Limits and Analysis of the Tibetan Book of the Dead

dictated by the law of resonance and affinity. Having said this, let's examine its limits which are essentially of two natures, both theoretical and practical:

• From a practical point of view, it must be said that except for the first part of the text which focuses on quite informal visions because they are based on luminous perceptions, it must be said that the symbols used are very far from our mentality and it is highly unlikely that a Westerner would use this symbolism to represent these forces acting in consciousness. The names of the divinities are therefore obscure and the confusing style, far from our way of thinking and conceiving the world, makes this book difficult to use.
• From a theoretical point of view, instead, it must be said that the major limits are related to these Lights which in the Tibetan Book of the Dead it is not understood who or what they are. If they are deities, but perhaps they are a single deity manifesting in 5 different aspects, but perhaps it comes from Man, perhaps it is not Man, in short it is a confusing topic. It's a confusing topic that we can only resolve next week with the Christian Book of the Dead because this light, this book says, is Christ not Man. It comes from Man because Christ bound himself to Humanity but it is not Man, it is God in Man.

• Unable to specify better, the Tibetans gave the name of the world Nirvana