Guest guest Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 Hi Could someone explain what an Avatar is and how this is different from human reincarnation?. Joy Sarah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 27, 2008 Report Share Posted January 27, 2008 Hi JoyAn Avatar is usually attributed to the Supreme Lord who manifests himself on Prithvi from time to time to save the innocent & punish the wicked. So far there have been 9 avatars of the Lord, each one with a specific purpose. Reincarnation, literally means " to be made flesh again " and as per some beliefs its only humans who can take part in the re-birth concept. This is different from Avatar which is manifestation of one & the only Lord. RegardsKiranOn Jan 24, 2008 7:22 PM, joysarahghillie <joysarahghillie wrote: Hi Could someone explain what an Avatar is and how this is different from human reincarnation?. Joy Sarah -- -- " Challenges can be stumbling blocks or stepping stones. It's just a matter of how you view them. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 Hi , My 2 cents on this (from what I have heard from Gurus). Avatar literally means 'To descend'. All the avatars of GOD are already present in the spiritual sky and they simply descend when the time for their pastime comes. Avatars are in a way expansions of the supreme lord.All aspects of the avatars are completely spiritual and got nothing to do with matter except that they descend in the material world. On the other hand , re-incarnation is taking on a material cover to fulfill our desires nd bear the fuits of our Karma. Nothing is spiritual except the atma and we dont descend from existing 'models', rather we build our own models to fit our requirements. Thanks Suchitra , " Kiran Krovvidy " <ksaikiran4u wrote: > > Hi Joy > > An Avatar is usually attributed to the Supreme Lord who manifests himself on > Prithvi from time to time to save the innocent & punish the wicked. So far > there have been 9 avatars of the Lord, each one with a specific purpose. > > Reincarnation, literally means " to be made flesh again " and as per some > beliefs its only humans who can take part in the re-birth concept. This is > different from Avatar which is manifestation of one & the only Lord. > > Regards > Kiran > > > > On Jan 24, 2008 7:22 PM, joysarahghillie <joysarahghillie > wrote: > > > Hi > > > > Could someone explain what an Avatar is and how this is different from > > human reincarnation?. > > > > Joy Sarah > > > > > > > > > > -- > -- > " Challenges can be stumbling blocks or stepping stones. It's just a matter > of how you view them. " > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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