. We also help our ancestors in the after-life by providing
them with the necessary Sattvacomponent to make their onward journey.
4. Which of our family members will be helped by the chant?
The ancestor who is troubling the most will derive maximum benefit and get
first priority for the spiritual help generated by the protective chant of Shri
Gurudev Datta.
Disposing belongings of the deceased
After a loved one dies, many people are unsure what they should do with
their belongings. The purpose of this article is to provide a guide to the
surviving relatives.
At a principle level, we can keep a few things in mind. The actions we take
with regards to belongings of ancestors need to help them reduce their
attachments and help them move on in their afterlife.
The vibrations of the dead person remain in their belongings that they leave
behind. Death of a person means an increase in subtle
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5. For items that the dead person was not much attached to, family members
may use them after a period of six months by which time the vibrations of
the dead person would have been removed due to the purification by the
spiritual chant.
6. Pictures of the departed ancestors should be taken down in the house.
Having the pictures of dead relatives in the house fuels their attachment for
their previous Earthly life and their previous family. This in turn impedes
their progress in their onward spiritual journey. In some cases it makes the
departed ancestor Earthbound in their home.
7. If a will has been drawn out by the dead person it should be honoured so
that his wishes do not remain unfulfilled.
The importance of putting the above steps into practice is that this is one of
the deciding factors in the departed ancestor moving on or getting stuck in
the Earth region. For our own complete protection, regular spiritual practice
that pertains to thesix basic principles in spiritual practiceis suggested.
Other articles on problems with ancestral spirits
I am a Christian. Why should I chant Lord Dattas Name?I am a Christian. Why should I chant Lord
Dattas Name?
Lord Datta is a deity. One of His functions is such that, those who worship
Him are bestowed with the ability to overcome the difficulties in their lives
that are due to subtle-bodies of ancestors.
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Quite often people from various religious backgrounds (for example,
Christians or Buddhists) may question, Why should I chant a deity's Namethat does not belong to my religion?
The universality of this aspect of God, regardless of religious faith or
religion of birth can be understood by a simple analogy.
Panadol (whose chemical formula is C8H9NO2) is an allopathic drug that is
manufactured in Australia and other countries as well. It helps to provide
relief from symptoms such as fever, headaches and other minor aches orpains. Irrespective of place of manufacture (in this case Australia), Panadol
whose chemical formula is universal can be used to treat the symptoms of
people not only in Australia but in the entire world.
So also, chanting Lord Datta's Name helps any person regardless of
nationality, religion or cultural background to overcome problems caused
due to departed ancestors. This benefit of chanting His Name has been
experienced by many seekers being guided spiritually by SSRF around the
world.
Read thecase study of Cyriaquewho was troubled by subtle-bodies of his
ancestors and how chanting Lord Datta's Name helped him.
It is said that sometimes our ancestors help us, is it correct?
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It is said that sometimes our ancestors help us,
is it correct?
It is commonly believed by many people and cultures that theirdeparted
ancestorslook over them and help them in their lives.
The spiritual research conducted by SSRF corroborates the fact that
ancestors can help us. The extent and quality of help depends on their
attitude in their life on Earth and theirspiritual level.Departed ancestors at
a lower spiritual level can help less than those at a higher spiritual level.
The higher the spiritual level, the more the extent and quality of help
possible.
In almost all cases, the help that ancestors want to provide to their
descendants is at a worldly level.
For example:
An ancestor may help his descendant get a job by putting the idea in the
interviewers mind of selecting him.
They may help a girl get the boyfriend of her choice by putting the thought
in the to-be boyfriends mind.
An ancestor with the foreknowledge of a possible accident may try to delay
the departure of the descendant from the house thus trying to keep him
away from the scene of the accident.
Ancestors, by helping their descendants, are in effect enhancing the
attachment of their descendants to worldly pleasures and simultaneously
get further attached themselves. The only real help departed ancestors can
give their descendants is to make them aware of the necessity ofspiritual
practice.More than 50% of mankind is below the 30% spiritual level with
minimal spiritual strength. It is very difficult for these ancestors to be of any
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help to their descendants. Sometimes higher-levelghosts (devils, demons,
negative energies etc.)likesubtle-sorcerers (mntrik) can also ensnare
our departed ancestors of lower spiritual levels and torment them. At this
point, survival is the only thought in their mind.
However even if some ancestors may genuinely desire to help their
descendants, the fate of the helpful ancestors is akin to being trapped in a
glass cage. They can see the plight of their descendants but cannot reach
out to them to alert them of danger or deliver timely help. This can be
caused by one of two factors:
The descendants do not receive or understand the signals sent by theancestors or do not believe in them.
The spiritual power of ancestors falls short of the help needed.
For example, a departed father may want to warn his son about the risk in
signing the business deal through dreams but the son either does not make
the connection between the signs in the dreams and the deal or if he does,he may not attribute enough significance to it thus ignoring the message.
In another case, a departed mother may have to helplessly watch her
beloved son falling prey to a lethal drugaddictionorchestrated by a subtle-
sorcerer. She understands the root cause of the addiction, though the son
and the world is unaware about it, but as her spiritual power falls much
shorter than that of the subtle-sorcerer she is forced to be a helpless
spectator.
Dreams of Departed Family Members and Ancestors
1. Introduction
Quite often our readers ask the meaning behind seeing dead relatives in
their dreams frequently. A few of them, welcome seeing dead relatives and
a few are fearful of the same. Their questions include, Has my fathermoved on in the afterlife?, Has he gone to heaven?, What are they trying
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Through spiritual research we have found (with regards to the spiritual
reasons) that approximately 70% of the time, it is the subtle-bodys need for
help in the afterlife and 30% of the time, it is to seek revenge or to trouble
the descendant on the Earthplane of existence.
A dream can be considered spiritual in nature if the same dream recurs at
least 3 times. Dead family members will generally try to contact the family
member (or appear in the dreams) who they feel is most likely do
something for them. The reasons subtle-bodies, in the afterlife, find it easier
to communicate through dreams as opposed to the waking state is
because during the waking state the person who they are trying to contact,
is more engrossed in the five senses and does not have concentration of
the mind. During the dream or sleep state, the mind is more receptive to
messages from the subtle.
We have found that people who have had untimely or violent deaths are
more likely to appear in dreams as opposed to people who have had
normal deaths such as after a prolonged illness. This is because the
person who has died of natural causes is more mentally prepared for death
and therefore finds it easier to move-on in the afterlife.
In only 10% of cases could there be a negative energy masquerading as
the ancestor, in the dreams.
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3. What if the dream is of a close friend who had diedsuddenly?
However, dreams of the departed are not necessarily limited to deceased
family members. Sometimes even close friends who are deceased appear
in ones dreams. This is mainly to seek help as they may feel closer to the
person who they are trying to contact as opposed to their family members
on Earth. The following example narrated by one of the members of the
SSRF research team will shed more light on this aspect.
Recently a friend of mine, Andrew (not his real name), visited me at theSSRF research centre and narrated how he had been plagued by dreams
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of a close friend who had died in a tragic accident. Andrew said that once,
while at University, he did not go on a trip with his friend because he was
competing in an event that his friend had trained him for. During the trip, his
friend drowned.
Andrew was overcome by a feeling of remorse and guilt for not being there
for his friend and perhaps being able to save his life. He did not have the
strength to go to the funeral. Soon after the funeral, Andrews deceased
friend began to appear in his dreams. It would be the same dream each
time and it would recur every few days. This continued for many years.
Andrew was very fearful of the dream but he did not ask for help from
anyone on this matter.
Then one day after many years, he faced his fears and said to his friend in
the dream, Look I am sorry I was not there for you. I cannot change the
past but I cannot keep living like this, dreaming of you every second day.
So whatever it is you want from me . do what you must kill me if you
will, I dont care. From the nextday onwards he did not have the dream
ever again. Andrew felt that standing up to his deceased friend in a dream
was the correct thing to do. However, from a spiritual perspective, all that
the departed friend wanted, was some spiritual help from his closest friend
Andrew. Once he saw that Andrew would never understand, the subtle-
body of the deceased friend retreated, never to ask again.
Andrewss correct action should have been to help organise a ritual to be
conducted to help his deceased friend.
4. What can one do, at a spiritual level, to help deceased lovedones or family members who appear in ones dreams?
The Name ofShrGurudev Dattais a potent chant that provides relief
from any problems caused due to departed ancestors or family
members.
SSRF also recommends that for more severe problems due to
departed ancestors or family members, along with
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chantingShriGurudev Datta,some specific rituals such asNryaa
Ngbali(for ancestors), Tripindi shrddha, etc. be performed.
It is the spiritual level/ability of the priest conducting the ritual and
the mantrasthat mostly determine the efficacy of a ritual and its
ability to help the deceased in need of help in the afterlife. Rituals
that just have prayers are more at a psychological level and have a
minimal effect as opposed to the energy generated from
specific mantras.
Ancestor Worship and Ancestor Veneration
1. Introduction to ancestor veneration and ancestor worship
Ancestor veneration or ancestor worship is practiced in some form
or another throughout the world. The types of customs and rituals are
varied; in some cultures, ancestors are worshiped as deities. In this two
part series on ancestor veneration and ancestor worship, we provide
spiritual perspectives for various beliefs and customs, from simple respect
and veneration to ancestor worship, so that people can make informed
decisions about how they should treat their departed ancestors, both from
their own perspective and that of the departed ancestors.
The first ritual for departed ancestors is the funeral rite and we have given
a spiritual perspective to some of the more popular funeral rites in our
articlecremation versus burial.
2. Some popular belief systems that drive ancestor veneration
and ancestor worship
Protection: Departed ancestors are believed to wield great authority,
having special powers to influence the course of events or to control the
well-being of their living relatives. They provide protection to the family;
keeping it together is one of the departed ancestors main concerns. The
living may regard the departed ancestors as guardian angels; protecting
them from serious accidents, or guiding their path in life.
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Intervention: Sometimes departed ancestors are considered
intermediaries between God (and/or Deities) and the family they have left
behind. It is believed that they intercede with God, Saints and Deities for
the benefit of the family.
Fear and reverence: In some cultures the attitude of descendants towards
departed ancestors is one of mixed fear and reverence. It is believed that if
neglected, and not venerated or worshiped after their death, the departed
ancestors may cause disease and other misfortunes.
Communication from the afterlife: Departed ancestors have the ability to
communicate with the living through dreams and by possessing their
descendants.
Help in lifes decisions:The descendants sometimes turn to the
ancestors for guidance through seances and mediums or Ouija boards to
help them in making important decisions.
The following sections explain some spiritual research in relation to the
above beliefs that fuel ancestor worship:
3. Departed ancestors ability to protect and look out for theirdescendants:
The ability of a subtle-body in the subtle-regions of the Universe to protect
someone on the Earth region (Bhlok) is directly related to the subtle-
bodysspiritual strength or spiritual capacity. The following table provides
an overview of the proportion of people going to the various subtle-regions
after death.
Region type Proportion of people
going to these regions
after death
Relative spiritual
strength
Main aim
Higher positive regions of
the Universe
(i.e.Maharlokand beyond)
Less than 0.1% + 100 to Infinity Spiritual growth
Heaven (Swarga) Less than 1% + 5 Enjoying the fruit o
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The Nether region
(Bhuvarlok)
85% + 1 Survival
1st and 2nd Region of Hell
(Ptl)
10% -10 to -20 Survival and troubli
3rd region of Hell and
lower
5% -30 to slightly before
negative infinity
Troubling others
Note: The negative figures for spiritual strength show the spiritual energy
that is demonic spiritual energy. It is also commonly known as black
energy.
On average a departed ancestor will take about one to three generations to
lose attachment to his previous life on Earth. One generation can be taken
as roughly 30 years. In other words, people are most affected by the
generations that pertain to their parents to great-grandparents. One aspect
that decides this time period is the suffering that one has to undergo in the
subtle-regions due to incorrect actions and deeds when on the Earth plane.
When undergoing these sufferings, departed ancestors are aware of which
part of their Earthly existence is responsible for the suffering. In that timetheir attachment to their previous worldly life also exists and is bound to
influence the lives of their descendants.
Samashtispiritual level refers to the spiritual level attained through spiritual practice for the sake ofsociety (samashti sdhan), while vyashtispiritual practice refers to the spiritual level attained throughindividual spiritual practice (vyashti sdhan). In the current times, spiritual progress for the sake ofsociety has 70% importance while individual spiritual practice has 30% importance.
The subtle-bodies that can effect real change on the Earth plane for their
descendants are subtle-bodies that are spiritually evolved and reside in the
higher regions of the Universe such as Maharlok,Janolok,etc. These
subtle-bodies are above the 60% (samashi) or 70% (vyashi) spiritual level.
However, in practice people do not receive material help from these highly
evolved beings. This is for two reasons:
Firstly, less than 0.1% of our departed ancestors go to these higher regions
of the Universe because ones spiritual level needs to be above 60%
( samashti) or 70% ( vyashti).
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Secondly, even if our departed ancestor was to be of a high spiritual level,
material help would not be something that he would indulge in. As a person
evolves their only focus is to grow spiritually. So all their help to others is
also given from the perspective of helping them grow spiritually. Moreoverthey begin to loose their attachment to family members. This is because
they get more expansive in their perspective which is to help all of humanity
grow spiritually.
Subtle-bodies in Lower and Higher Heaven are fairly evolved spiritually.
However, while in the subtle-region of Heaven, they are mostly involved in
enjoying and experiencing the fruits of the merits gained when they were
on the Earth region. This is why they rarely help their descendants on theEarth region. Moreover, they have less spiritual strength and if they do help
their descendants it is in the more easily manageable worldly matters. Less
than 1% of all departed ancestors go to the subtle-region of Heaven.
Most of our ancestors go to the subtle-regions of Nether region and the 1st
and 2nd regions of Hell. Here the environment is quite oppressive. Due to a
lack of spiritual practice and various attachments/unfulfilled desires, subtle-
bodies of departed ancestors in these regions mainly experienceunhappiness. Most of the time these departed ancestors want to trouble
their descendants. The following are the two main reasons as to why
ancestors trouble their descendants.
Due to unfulfilled desires
Due to the inability to move on in the after life and attain a higher positive
region or sub-region.
Please refer to the article Why would my departed loved ones and my
other ancestors want to give me pain? If help is provided by the
ancestors, then it is because of intense desire to help. It is generally for
small things such as getting a job, etc. However if a descendant on Earth is
to undergo some event because of medium to severe destiny, it is
impossible to change that event without the descendant themselves doing
spiritual practice.
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Ancestors that go to the lower regions of Hell generally only trouble their
descendants and never help.
Mechanism of how subtle bodies of departed ancestors help
In almost all cases, ancestors have very little ability to influence events on
a sustained basis in another plane of existence such as the Earth region.
Sometimes the strength to accomplish the wishes of departed ancestors is
given by higher level ghosts (demons, devils, negative energies, etc).
Higher level ghosts provide energy so as to create agive-and-take
account with these subtle-bodies that they help and thereby get them under
their control.
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4. Can departed ancestors intercede for us with God orDeities?
This is rarely the case. In some cases a subtle-body in the region of
Heaven or the Nether region can intercede on behalf of their descendants
with lower level Deities in the region of Heaven. This happens byexchanging some merits they have earned, to get something on Earth.
However, lower level Deities also have a limited amount of power and can
only help out in smaller things. In most cases, lower level deities expect
something in return for the favours they give out. If someone has done a lot
of spiritual practice then he can also ask for boons from Higher level
Deities. However in this the spiritual energy gained by their spiritual
practice is used up.
5. If neglected or not worshiped can ancestors cause usproblems?
From a spiritual perspective, neglected means not doing the requisite
rituals or spiritual practice to help ancestors in the afterlife. If the correct
rituals are not done departed ancestors can trouble their descendants.
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In the next article we will examine some of the popular rituals and customs
worldwide and their efficacy in providing protection from problems
caused by departed ancestors.
Refer to the article Why would my departed loved ones and my other
ancestors want to give me pain?
6. Can departed ancestors communicate with theirdescendants?
Yes, it is possible. They do this through a number of ways:
Communication by creating problems in the descendants
life:Departed ancestors, most of the time, communicate by causing
problems in their descendants life. Departed ancestors use spiritual energy
to create distress in their descendants lives so that the descendants take
notice of their needs. The distress perpetrated by the ancestors is thus
basically a means to communicate their pain. When the descendant finds
that problems are not going away, despite their best efforts, they
sometimes seek spiritual guidance.
Refer to case study on eczema caused by ancestral problems
Mediums and Ouija boards:Sometimes descendants on Earth, or
departed ancestors in the afterlife, try to communicate through mediums or
Ouija boards. In most cases it is not the ancestor who is communicating.
Please refer to the articleWhat is the spiritual perspective on contacting
my departed relatives through a medium or an Ouija board?Accordingly, itis best not to ask ancestors for advise about oneslife decisions through
these mediums because in all probability one would be speaking to another
ghost or negative energy. And while initially the advice may be okay, it can
be interspersed with wrong advice to lead people astray or in harms way.
Dreams: Sometimes ancestors communicate through dreams. Departed
ancestors live in a world that is more subtle than the very tangible Earth
region that we live in. When we dream, we go to a more subtle-plane and
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hence it is easier for departed ancestors to contact us. Most dreams are
psychological in nature. However, there are instances when dreams are
spiritual in nature. As a rule of thumb, a dream can be considered spiritual
in nature if a dream recurs three times in a row. If what appeared in thedream also occurs in the waking state, it is to be understood that this, too,
is spiritual in nature. Some dreams are typical of ancestors trying to
communicate. For example, continuously seeing ancestors in your dreams
or seeing snakes. Seeing cobra snakes are generally indicative of
ancestors that mean well, whereas any other variety of snakes is
considered to represent ancestors that mean harm.
6.1 Mechanism of the action for communication
All actions have to be done using one of the Absolute Cosmic Principles
(Panchatattva). Depending on the spiritual strength of the ancestor they are
able to access higher and higher Absolute Cosmic Principles to establish
communication
Absolute Cosmic Element How it manifests
Earth (Pruthv) Generally a bad odour in the environment without any physical cause
example, urine smell in the house. It could also be a perfume associa
departed ancestor.
Water (pa) Leaving some kind of taste in the mouth.
Fire (Tj) Taking the form of the ancestor in the dream state, ability to see the
ancestor or a vision of the departed ancestor.
Air (Vyu) Feeling as if someone is touching one without anyone being there, m
around the house.
Ether (ksh) Hearing voices, sounds.
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In almost all cases where an ancestor tries to communicate with his
descendants, it is most likely that the ancestor has unfulfilled desires and
the descendants should do their best to help the departed ancestor to
move on.
Frequently asked questions
1. We are living a very comfortable life and so did our parentsand grandparents. We do not suffer from any symptoms ofancestral problems as mentioned on your website. Should weand our children still chant Lord Dattas Name?
Ans.: It would still be advisable to chant Lord Dattas Name as it isextremely rare for one not to have distress due to subtle bodies of departed
ancestors. Besides not doing any form of spiritual practice is itself a kind of
distress. One is so engrossed in and attached to worldly life that one is
consequently far away from God. One experiences the full measure of pain
when the people and things we are attached to are taken away from us.
2. Is it true that children are protected by keeping photos oftheir ancestors in their bedroom?
Ans.: No, this is a misconcept