Divinised has been added to the word ancestors wrongly because it is believed that after death and crossing the vital world the ancestors enter the higher realms.
2) “to elemental spirits go those who sacrifice to elemental spirits”: what do we mean by elemental spirits? And is it a fall from human births? I was believing that once a human birth is attained, generally there is never a fall?
Elemental beings are nature spirits that dwell in forests, rivers, mountains etc.
So after death one goes where one has faith in and hence is naturally drawn towards the beings one has worshipped. This is after death and for a short period but not about rebirth. These are temporary resting places of the human soul in its long evolutionary journey through lives.
Affectionately,
Alok Da
“to the (divinised) Ancestors go the Ancestor-worshippers” What does this mean, because by the time a person (who was worshipping his ancestors) dies, his ancestors must have already taken re-births in different human bodies ? Where does the person go then ?
Quite so. Perhaps in the origin it meant all the souls trapped and struggling in the vital world. Later perhaps praying for one’s own ancestors started which is kind of absurd not only because of the rebirth factor but also because even if it was required once why does it need to be repeated every year even if none has died during this period! But logic doesn’t work with blind tradition. The only purpose it perhaps serves is to remember those who have passed away with the hope of continuing his legacy.
Affectionately,
Alok Da
