304 DATE WITH THE GODS
"No, I do not. I can incarnate only for a limited amount
of time, and send messages anywhere in the universe.
When I am seen by someone, it's usually in the form of a
spirit or a ghost, if you prefer to call it that. In the early
days of your world, these angels were given a mytho
logical personality. Some were giants, and some took a
human form and visited the earth to teach the cosmic
facts about God and creation. You must also be aware
that two kinds of angels exist, some good and some bad.
Those in your world are better known as devils or
demons.
When these spirits leave a physical body, they go into
the cosmos. But if they haven't acted according to the
teachings of the Eternal God of Creation, they're
restored in their structure and sent back to the world to
re-learn. Your spirit has lived many times before, but
you can't remember all your previous incarnations
because that's a defense mechanism the spirit has. It
chose to forget in order not to spoil any future plans. But
if it is necessary, it can remember when it reaches
maturity. You must understand that it would be very
tedious, and no help of any kind, if a spirit would be
constantly remembering that in one incarnation it killed
its mother or perhaps its brother or in some other life it
was killed by someone. The suffering a spirit undergoes
is a way to purge itself of its wrong doings. Some
religions in your world call this process 'karma.'
Certain spirits incarnate constantly with the mission
of learning to control their criminal instincts and to
create a universal fraternity, to study and make pro
gress. The ones who accomplish their mission get an A
and continue on to another plane. The ones who don't,
get an F and they have to start all over again."
As soon as my guide in the cosmos had finished telling
me this, I heard Rama's voice again.
"Chacho, are those the words that were said to you?"