Almost all of us are affected by problems in our life where the root cause is due to departed ancestors' subtle bodies. This type of spiritual problem affects us regardless of race, cultural background or social status. While this is a spiritual problem, it can manifest in many different ways in our day-to-day lives.
Ancestral problems is the distress caused to descendants by the subtle bodies of their ancestors who have passed away (died) and it manifests in many ways in our day-to-day lives. It creates obstacles in both, our worldly lives as well as spiritual practice. In some cases, it may seem that the entire family has a dark cloud over it and various family members are undergoing various problems despite all efforts to overcome them.
How can the ancestral problems manifest?
The difficulties that are created due to departed ancestors come in various forms as listed below:
At an intellectual level, we could use two rules of thumb to decide if the cause of the suffering is spiritual in nature:
· All remedies to solve the problem have failed. This is especially so when the problem should be easily treatable by modern sciences such as a skin rash, chest pain, etc.
· A number of family members (e.g. 4 out of 5) are suffering with any of the above mentioned issues simultaneously. (The reason that all the family members get affected is that they all have the same ancestors.)
Why would my departed loved ones and my other ancestors want to give me pain?The following are the two main reasons as to why ancestors trouble their descendants.
1. Distress due to unfulfilled desires
2. Distress due to a call for help by ancestors What can I do to protect myself against ancestral problems?Problems caused due to departed ancestors are a specific type of spiritual difficulty. Therefore we can successfully overcome them only by applying a specific spiritual remedy. Psychological and physical remedies simply cannot overcome the root cause of the problem and can only at best provide some symptomatic relief. For example, if a person is suffering from skin rash caused by ancestors, relevant medical treatment can at best provide relief but not cure the rash completely or prevent it from occurring again.
In order to gain insulation from problems caused due to departed ancestors, we recommend chanting the protective chant of 'Sree Gurudev Datta'. This chant represents the Name of Lord Datta, an aspect of God. This is to be done daily along with chanting the Name of God according to the religion of one's birth.
To give you an analogy, chanting Lord Datta’s Name is like having an extra dose of vitamin C when one has a common cold. The vitamin C is taken along with the usual multi-vitamin tablet for good health (which is the Name according to the religion of birth).
When we repeat the protective chant of Sree Gurudev Datta, we attract the divine energy associated with Lord Datta’s Name and as a result we benefit in the following way:
1. A subtle protective sheath envelops us, protecting us from obstacles caused by our ancestors.
2. It helps to nullify the give-and-take account that we have with our ancestors thus reducing their influence on us.
3. It gives our ancestors the assistance they require to make their onward journey in the subtle world.
Depending on the severity of the problem anywhere from 324 to 972 repetitions of the chant ‘Sree Gurudev Datta’ need to be done on a daily basis along with chanting of the Name of God as per religion of birth, which acts as a general spiritual tonic for overall spiritual growth.
More at: http://www.spiritualresearchfoundation.org/spiritualresearch/difficulties/ancestors/
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