Karma and Rebirth- Link between Lives

• we have one consciousness with 8 forms- the six senses, the seventh form being discrimination/judgement and the eighth being Alaya
• Alaya- a 'storehouse consciousness'.
• It stores karmic seeds
• it survives death of the body and is reborn

• believe we have a subtle type of consciousness
• Bhavanga- the state of mind the same as when we are sleeping
• it arises at conception
• the link between lives is immediate and there are no gaps

• believe we have two types of mind

-primordial- true, remains pure

- conditioned- it is deluded

• at death, we revert to the primordial mind
• there is a chance for enlightenment, but most deluded minds dont see it, so they get reborn instead
• the rebirth isnt instant however
• you enter the bardo state
• can last up to 49 days
• Tibetan meditation practices prepare the mind for the bardo state