"In hypnosis, you don't hear anybody else except the person who has hypnotized you. He can talk to you, you can answer him, yet you will remain fast asleep, you will not come to the conscious mind. So only in hypnosis can your unconscious be communicated with, can be asked questions. This can be repeated again and again, and if the same fact comes up without exception, the same memory comes up, the same story comes up, then certainly it is not imagination.

"Another thingthrough hypnosis the other person can reach you, but not through your conscious mind – because in whatever the conscious mind does there is an effort and tension, and that prevents the unconscious mind from surfacing. The conscious mind has to be completely relaxed so the unconscious can surface. In hypnosis it is better to begin with someone else. It is such a simple method that anyone can do it – it does not need any expertise. I will tell you about the method, how you can help each other.

"When you have become a good medium, so that you can slip very easily into the unconscious, then finally the unconscious can be told that you are able to reach your past lives. It can be given a certain symbol to avoid the conscious mind completely. For example, it can be told that if you repeat, 'Om, om, om,' three times, you will fall into hypnosis. Before using this mantra – anything can be used, 'One, two, three,' it doesn't matter, the words are not significant – before doing it, you have to tell your conscious mind, 'Wake me up after ten minutes.' The other person can also do the same, but it is easier for you because you are not doing anything. Once you have been able to go into deeper layers of your past life or past lives, the other person can tell the unconscious, 'This is your mantra: one, two, three. And whenever I say it, you will fall into an unconscious state.' But remember to tell the conscious to wake you; otherwise, who will wake you out of unconsciousness? It can become a coma.

"The unconscious mind is nine times bigger than the conscious; it has tremendous treasures, all the memories of your past."