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Maya3
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What a cute question, Maya! As a human, I neither had a previous birth, nor will I have a future birth. Of course, what constitutes me (i.e., Brahman), was in a billion forms and will continue to be in billion forms. My age, as it seems, is around 13.75 billion years. I do not know as to how long will I live. Only Hinduism understands this (though Buddhism side-steps the question for other reasons).
Oh I LOVE this! You have made my day. Really.
Maya
punkdbass
I will be what I will be
I think that the "karmic conditioning" that has resulted in my current state of being, most definitely can be traced back to India. How else could you explain why I'm so fascinated by Indian culture, religion, food (not to mention why I find Indian women so attractive hehe)? How many white Americans do you know who would tell you that 2 of their favorite books are the Bhagavad Gita and the Upanishads? Clearly whatever forces have resulted in my current state of consciousness can be traced back to India. I don't claim to fully understand the Buddhist doctrine of rebirth or the Hindu doctrine of reincarnation; but for the sake of this discussion, I will say that I was a Buddhist or Hindu many times in my past lives.
hehe)? How many white Americans do you know who would tell you that 2 of their favorite books are the Bhagavad Gita and the Upanishads? Clearly whatever forces have resulted in my current state of consciousness can be traced back to India. I don't claim to fully understand the Buddhist doctrine of rebirth or the Hindu doctrine of reincarnation; but for the sake of this discussion, I will say that I was a Buddhist or Hindu many times in my past lives.
Satyamavejayanti
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"Maya"
Namaste,
Which religions did you believe in in your past lives? I don't Know, cant remember.
Did you think that all other religions were false then too, or is it just in this life that you think that? Since I don't remember my past existence i wont be able to say if i considered any religion to be false or true, but in this life i am certain that all religions are somewhat false/dangerous, it is partly the reason that i choose to be "Dharmic" rather then religious.
Namaste
Namaste,
Which religions did you believe in in your past lives? I don't Know, cant remember.
Did you think that all other religions were false then too, or is it just in this life that you think that? Since I don't remember my past existence i wont be able to say if i considered any religion to be false or true, but in this life i am certain that all religions are somewhat false/dangerous, it is partly the reason that i choose to be "Dharmic" rather then religious.
Namaste
I think that the "karmic conditioning" that has resulted in my current state of being, most definitely can be traced back to India. How else could you explain why I'm so fascinated by Indian culture, religion, food (not to mention why I find Indian women so attractive
I'm not hindu, but I hope I am allowed to post here, as one who believes in some form of rebirth/reincarnation/transmigration. Based on nothing but dreams and experiences that cannot stand up to outside verification, I believe that "I" in some form once lived in the area of what is today the Indus river, several thousands of years ago. From a very young age, I was fascinated with pictures and accounts of the digs at Harrapa and Mohenjo-daro and the pre-vedic and vedic time period , but not so much with things that came later. I really have no idea what I believed in my prior existences, though.
Yep. I understand.
Today I am high in the Sierra mountains, friggin cold, very bad internet connect. "High" in mountains means half-way but not Alaska the Last Frontier.
Be back down the mountains after only one night.
So, I am using yoga meditation but it isn't helping much with the (data only, no wifi) internet connection. Pretty weak bars. But the meditation is definetly having an effect, it is dark now and there is no food delivery. I am in a small shack. There are animals about, probably racoons (there are mountain lions, however). I have a candle and thick jacket and blankets and will sleep in my clothes.
I only have SanPellegrino Aranciata Rossa to drink and a bag of chips, however I noticed there are two peanuts in my jacket pocket. I did have a sandwich (cucumber with butter and bread) but I ate it on the way up along with mashed potato.
The RF is loading REAL slow.
The object of my meditation is to try and see a past life, some clue if possible. It was dark early, about 530pm. It is now 9pm Pacific time. I stared into the candle doing jyoti meditation, also to take my mind off the noises outside. I do have my pocket knife. And a pepper spray.
Well, soon enough, here were the results... I sort of nodded off and saw a clear, but brief, dream where I was in some crowded street side in India circa probably the 1920s, might have been Calcutta, and I was drinking chai tea from a small glass cup.
That was all she wrote.
Not sure if it means anything. There were sounds of a bell, and people yapping. A cow, too.
That's it. Now time to try and sleep. Hope you found it fun to read about my adventure in Hinduism. Yes I have pictures of Devatas and Devi on my smart phone.
Be back down the mountains after only one night.
So, I am using yoga meditation but it isn't helping much with the (data only, no wifi) internet connection. Pretty weak bars. But the meditation is definetly having an effect, it is dark now and there is no food delivery. I am in a small shack. There are animals about, probably racoons (there are mountain lions, however). I have a candle and thick jacket and blankets and will sleep in my clothes.
I only have SanPellegrino Aranciata Rossa to drink and a bag of chips, however I noticed there are two peanuts in my jacket pocket. I did have a sandwich (cucumber with butter and bread) but I ate it on the way up along with mashed potato.
The RF is loading REAL slow.
The object of my meditation is to try and see a past life, some clue if possible. It was dark early, about 530pm. It is now 9pm Pacific time. I stared into the candle doing jyoti meditation, also to take my mind off the noises outside. I do have my pocket knife. And a pepper spray.
Well, soon enough, here were the results... I sort of nodded off and saw a clear, but brief, dream where I was in some crowded street side in India circa probably the 1920s, might have been Calcutta, and I was drinking chai tea from a small glass cup.
That was all she wrote.
Not sure if it means anything. There were sounds of a bell, and people yapping. A cow, too.
That's it. Now time to try and sleep. Hope you found it fun to read about my adventure in Hinduism. Yes I have pictures of Devatas and Devi on my smart phone.
Maya3
Well-Known Member
Thank you everyone for turning this into such a nice thread.
I don't remember my past lives, but it would not surprise me if I lived in Christian monastery or something like that, there is something with large buildings that I always connect to, not sure if they are monasteries but...I really don't know.
Maya
I don't remember my past lives, but it would not surprise me if I lived in Christian monastery or something like that, there is something with large buildings that I always connect to, not sure if they are monasteries but...I really don't know.
Maya
Aupmanyav
Be your own guru
How large is the bag of chips with you? It is only one night and I can sustain myself on chips but they should be there whenever I put my hand in the bag. Chai or coffee when you come down from the mountain.
Well Aup, I came down early this morning and back to the Hilton where my faimly is staying (daughter is scared of spiders). Didn't sleep much, then needed a hotel shower and charge my cell phone up. There is no chai here! No breakfast as far as I know, but we are hitting the road. Boring.
Now we are off for the next adventure and future interesting dreams. And to find food.
Jai Hind!
Now we are off for the next adventure and future interesting dreams. And to find food.
Jai Hind!
punkdbass
I will be what I will be
What exactly are you doing vising the Sierra mountains? Family vacation? Just wondering.. I've never been to California.
Your story sounds great though, very peaceful
I watched 47 ronin for the 2'nd time last night (the 1'st time being months ago), I still liked it a lot, though I didn't enjoy it as much as I did the 1'st time, probably because I knew what was going to happen
great movie, good action, fantasy-supernatural elements too, if you like this stuff then you'll probably enjoy the movie
so why am I blabbering about a movie here? because this thread about past lives reminded me of a scene from the movie-
kai: "I will search for you through a thousand worlds and 10,000 lifetimes until I find you."
mika: "I will wait for you in all of them"
here's the scene
it really is a love story, and quite a touching one, go watch it if you haven't seen it
great movie, good action, fantasy-supernatural elements too, if you like this stuff then you'll probably enjoy the movie
so why am I blabbering about a movie here? because this thread about past lives reminded me of a scene from the movie-
kai: "I will search for you through a thousand worlds and 10,000 lifetimes until I find you."
mika: "I will wait for you in all of them"
here's the scene
it really is a love story, and quite a touching one, go watch it if you haven't seen it
I do have some ideas, but none of them are important. What you do this life moment to moment is far more important to me. This lifetime I'm a Hindu. That much I know.
Alas, my poor mind has not yet began to explore the possibilities of my current life or state of being. So I am woefully inept at discussing any past actions my soul has undertaken, much less guess at which path I took to find God (if I even went that route.)
I was born and raised as a Hindu (albeit superficial in many aspects.) Religions were always sort of treated as nothing more than semantics in my house. My Ma has in her shrine depictions of Lord Jesus, the Holy Mother Mary, Shiva, Lakshmi, Shri Guru Nanak amongst many others. She even attends Easter and Christmas Mass with her friends. So I just sort of grew up without any real religious barriers. One day I could be reading a comic detailing Ramayana in excited preparation for Diwali, the next I could be watching the Prince of Egypt in my Christian Kidz Club which I attended after school. I even watched the religiously themed cartoons which appeared on TV around Christmas and Easter, (pity you don't see them now) so I learned all about Noah's Ark and Adam and Eve, the Donkey who carried Mary to Bethlehem, I watched with interest Krishna's various antics on the TV series, I learned about Prophet Mohammad, peace be upon him.
In childhood I swam naively and happily in the rivers of various religions, without much thought. And I'm happy I did, even if my experiences were superficial in the long run.
I never really ran into the whole "your interpretation is not as good as my interpretation" thing until High School, really. And even then I was too sleepy and indifferent to really get into a debate about it.
I was born and raised as a Hindu (albeit superficial in many aspects.) Religions were always sort of treated as nothing more than semantics in my house. My Ma has in her shrine depictions of Lord Jesus, the Holy Mother Mary, Shiva, Lakshmi, Shri Guru Nanak amongst many others. She even attends Easter and Christmas Mass with her friends. So I just sort of grew up without any real religious barriers. One day I could be reading a comic detailing Ramayana in excited preparation for Diwali, the next I could be watching the Prince of Egypt in my Christian Kidz Club which I attended after school. I even watched the religiously themed cartoons which appeared on TV around Christmas and Easter, (pity you don't see them now) so I learned all about Noah's Ark and Adam and Eve, the Donkey who carried Mary to Bethlehem, I watched with interest Krishna's various antics on the TV series, I learned about Prophet Mohammad, peace be upon him.
In childhood I swam naively and happily in the rivers of various religions, without much thought. And I'm happy I did, even if my experiences were superficial in the long run.
I never really ran into the whole "your interpretation is not as good as my interpretation" thing until High School, really. And even then I was too sleepy and indifferent to really get into a debate about it.
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