Spiritualism versus Spiritism - Addendum

11 the soul into its former shape always happens immediate after. You call this doppelganger a “phantom”. The soul always only splits into two equal parts during a splitting of the soul or splitting of consciousness and never into two different personalities. Question : There are those that try to separate their soul from their body through various exercises. What do you make of such exercises? ARGUN : We reject them conditionally . Human beings that have achieved a high level of spiritual development may engage in such attempts. Most people are however not mature enough. They do indeed believe that they possess that maturity, but they overestimate themselves . Such attempts can become very dangerous in some cases! ARGUN : Can you suggest a form of meditation to us that we can practise without endangering ourselves and that is of benefit to us? ARGUN : Yes. You must try to concentrate to a degree – we call it meditation – where you will be able to retain your self-trust in every situation and not show any signs of disappointment to others. Question : Does this mean that we should always be calm and collected? ARGUN : You must verify through your deportment that you are not daunted by anything. You must be generous, but certainly not flippant. You must recognise the boundaries of what you can or cannot do by yourself . Only then will you have the foundation to gain spiritual INSIGHTS through meditation. Question : This requires a lot of training. What kind of training applies here? ARGUN : Deal with a mental problem and try to solve it in peace and harmony. What is important is that you only deal with one problem – and that all your thoughts are directed at this problem. Every secondary thought immediately disturbs your concentration. A large problem must naturally be divided into smaller questions. GOD must be at the core of every meditation. All your thoughts must rush in HIS direction, the wished for inspiration will immediately follow. It is however imperative that the energy and the good will must come from you , all exaggerations must however be avoided. • You can make things easier for yourself by behaving in a laid-back and relaxed manner. Do however not forget that a purely divine attitude makes the path to meditative insights a lot less arduous. My dear friends, you can ascertain that you always meditate unconsciously in your circle. But you sense at the end of the evening that you feel harmonic and fortified once again. November 1960 Question : Scientists have said: “ Spiritualism is a religion and it is not our job to validate a religion. – What does the realm of the spirit have to say to this attitude?