Guest guest Posted April 3, 2001 Report Share Posted April 3, 2001 V.M.Sundaram wrote : [...] "When the body dies, the jivaatama , along with ego , is reborn in another body. This repetitive cycle of birth and death continues until the jivaatama gets out of the spell of the ego." But Nisargadatta said: "Reincarnation implies a reincarnating self. There is no such thing. (I Am That, page 262) Miguel-Angel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 3, 2001 Report Share Posted April 3, 2001 Sri Shankaracharya in Bhaja Govindam says, "Punarapi Jananam Punarapi Maranam, Punarapi Jananim Jattare Shayanam. Ihasamasaare Bahudusthaare Krupaya Paare Paahi Murare." Bhaja Govinda Bhaja Govindam Govindam Bhaja Moodamathe. " Born again, dying again, ever passing through the Mothers womb, This worldly life is very hard to cross Having mercy, save me O' Lord." Sing name of Govinda , O Deluded one. The Bhagavad Gita also tells of re-incarnation. >From the absolute point of view, there is no birth and no death and hence no re-birth. >From our day to day experience, every Kamya Karma that is done paves way for re-birth. Like Nisargadatta Maharaj, if we find inaction in action, then there is neither birth nor death. But for the rest of us, the prospect of re-birth is an interesting tool to tackle the problems of Karma. If we know that, what we experience is due to our past actions, then we can control the future by acting wisely. In relative experience it is better to believe in re-birth than not believe in it. Anand --- Miguel Angel Carrasco <macf12 wrote: > V.M.Sundaram wrote : > [...] "When the body dies, the jivaatama , along > with ego , is reborn in > another body. This repetitive cycle of birth and > death continues until the > jivaatama gets out of the spell of the ego." > > But Nisargadatta said: > "Reincarnation implies a reincarnating self. There > is no such thing. (I Am > That, page 262) > Get email at your own domain with Mail. http://personal.mail./ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 4, 2001 Report Share Posted April 4, 2001 >"Miguel Angel Carrasco" <macf12 >advaitin ><advaitin> > Re-incarnation >Tue, 3 Apr 2001 07:57:40 +0100 > >V.M.Sundaram wrote : >[...] "When the body dies, the jivaatama , along with ego , is reborn in >another body. This repetitive cycle of birth and death continues until the >jivaatama gets out of the spell of the ego." > >But Nisargadatta said: >"Reincarnation implies a reincarnating self. There is no such thing. (I >Am >That, page 262) > >Miguel-Angel > Shree Minguel-Angel - The discussion of re-incornation is only from jiiva's perspective who indetifies himself with the equipments not from the all pervading self that the statement of Nisargadaatta Maharaj states. Hence both statements are correct within their refereces. As long as we donot get confused from what references these statements are made there is no problem. It is like ring which thinks I am a ring now and I was a bangle in my last life and I may reincornate as bracelet in my next life. But from the Gold point - I am gold all the time never a ring, not a bangle nor a neckless - they are in me and I am not in them - Who reincornates? - From the gold point never. From the egotistical ring point all the time. Hari OM! Sadananda _______________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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