Guest guest Posted October 10, 2007 Report Share Posted October 10, 2007 The soul is eternal but the body is temporary. Thus when the body is finished (death), the soul must continue to exist in another body. If a person kills and soon after dies himself. How can he be punished unless he takes birth again? If a sinner is sent to hell forever then how can God be merciful unless he is given another chance? Once you had the body of a baby and now an adult. The baby body is gone but you still exist. This is reincarnation, changing bodies. Just as you change bodies in this life, you will also change bodies after this life. Is this hard to accept? Reincarnation is the passing of the soul from one body to the next. Life is truly a circle of birth, death and re-birth. We never die; we merely change our physical form. There are 8.4 million different forms of bodies; we have been through them all. Being Human is the highest form of Life on this planet. So why do we keep coming back to life? We are re-born to exhume our Karma. We build our Karma during our life and we must come back to face the reactions to all our actions. So you still don't believe in reincarnation? Well, if you do not believe in reincarnation, then it means that you believe that we are only born once, right? If we are only born once, then surely everyone should be born equal. By believing in God, we accept that God must be fair, and thus everyone would be born equal if we only have one chance of life. Well, is everyone born equal? & #9002; Why are some born healthy and some diseased? & #9002; Why are some born more fortunate than others? & #9002; Why are some born ugly and some good looking? & #9002; Why do some children suffer from birth and die at very young age? & #9002; Why are some born poor and some rich? Now that you accept everyone is not born equal. So how does God decide on the above matters for us? Well, God's decisions are based on knowing our history, our previous lives. God is very fair, God does not make us happy for no reason, and God does not make us suffer for no reason. Based on our Karmic actions, some people are happy because they have good Karma and are now facing good reactions to their good actions taken in their past. Some people suffer because they have bad Karma and are now facing bad reactions to their bad actions taken in their past. A person is born again and again to reap the fruits of his or her own actions. This cycle of birth and death continues until the person attains moksha or freedom from the cycle of birth and death. Moksha can only be achieved through Krishna consciousness. Hinduism is the only religion, which preaches the reincarnation and Karma theories. There is scientific evidence to prove the reincarnation and Karma theories. “Never was there a time when I did not exist, nor you, nor all these kings; nor in the future shall any of us cease to be. As the embodied soul continuously passes, in the body from childhood to youth to old age, the soul similarly passes into another body at death. A sober person is not bewildered by such a change. " Lord Krishna (Bg. 2.12-13) " As a person puts on new garments, giving up old ones, the soul similarly accepts new material bodies, giving up the old and useless ones. " Lord Krishna (Bg. 2.22) " When one dies in the mode of goodness, he attains to the pure higher planets of the great sages. When one dies in the mode of passion, he takes birth among those engaged in fruitive activities; and when one dies in the mode of ignorance, he takes birth in the animal kingdom. " Lord Krishna (Bg. 14.14-15) Do you have the answers to the following questions? & #9002; Why are some born healthy and some with severe health problems? & #9002; Why do some people suffer more than others? & #9002; Why do some people live a good life and some a miserable one? & #9002; Why is life full of ups and downs? One day we are happy, another day we are sad & #9002; Why do some people die from diseases like cancer and some naturally? & #9002; Why are some people born more fortunate than others? & #9002; Why is there a difference between each person's lives? & #9002; Why do some children suffer from birth and die at very young age? Hinduism is the only religion which can answer all of the above questions, and with complete satisfaction. The answers to all the above questions is: The Law of Karma For every action you take there will be a reaction in the future. This is the law of Karma. Whatever activity we do, good or bad, brings us good or bad reactions. For every action you take, you will face a reaction in the future, which could be a few seconds away or 20 years away or your next incarnation. If you take good actions, you will face good reactions. This may come in the form of good health, wealth or birth on higher planets etc. If you take bad actions, you will face bad reactions in the future. The bad reactions may come in the form of disease, poverty or birth on one of the hellish planets etc. When we suffer, we are facing the bad reactions to our bad actions taken in the past. Our actions include everything we do, including our physical deeds, our words and thoughts. There will be a reaction to all our actions. Taking good actions builds our good karma (joy and happiness in the future). Taking bad actions builds our bad karma (disease and suffering in the future). Actions, which result in bad Karma: Eating meat, violence, ignorance, harshness, untruthfulness, lust, anger, greed, attachments, desires, gambling, ego, and alcohol. Actions, which build good Karma: Vegetarianism, non-violence, generosity, charity, self-control, truthfulness, simplicity, forgiveness, religiousness, and cleanliness. Free from attachments, desires and ego. Your destiny is in your own hands. You are held responsible for all your actions. The reason why some people suffer more than others is that they sinned more than others in their past and thus they are now facing the bad reactions to the bad actions taken in their past. The reason why some good people suffer all their life is because although they are now good. They still suffer because they are now facing the bad reactions to the bad actions taken in their previous lives. But because they are now taking good actions they will face good reactions (be happy) in their next life. The reason why some really rotten people enjoy a good life despite being rotten, is that they are now facing the good reactions to the good actions they took in their previous lives. However, because they are taking bad actions now (being rotten), they will face bad reactions in the future (suffer). God does not make one happy for no reason nor does God make one suffer for no reason. Karma is a very just law. If a person takes good actions in life and thus builds good karma, he or she will be born into a better life in the next incarnation. A sinner who leads an immoral life may be born as a poor person or as an animal in the next incarnation. A person is born again and again to reap the fruits of his or her own actions. This cycle of birth and death continues until the person attains moksha or freedom from the cycle of birth and death. Moksha can be achieved through Krishna consciousness. Karma and the Human Law and Order System. Why do we have the police, judges, courts and jails? We have a system of Law and Order in each and every country, which makes us responsible for our actions. If we break the Law, we are arrested, taken to court and the Judge decides on the punishment we receive, which will be in proportion to the crime committed, then sent to jail, punishment for our crimes. Without the Law and Order system that we have, without the police enforcing the law, life would be pure hell. People would go round killing, looting, stealing, raping and vandalizing property. Simply because people, would not be held responsible for their actions. Without the Law and Order system there would be no peace and justice in the world. We have the human Law and Order System in every country and the citizens of each country are held responsible for the actions they take; those who break the law are punished. Just as we have the Human Law and Order system. God has a Law and Order system, the Law of Karma. We are held responsible for all our actions. The differences between the human system and God's system are: & #9002; With Karma, we are responsible for all our actions, including words and thoughts. & #9002; With Karma, there is no escape; you will face reactions to each and every action you take in the future, that is guaranteed. With the human system, some people do get away with murder and other crimes. & #9002; With Karma, we are punished for our bad actions and rewarded for good actions, in the human system we are punished if we are caught breaking the law, but we are not rewarded for abiding by the laws. If you accept that we cannot live peacefully and be treated fairly without the human system of Law and Order, then you must accept that God also has a Law and Order system, the Law of Karma. Hinduism is the only religion, which preaches the Law of Karma. There is scientific evidence to prove the Law of Karma " One who has taken his birth is sure to die, and after death one is sure to take birth again. " (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 2.27) But for some reason, you are unwilling to accept this fact? You may think that while death may come to others, you will some how continue to live forever. You will hear about others dying, but it never comes to your mind that you could be next. The whole situation is like that of a slaughterhouse where one animal is being slaughtered and another one is busy munching grass and doesn't realize that it will be next. This is ignorance. " From the highest planet in the material world down to the lowest, all are places of misery wherein repeated birth and death take place. But one, who attains to my abode, O son of Kunté, never takes birth again. " (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 8.16) Material life is full of calamities. The less intelligent persons try to adjust to those calamities, as they have no information on the abode of the Lord, which is full of bliss and without a trace of calamity. The intelligent persons try to give up attachment for this material world. You may think that your life is very comfortable as you have money, big house, nice cars, beautiful partner etc.. But what is the value of this so-called comfortable life, if one day you are going to lose everything and be slaughtered by nature? What to speak of your next life, which may be in the animal kingdom? The animals in the slaughterhouse live very comfortably, but they are only waiting to be hacked to death. The same goes for you too. The animals cannot escape the wrath of the butcher, and you cannot escape the wrath of nature. But you have a choice of either going through the whole drama of material life (birth, old age, disease, death) again, again, and again, or become free from material life (no death, no marital problems, no taxes, no disease, no poverty, no wars, no terrorism, no anxiety and so on) The souls in the plants and animals are on a fixed cycle of transmigration from one body to the next in the plant and animal kingdoms. They will have to go through 8 million births before they get a human birth. The humans have been through the 8 million births in the plant and animal kingdoms. But if a human being misuses or fails to utilize the higher consciousness, then he (the soul) will once again have to go through the 8 millions births in the plant and animal kingdoms. Only a complete fool would waste this rare human birth. Only by engaging in Bhakti Yoga (devotional service onto Lord Krishna) can a human being become free from material life and go to the kingdom of God, called Goluka Vrindavan, the abode of Lord Krishna. Where there is no old age, no disease, no taxes, no wars, no terrorism, no depression. Where you will be in 50 years time is a serious thought to consider now, because you won’t be here. Why is life full of Ups and downs? One day we are really happy, another day we are really upset. Why? Why aren't we happy all the time or sad all the time? The answer is 'Due to the Law of Karma'. When we are happy, we are reaping the benefits of our good actions, which we took in the past. When we suffer, we are being punished for the bad actions, which we took in the past. It's common sense really. You get what you deserve. No one is happy all the time or sad all the time, because everyone takes some good actions and some bad actions every day, the result of our good and bad actions will be happiness and suffering in the future which will be in proportion to our actions. Thus life is full of ups and downs. " The living entity in the material world carries his different conceptions of life from one body to another as the air carries aromas. " (Lord Krishna in the Bhagavad Gita 15.8) " As the embodied soul continuously passes, in this body, from boyhood to youth to old age, the soul similarly passes into another body at death. A self-realized soul is not bewildered by such a change. " (Lord Krishna in the Bhagavad Gita 2.13 " When one dies in the mode of passion, he takes birth among those engaged in fruitive activities; and when he dies in the mode of ignorance, he takes birth in the animal kingdom. " (Lord Krishna in the Bhagavad Gita 14.15) " When one dies in the mode of goodness, he attains to the pure higher planets. " (Lord Krishna in the Bhagavad Gita 14.14) Top section: On the left, a boy is dancing before the Deities of Radha-Krsna. The result of such devotional consciousness is shown on the right, where he is dancing with Krishna as a playmate in the Lord's spiritual abode. Second section: On the left a man is offering charity; on the right he has taken the body of a demigod and is enjoying heavenly delights. Third section: A man is eating meat and other abominable foods; in his next life he is seen in the body of a hog who eats anything and everything. Bottom section: A man is approaching a women with lust. This bestial consciousness carries him to a dog's body. The individual soul transfers from one body to another, the present body and activities are the background of the next body. At the time of death, the consciousness our body has created during this life will carry us on to the next type of body. If the consciousness we have created in this life is like that of a cat or dog, the next body will be that of a cat or dog. If our consciousness is godly, the soul will be transferred to Krsnaloka in the spiritual world and will associate with Lord Krishna. ______________________________\ ____ Don't let your dream ride pass you by. Make it a reality with Autos. http://autos./index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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