Ghost is a formless consciousness yet taking a non physical
shape according to their desires and attachment and manifesting
according to their karma, that is invisible to our naked eyes. It's
impossible for our consciousness to 'possess' these non physical
shapes, whereas it is relatively easier for a consciousness to take
up the shape of physical things. Therefore we have Tree Spirits,
and other kind of spirits that inhabit physical things. It is not
that the tree have consciousness, the tree originally have no
consciousness in itself but consciousness takes up the shape of the
form, become attached to the form. When my master stayed at my
dharma teacher's house for lodging, he told my dharma teacher to
immediately take down.. I think it was some kind of animal head
hanging on the wall or something. Something taken from an animal.
It was only years later that she realised that a spirit had
inhabited in that form.
Is there any way to prevent possession? There are many ways..
usually a person is possessed because there is little 'brightness'
in him. In such cases as I mentioned before, chanting buddha and
bodhisattva names will be advisable as this will increase one's
mental 'brightness'. Spirits will not harm such a person.
The most assured and important way is to practise the dharma.
Through correct practise, we can completely block off the
possibility of spirit possession.
I have posted before, based on Thusness's advise to a forummer who
had met with a problem regarding forced mediumship (he has solved
the problem) in which he could be under threat of possession at any
time.
Need help !!! Urgent !!! True case !!!