Guest guest Posted January 14, 2006 Report Share Posted January 14, 2006 On Jan 13, 2006, at 11:39 PM, billrishel wrote: >> E: I used to try to distance myself from the whole Reincarnation >> thing. >> But now I think its legitimate. And will stay legitimate until > theres >> no more need for it. And you have to figure it will happen again for >> myself and pretty much everyone else. > > B:There are predilections and there are beliefs. > One may be *predisposed* to seeing things in > a particular way without that constituting a > belief in the strong sense of a Christian > believing in God, for example. > > Beliefs are toxic in as much as they pertain > to a persistent sense of self. > > Predilections are not like that. So one person > may imagine that there have been other lives > and it may just be a predilection as to how they > interpret. Another person may have a dogmatic > belief in reincarnation, which is a very different > matter. > > In other words, it comes down to attachment. > Beliefs that are *important* are strong beliefs. > Beliefs that are not considered important are not > strong beliefs. > > > Bill > P: Yes, quite so! An reincarnation might be said to be the case, if one takes individuality out of the picture. If we consider that it's only existence itself, which incarnate bodies, then " you " as an embodied expression of such existence will not only incarnate all future bodies, but have done so in the past, and do in the present. Including, every mosquito that ever lived. And, please, don't look askance to being a mosquito. A mosquito has no notion of ever having been anything else, or any notion of being a mosquito either. A mosquito is just a vague sense of hovering in good mosquito company, of delicious carbon dioxide fumes stimulating its hunger, of alighting on soft warm flesh, of the exhilaration of penetrating such flesh, and the sweet taste of blood. And all these sensations floating in an infinite darkness, and suddenly a blow, and all mosquito sensations are gone, and out of the sweet darkness, lizard's feelings begin to grow, and so on, and so. And if this seems overwhelming, think is not happening linearly, but all at once, but you only notice it one life at a time. Believe it or not! It's just a way to look at it. Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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