Q&A by HH Sri Tridandi Sriman Narayana Ramanuja Chinna Jeeyar Swamiji

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Jai Srimannarayana!

 

 

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"Chinna Jeeyar Swamy" <acharya27 wrote:

 

 

Swamiji,

Question)

I have a lot of questions, but let me ask one question now.

I would like to know about reincarnation of our soul.

>From my understanding, depending on the good things we do

in this birth, we will be reborn in a better form, and

when we learn to realize the greatness of GOD, our soul goes

back to GOD. I do not understand this correctly, could you

please explain this? What should anyone do to end the cycle

of rebirth and go back to GOD?

 

Answer)

When we say any birth of God, we call it is re-incarnation.

But when it coms to us, human beings, it is called re-birth.

We take re-birth not by our choice. It is by the force of karma

we perform. That karma has been accumulated since somany

births, which we never count. Not only we, even God cannot count,

it seems. That is why, He said in the 4th chapter of Bhagavad Gita

he said "bahu:ni may vyathi:ta:ni janma:ni thava cha Arjuna"

 

That means lot of janmas have been passed to the soul and to

God also. He used the word "bahu:ni" is interesting.

"so....many". Why should He to say like that? It means even

He cannot say the number of the births the soul has taken and

also the Incarnations He also has taken to save these souls.

 

Until & unless the karma has been totally exhausted, this

soul cannot reach God. Till then, good karmas lead to good

births and bad ones, to inferior births, viz., animal, plants,

creaters, stones and dust etc.

 

Your statement has to be corrected a little. When we learn to

realize, we won't go to God. After realization one needs to

cross through so,,,,many births and should continue the same

way by different ways of practices and penances. Then there may

be a chance to reach Him. As it is said,

 

"janma:nthara sahasre:shu thapo: jna:na sama:dibhihi,

nara:na:m kshe:na punya:nam krushne: bhakthih praja:yathay"

 

So, good karma leads definitely to good births and that it is

not the end of the cycle of birth & death. It continues

furtherahead. But, when one surrenders totally to the lotus

feet of the Lord Lakshmi Na:ra:yana through a right A:cha:rya,

then all the previous karmas of that particular soul will be burnt

to ashes. Whatever karmas he does, after surrenderance to God, are

not going to be attached to him, because, he does with a thought

of dedication i.e., krishna:rpana buddhi. So, he need not reep

the fruits of the future karma:s. Existing karmas, which formed

the body viz., pra:rabdha karmas, are necessary to be experienced

and soon after, they are finished, the present body will get

dropped and the Soul will be taken away by the Lord Himself

directly to His Divine Abode. Thus the soul gets Mukthi or

ultimate salvation.

 

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