> Not to mention the "math" problem that there are so many more people > alive today than any time in history. (Let me guess, other planets > with people on them waiting to get on to earth?)
Yes, Meher Baba said there were so many more people on earth now because they wanted to be on earth at the same time as his incarnation. According to him there are 3 types of planets that people are evolving on. 100% intellect - 0% heart, 75% intellect - 25% heart and an EARTH 50% of both. Earth is the only place one can get God Realization (& if we succeed in destroying this earth, the next one is only 2/3s or 3/4 finished so everything will just have to wait until it's ready) People from those other places really weren't quite ready for earth but have come here and ARE responsible for those overly scientific inventions that we can't quite handle. For anyone doing longtime rounding with the TM technique I don't see how you could NOT unstress past live experiences. But it's like counting your freckles or hairs on your head not that useful a pasttime! And having said that, let me talk abou them! When the Sidhi program first started the flying room was FULL of NOISE as past live stresses came out. If anyone in German wondered why some people were strictly SIMS (Students IMS) and other WYMS (World Youth MS) the flying rooms gave the answer. WYMS Germans were the ones saying "Sieg Heil" & other WWII language noise. A strong German lady I know used to agonize in the flying room. "Die elefanten sind en rustchen gekommen" The elephants are sliding based on the horendous task of Hannibal getting getting elephants over the Alps to fight ROME. And I'd sure volunteer my ex as being General Patton! (but that's archetypal) I remember almost every great Philosopher, Poet, Scientist in Germany being claimed by SOME teacher of TM... I've unstressed well over 100 past lives & only one was even slightly famous but I can think of several reasons for people thinking they had been famous people. 1. insanity 2. egotism (disease of individualized consciousness) 3. Archetypes - Some famous person like Napolean stands for the archetype you're working on right now so you think I WAS that person. Interesting http://www.herowithin.com/arch101.html 4. From the CLAN of, or in the area at the same time as some famous one If you lived under the protection of the CAMPBELL CLAN for instance you might identify yourself with the head of them however you were related. 5. Clear experiences of past impressions