Hi BriarRose,
The Bhagavad-gita and the Tibetan Book of the Dead, as in the many forms of ancient Buddhism, (
like in so many ancient religions) point to clear intention to help ensure the future of the soul, enabling them to live in peace, in harmony, in good health and happiness in each life time. It seems to me after countless references and books I've read, that what the ancients were implying, is that consciousness creates.
A lot of New Age authors --
in my opinion -- are presenting the best cases they have to offer;
backing up their theory. Culminating a premise but ultimately presenting a narrowed possibility.
In the Tibetan seminal text called the
Dhammapada, which means ‘The Way of Truth,’ the power of our thoughts is clearly stated:
“All that we are is a result of what we have thought: it is founded on our thoughts, it is made up of our thoughts.”
I think Carol presented it beautifully in her book
Return From Heaven, while making reference to the Tibetan Buddhists:
“The Tibetan Buddhists agree that the more aware and conscious a soul is, the better its choices will be for the coming life. They say a spiritually evolved soul can direct its incarnation and choose the place and family of its birth. Otherwise, they say, Karma will dictate the choice, and the soul will be drawn, as a magnet, into whatever womb resonates with all its past experiences.”
To me, we are each unique, and aware or not - we create our realities. I see no mention of angels - spirits - or otherwise planning a chart or directing our destiny.
HOWEVER, I do believe in Light Beings, ~ higher entities that have influenced mankind for millenniums. We have free will, and therein lies the beauty of our individual journeys.