Guest guest Posted April 24, 2009 Report Share Posted April 24, 2009 Dear Milena This is a wonderful question. I have been mulling over this for a long time. Is our personality contained in complex genes or is there a 'non-physical' element to our being? When I do sessions on reincarnation, I suggest the following:- The hardware continues to evolve through Darwin's theory of evolution - evolution of physical mould is essential for us to continue to evolve. The software (which is mental) that operates on this hardware continues to move forward through reincarnation. Let me offer some supporting evidence. We are born with fixed DNA code that stays unchanged with us till we die but in one lifetime our mental mode would have undergone dramatic changes (these are not accompanied by any DNA changes) - so the software is something that is different and more fluid than mere genetic coding -- It is this inner make up we create for ourselves we call our character that transmigrates from one life to another through reincarnation. If I were to give a computer analogy. I would say: Just as computer companies produce more sophisticated hardware for more complex software to work on, the bodily evolution (though mutations of genes) allows more sophisticated mental modes to jump into and operate. I have been challenging the paradigm of materialism. This fixation of reducing everything to matter and its attributes, including reducing us to the property of a complex molecule called DNA is something that needs to be challenged else Richard Dawkins is right. regards jay > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 24, 2009 Report Share Posted April 24, 2009 Dear Jay, Our body also undergoes so many changes during our lifetime without any changes to the DNA. For example, if I lose my hand, does it change the DNA? Does this make the body spiritual and not material? It sure doesn't. With due respect, I am just suggesting that this analogy doesn't hold. Regards, Raj On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 10:43 AM, Vivekananda <vivekananda wrote: > > > Dear Milena > > This is a wonderful question. I have been mulling over this for a long time. > Is our personality contained in complex genes or is there a 'non-physical' > element to our being? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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