Ananas and Anionites 109which we live and move and have our being.' Every
religion talks about 'Holy Ghosts,' 'Holy Spirits,' and
divinities. To simplify it, they tell you God gave Adam a
'divine touch,' the breath of life, the 'divine spark placed
in the heart.'
You asked me what the spirit was. It is an accumula
tion of positive energy originated and generated by the
Eternal Creator. God, if you prefer, for terminology's
sake. Each spirit has its own free will, given by God. It
individualizes itself in order to incarnate for one biologi
cal life period. This varies according to how time is
measured in each world and the life expecta ncy at any
given part in the universe.
Once these ananas and anionites have again united
and individualized into one being, they melt with the
atomic matter of their previous incarnations. The indi
vidual unit gets better and stronger because it keeps
adding more Third Force and more atoms, using the
vibratory pattern still existing and remembered from
the ancient records and experiences of its past lives.
We're talking about a process known as karma,
reincarnation, resurrection of the flesh, the 'Ye must be
born again' idea."
I interrupted her. "What about death in relation to the
atom and this Third Force? I'm interested in hearing
your opinions."
"These are not my opinions," she said. "I haven't
invented all this. Just like you, I had to learn these things
at one time in one of my lives. I'm talking about cosmic
laws that have been known throughout the galaxies for
millions and millions of your terrestrial years."
"Rama, I'm sorry," I said. "Please don't lose your
patience with me."
"All right," she said, "We're talking about common
death as it's known on earth, when your heart, lungs,
brain and everything else, cease to function.