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Lets say reincarnation is true.
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It will be unnecessary as I would remember the important things from this life.
YmirGF
Bodhisattva in Recovery
Reincarnation, at least my loopy version of it, is a cumulative thing. As you "progress" you become more aware. If I wasn't where I was in terms of inner reality, I'd be inclined to send the message, "There is much, much more, ahead. Relax!"
Encounter the path I'm on earlier, chronologically, so there will be less time reprogramming the subconscious mind.
What we do retain is greater intuitive understanding of life and what actions bring positive and negative consequences.
What we don't fortunately retain are specific memories - just imagine that your wife was your husband/wife, boss, underling, child, parent, ruler, slave, murderer, murder victim and so forth.
What we do retain is that which causes us to be very interested in someone we meet because we have unfinished business from prior lives.
What we don't fortunately retain are specific memories - just imagine that your wife was your husband/wife, boss, underling, child, parent, ruler, slave, murderer, murder victim and so forth.
What we do retain is that which causes us to be very interested in someone we meet because we have unfinished business from prior lives.
Twilight Hue
Twilight, not bright nor dark, good nor bad.
Better genes.
Kuzcotopia
If you can read this, you are as lucky as I am.
Get more possessions next time.
I'd leave this idea: to listen carefully to what is said and not to dismiss it just because I think I've already heard it or thought of it before, not to think that I do not need advice or that other people's ideas are stupid, that art is not pointless and all those things people say like "Get your rest" and "don't run with scissors" aren't just sounds and the lyrics to songs are full of experience.
That one truth I would pass on is That reincarnation is nutty.!!
Now de_incarnation is way more interesting if you ask me. If you are bad you are de_incarnated like shoots and ladders. I have been deincarated into the dark ages for my sins. I believed, or did not believe, or was agnostic, as that being fundemental and management to sent me backwards to this time where that is normal!!!!. So sad.
Now de_incarnation is way more interesting if you ask me. If you are bad you are de_incarnated like shoots and ladders. I have been deincarated into the dark ages for my sins. I believed, or did not believe, or was agnostic, as that being fundemental and management to sent me backwards to this time where that is normal!!!!. So sad.
Dantedeven
Member
That is not up to me, but to the one who judges that i shall return
That is not up to me, but to the one who judges that i shall return
How are you certain that the one who judges isn't you?
Yes, one must be careful what one wishes for, or thinks at the time of death. It's a Vaishnava Hindu belief (I don't know what other samradayas believe) that what one thinks of at time of death, one will be associated with that in the next life. In the Gita Sri Krishna tells us that if we think of him when leaving the body, we will go directly to him. George Harrison passed away chanting the names of God.
There's a story of an old shopkeeper who was wise enough in his younger days to name his three sons Narayan, Govind and Gopal (all names of God). His logic was that on his deathbed he would call these names, thereby securing his ticket to go directly to Krishna's abode and not be reincarnated. The names of God are non-different from God. Good, got that sewn up. The time came when he was a very old man on his deathbed ready to quit his body. He called for his sons. He called for Narayan, who came quickly. He spent time with his son, repeating his name knowing that if he died then he would be remembering God. Then he called for Govind who came quickly. He spent time with his son Govind, repeating his name. Because he loved all his sons equally he called for Gopal. The man spent his last minutes with his sons, repeating their names, knowing death was imminent and that by repeating their names he was certain to obtain moksha. But at the last moment, he had a spark of lucidity, and with his last breath said "wait, who's watching the store!?" Then he died.