The Soul's Secret Journey

Excerpts from the writings of
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Dreams and Past Lives

In dreams we sometimes see things that we have never experienced in the present body. Sometimes in dreams we think that we are flying in the sky, although we have no experience of flying. This means that once in a previous life, either as a demigod or astronaut, we flew in the sky. The impression is there in the stockpile of the mind, and it suddenly expresses itself. It is like fermentation taking place in the depths of water, which sometimes manifests itself in bubbles on the water's surface. Sometimes we dream of coming to a place we have never known or experienced in this lifetime, but this is proof that in a past life we experienced this. The impression is kept within the mind and sometimes becomes manifest either in dream or in thought. The conclusion is that the mind is the storehouse of various thoughts and experiences undergone during our past lives. Thus there is a chain of continuation from one life to another, from previous lives to this life, and from this life to future lives.

Srimad Bhagavatam (4.29.64)

Dream of Srila Prabhupada

I was in Krishna's temple. The bhajan was being played. Govindam Adi purusham. While I was enjoying it in ecstasy, someone approached me from behind. It was Srila Prabhupada. he was wearing the shawl over his head and around his neck. He asked me what was the song about. I wasn't surprised to see him for some reason but I knew it was him. I started explaining him the song saying it was sung by Lord Brahma in praise of Lord Krishna. Prabhupada was listening attentively. I couldn't remember what happened after that. Very pleasant experience.

Hare Krishna