Wondering

[Guest guest]

Many of us may have thought about this, and please share with me as

to what you feel.

 

Lately, as I have been reading the bhagvad gita, I have been wondering

what happens to humans or for that matter living things after death.

What confuses me the most is that being a hindu, I believe in

re-encarnation, and moksha. But on the other hand as a Computer Scientist

and a Pre-med student I am unable to understand this concept. Hence

I have been wondering for a while now as to what happens to people after

they die.

 

This may not be an appropriate topic in this group, but I felt since

you have been talking about the Bhagvad gita, would be able to answer

this question of mine.

 

Your replies and answers are greatly appreciated. Thanks a lot in

advance.

 

Manjula Vangipuram

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IF YOU LOVE SOMETHING LET IT GO

IF IT COMES BACK TO YOU IT WAS AND WILL ALWAYS

BE YOURS

BUT IF IT DOES NOT COME BACK TO YOU IT WAS NEVER

YOURS TO START WITH

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[Guest guest]

I guess we all go through the wondering process. The questions

evolve over time and change but the wondering process probably never

ceases.

 

Religion and science by themselves are not incompatible. Hindu

Dharma and the concept of Moksha take over where science leaves off.

Science has yet to find a microscope that can show us what a soul

looks like. If we carefully examine the evidence presented by modern

science it will be obvious that nothing is proved beyond a reasonable

doubt. All of modern acceoted theories center around accepting

evidence that support the evidence and ignoring evidence that

contradict those theories. Example The sphinx of Egypt is believed

to have been built around 4,500 years ago by a pharaoh of Egypt,

Howver Geologists have found that the sphinx has been eroded by

water. The last time there was sufficient rainfall to have caused

that much of erosion was 9,000 years ago. By this estimate the

Sphinx should be about 9,500 years old, older than the present

ancient Egyptians. Not much is known about any civilization that

existed then and how they built such a monument or moved it to where

it is now. But is this evidence accepted by scientists? No, because

it raises more questions than they have answers to. Similarly man,

by today's reckoning, has existed for about seven thousand years or

so. But there is an entire book called Forbidden Archeology that

shows evidence of man and use of weapons between seven and 55 million

years ago. Accepting this as evidence would mean blowing Darwin's

theory to smithereens.

 

On the otherhand the little research that has been done based on

religious texts has borne evidence. Excavations in ancient Greece

has verified a lot of the details given in the Iliad. More than one

incident in the bible has been confirmed by archeologists. Recently

they discovered the body of Caiaphus (I am not sure of the spelling)

the man that convicted Jesus. Most of the research done in India by

foreigners centered around trying to disprove our scriptures.

However in the last decade the ancient city of Dwaraka was discovered

under the sea. Not only was the city discovered but also Mudras that

bear the exact description given in the Mahabharata. Given the

resources a lot more can be excavated based on our epics. Not only

do Eastern religions believe in reincarnation, but Christianity also

did till the time of Pope Justinian in the middle ages. The bible

itself mentions that an ancient saint named Elijah was reborn during

the time of Jesus as St. John Baptist. There is an element of

commonality in the concept of salvation among all the world's major

religions. If we read the Geeta we find answers to all questions

that science is not able to answer. We also find that Shri Krishna

is God Almighty that owns and controls everything including us. By

praying to Him we will find the Acharya(s) through whom all our

questions will eventually get answered. We will understand that our

purpose is to serve Shri Krishna by serving His devotees. This

includes our immediate family and all people that we have an

opportunity to serve. Even the Guru serves His disciples by teaching

them. Service has nothing to do with whether one is in a superior

position or inferior position to us. Service can also mean taking a

tough disciplinary stand (e.g with children). When this service

attitude becomes all encompassing and is not interrupted by time,

place or circumstances one is said to have attained Moksha.

 

Jaganath.

[Guest guest]

Jaganath said:

>>>>Similarly man,

by today's reckoning, has existed for about seven thousand years or

so. But there is an entire book called Forbidden Archeology that

shows evidence of man and use of weapons between seven and 55 million

years ago. Accepting this as evidence would mean blowing Darwin's

theory to smithereens.<<<<

 

Accepting this evidence would be in favor of Darwin's theory as well as the

Hindu (jain-Buddhist) belief. What it throws out is the traditional

Christian belief.

 

Hinduism and many other Indic religions believe in reincaranatio.

Christianity believes in resurrection. All buried dead will wake up from

their grave at the return of Jesus. Jesus will judge the resurrected people

and decide on their eternity in paradise or in a burning hell. This

resurrection will not apply to those who were not buried at the time of their

death. Ofcourse those were already burnt and that's that according to

Christian belief. This is the reason why burial is so sacred and is basic to

Christian solvation.

 

Scientists and the soul: Yes, scientists have not seen it under a microscope

yet. They will never see it that way probably. Only matter can be seen. All

matter is made of atoms. Inside th eatoms are the numerous fundamental

particles, which together occupy an insignificant portion of an atom. What is

in th erest of the atom: nothing. Yet id this nothing was not there, the atom

would simply collapse. This screen I am writing on would be far far less than

1% of its current size. perhaps this nothing which is responsible for

everything , we can call SOUL!

K. Sreekrishna

[Guest guest]

Jaganath said:

>>>>Similarly man,

by today's reckoning, has existed for about seven thousand years or

so. But there is an entire book called Forbidden Archeology that

shows evidence of man and use of weapons between seven and 55 million

years ago. Accepting this as evidence would mean blowing Darwin's

theory to smithereens.<<<<

 

Accepting this evidence would be in favor of Darwin's theory as well as the

Hindu (jain-Buddhist) belief. What it throws out is the traditional

Christian belief.

 

Hinduism and many other Indic religions believe in reincaranatio.

Christianity believes in resurrection. All buried dead will wake up from

their grave at the return of Jesus. Jesus will judge the resurrected people

and decide on their eternity in paradise or in a burning hell. This

resurrection will not apply to those who were not buried at the time of their

death. Ofcourse those were already burnt and that's that according to

Christian belief. This is the reason why burial is so sacred and is basic to

Christian solvation.

 

Scientists and the soul: Yes, scientists have not seen it under a microscope

yet. They will never see it that way probably. Only matter can be seen. All

matter is made of atoms. Inside th eatoms are the numerous fundamental

particles, which together occupy an insignificant portion of an atom. What is

in th erest of the atom: nothing. Yet id this nothing was not there, the atom

would simply collapse. This screen I am writing on would be far far less than

1% of its current size. perhaps this nothing which is responsible for

everything , we can call SOUL!

K. Sreekrishna