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Mozart wrote a Sonata when he was 4!

To conclude our exploration of Reincarnation, I present you with several interesting points.

Again these ideas are drawn from the eBook Reincarnation – The Vedanta Philosophy.

“An argument which the Vedantists advance in support of the theory of Reincarnation is that ‘Nothing is destroyed in the universe.’

Destruction in the sense of the annihilation of a thing is unknown to the Vedantic philosophers, just as it is unknown to the modern scientists.

They say ‘non-existence can never become existence and existence can never become non-existence.’ Or, in other words, that which did not exist can never exist, and conversely that which exists in any form can never become non-existent.

This is the law of nature.

Another consideration is that the beginning, ending and continuing are concepts of the human mind; their significance depends entirely upon our conception of time.

But we all know that time has no absolute existence. It is merely a form of our knowledge of our own existence in relation to nature.

The conception of time vanishes at the sleep of death; just as it does every night when we are in should sleep. Death resembles the state of our sound sleep.

The soul wakes up from the sleep of death just in the same manner as the insects awake in spring after sleeping the long and rigid winter-sleep, as a chrysalis in the bed of a cocoon spun by itself in autumn.

Nature teaches us the great lesson of rebirth.

And finally, the doctrine of Reincarnation alone can explain satisfactorily and rationally the diversities among children and the reason of the many instances of uncommon powers and genius displayed in childhood.

At twelve years old Pascal succeeded in discovering for himself the greater part of plane geometry.

The shepherd Mangiamelo at five years could calculate like an arithmetical machine.

Before Zerah Colburn was eight, he could solve the most tremendous mathematical problems instantly and without using figures. “In one instance he took the number 8 and raised it up progressively to the sixteenth power and instantly mentioned the result which contained 15 figures – 281,474,979,710,656.” Of course he was right in every figure.

Someone once asked him how many minutes there were in 48 years, he answered, 25,288,800.

Mozart, the great musician, wrote a sonata when he was four years old and an opera in his eight year.

There are many such instanced of wonderful powers exhibited by artists and painters when they were quite young.

Emerson says in his essay on Experience, “We wake and find ourselves on a stair. There are stairs below us which we seem to have ascended; there are stairs above us, many a one, which go upward and out of sight.”

It is an interesting image to hold in your mind, and one which compliments the statement that explains Reincarnation as a Law.
‘Birth must be followed by death and death must be followed by birth.’

If you would like to share your views on this article, please comment below.

To read more Reincarnation theory, I highly recommend the eBook Reincarnation – The Vedanta Philosophy.

To experience your Past Lives, try the Guided Meditation Past Life Regression – by Wanda Shipton. 

Reincarnation is a spiritual topic worthy of careful consideration. Developing strong beliefs in this area gives a solid foundation for your existence and spiritual growth.

In Love and Light, We Explore!

We continue the discussion on Reincarnation.

The excerpt below is from the eBook Reincarnation – The Vedanta Philosophy.

Again, these are just points raised for discussion. I do not judge the beliefs of others, or state that any one belief is better.

“But what about those who believe in the one-birth theory?

Those who believe we come here for the first and last time do not understand that the acquirement of wisdom and experience is the purpose of human life; nor can they explain why children who die young should come into existence and pass away without getting the opportunity to learn anything. What purpose is served by their coming thus for a few days, remaining in utter ignorance and then passing away without gaining anything whatever.

The followers of the one-birth theory shut their eyes to the absurdity and unreasonableness of Reincarnation.

They are happy to believe that human souls are created out of nothing at the time of the birth of their bodies and that they continue to exist throughout eternity either to suffer or enjoy because of the deeds performed during the short period of their earthly existence.

 Here the question arises why should a man be held responsible throughout eternity for the works which he was forced or predestined to perform by the will of the Lord of the universe?

 The theory of predestination and grace, instead of explaining the difficulty, makes God impartial and unjust.

 If the omnipotent personal God created human souls out of nothing, could He not make all souls equally good and happy?

 Why does He make one to enjoy all the blessings of life and another to suffer all miseries throughout eternity?

 Why is one born with good tendencies and another with evil ones?

 Why is one man virtuous throughout his life and another bestial?

 Why is one born intelligent and another idiotic?

If God out of His own will made all these inequalities, or, in other words, if God created one man to suffer and another to enjoy, then how partial and unjust must He be!”

Debating the complexities of life and death gives greater meaning to our existence. If you would like to share your opinion, please comment below.

 If this post has fuelled your thoughts, you will find the entire eBook of great interest.
Reincarnation – The Vedanta Philosophy (click the link for full details)

If you would like to explore your own past lives, try this Past Life Regression Guided Meditation – by Wanda Shipton.

In Love and Light, We Explore!

“Some people deny the existence of the soul in the past simply because they cannot remember the events of their past.

 Others, who hold memory as the standard of existence say, “If our memory of the present ceases to exist at the time of death, with it we shall also cease to be, we cannot be immortal.”

They hold that memory is the standard of life. If we do not remember then we are not the same beings.

Vedanta answers this question by saying that it is possible to remember our previous existences. Memory is nothing but the awakening and rising of latent impressions above the threshold of consciousness.

A Raja Yogi, through powerful concentration upon these dormant impressions of the subconscious mind, can remember all the events of his past lives.
It is said that the Buddha remembered five hundred of his previous births.

Here let us take an illustration: In a dark room pictures are thrown on a screen by lantern-slides. The room is absolutely dark. We are looking at the pictures.

Suppose we open a window and allow the rays of the midday sun to fall upon the screen.

Would we be able to see those pictures?

No. Why?

Because the more powerful flood of light will subdue the light of the lantern and the pictures.

But although they are invisible to our eyes we cannot deny their existence on the screen. Similarly, the pictures of the events of our previous lives upon the screen of the subliminal self may be invisible to us at present, but they exist there.

Why are they invisible to us now? Because the more powerful light of sense-consciousness has subdued them.

If we close the windows and doors of our senses from outside contact and darken the inner chamber of our self, then by focusing the light of consciousness and concentrating the mental rays we shall be able to know and remember our past lives, and all of the events and experiences thereof.

These dormant impressions, whether we remember them or not, are the chief factors in moulding our individual characters with which we are born, and they are the causes of the inequalities and diversities which we find around us.”

The good news is that becoming a Raja Yogi is not the only way to access your Past Life memories.

Explore Meditation offers a past Life Regression Guided Meditation to assist your journey. Wanda Shipton guides you into a relaxed state, where you ‘close the shutters to the outside world’, so you can experience your past lives.

Please leave your comments below.

I have found ‘Reincarnation’ and ‘Past Lives’ to gain greater interest than most other posts I write about. I have spent the week delving deeper into the doctrine and will share my findings over the next few weeks.

But, before shining the light of learning onto ‘Reincarnation’, I first wish to make one thing clear.

The Explore Meditation website combines the different elements of my study in a practical format. I am on a spiritual path – and am excited to share my learning’s with others. At no time do I intend to preach, or profess one philosophy is superior to another. At the very least I wish to be fuel for your thought. I wish for you to make up your own mind – Believe and practice what works for you.

The Reincarnation concept is simple; Birth – Life – Death – Rebirth.
We are spiritual beings having physical experiences.

But where did this idea come from? This first posting covers the history.

The following notes have been taken from Reincarnation – The Vedanta Philosophy, which is available in full on my website.

“Reincarnation has been a belief carried from the ancient times, as it’s so well covered in the writings of philosophers, sages and prophets of all countries and cultures.

The ancient civilization of Egypt was built upon a crude form of the doctrine of Reincarnation.
Herodotus says: “The Egyptians propounded the theory that the human soul is imperishable, and that where the body of any one dies it enters into some other creature that may be ready to receive it.”

Pythagoras and his disciples spread it through Greece and Italy.
Pythagoras says: “All has soul; all is soul wandering in the organic world, and obeying eternal will or law.”

In Dryden’s Ovid we read: “Death has no power the immortal soul to slay, that, when its present body turns to clay, Seeks a fresh home, and with unlessened might, Inspires another frame with life and light.”

It was the keynote of Plato’s philosophy.
Plato says: “Soul is older than body. Souls are continually born over and over again into this life.”

Alexander the Great accepted this idea after coming in contact with the Hindu philosophers.

Julius Caesar found that the Gaul’s had some belief regarding the pre-existence of the human soul.

Celts and Britons were impressed by this idea, and it was a favorite theme of Arab philosophers and many Mohammedan Sufis.

The Jews adopted it after Babylonian captivity. John the Baptist was according to the Jews a second Elijah; Jesus was believed by man to be the reappearance of some other prophet. (See Matt, xvi, 24, also xvii, 12)

Solomon says in his Book of Wisdom: “I was a child of good nature and a good soul came to me, or rather because I was good I came into an undefiled body.”

The Talmud and Cabala teach the same thing. In the Talmud it is said that Abel’s soul passed into the body of Seth, and then into that of Moses.”

Even though the modern Bible and current Christian teachings say that Reincarnation isn’t true, most people alive today believe in some form of eternal life.

For those who say it’s ridiculous to believe that we are born again and again, I ask if it’s less ridiculous to believe that we are created from nothing, and judged by God on the efforts of this one life, which determines whether we are to spend eternity in Heaven or Hell.

Debating the process of life and death gives greater meaning to our existence. Forming opinions on the matter builds your strength of character. But as knowledge comes from experience and learning I offer the two following resources.

For any of you who wish to explore the subject, I highly recommend the eBook:
Reincarnation – The Vedanta Philosophy (click the link for more detailed information)

And the following Guided Meditation:
Wanda Shipton – Past Life Regression.
(This Guided Meditation has a free MP3 preview. Just click the link to listen.)

If you wish to comment on this post, or share your own ideas, you can do so by clicking Past Life Reincarnation.

Until next time,

In Love and Light, We Explore!
Nigel Coates
info@exploremeditation.com
http://www.exploremeditation.com