Reincarnation...What Are Your Thoughts On This?

Dee64

Dee64

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Do you believe in re-incarnation?
I've always felt that i have lived before, in another life. A few things lead me to believe this. First, i have always, as long as i can remember, had a flash of myself, with 2 other women, i think we were all sisters. Anyway, i see us walking along somewhere, perhaps a busy street downtown, or something, and in New York. This is all i have of this, but as well, i would have these weird dreams when younger, of being in a huge body of black water, (obviously night-time) and calling out for help. Sometime about 10 years ago, i started searching information about the Titanic and it's fate. I had always been fascinated by it, for some strange reason. As soon as i discovered about it, the dreams stopped. Odd! And, i've always been afraid to swim, never learned. As well, i think that whatever your fear in this life, has something to do with a past life. In this life, strangely enough, i felt as though my mother and my aunt were connected to me in my past life somehow....maybe we were sisters? Well short of sounding off the wall, so to speak, this is just my opinion. But, i also feel that the folks you come in contact with and meet, were somehow connected to you in a past life. As well, i've always felt a certain "connection" to the "Victorian Era", as i am very old-fashioned and love the furniture and other things from that era..Why is it we sometimes have a faint memory of a past life, or lives, just enough to make us wonder if we lived in another era and time?
Would you have some thoughts on re-incarnation? Do you believe in it?
Dee64
 

Interesting Dee, I never had any feelings or dreams like that and don't know if I believe in reincarnation. I have listened to stories of reincarnation on the CoasttoCoast am radio talk show and I do always like to keep an open mind about these types of things.
 
Interesting, Dee. I'm open to the possibility of reincarnation. It's as plausible as a heaven and hell.

We all get the feeling we know someone we've only just met. Or we're especially drawn to a certain place or time period. Could be an explanation. My sister tells me when I was small I would say 'when I used to be a boy'.
 

As others here probably have also, many times in my life I've experienced what is commonly referred to as 'deja vu' and although unexplainable I don't believe those instances can be attributed to reincarnation.......so I guess I'm a non believer.
 
IKE said:
As others here probably have also, many times in my life I've experienced what is commonly referred to as 'deja vu' and although unexplainable I don't believe those instances can be attributed to reincarnation.......so I guess I'm a non believer.
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I do believe there are some kind of vibes or energy we all experience. Ever think about someone you haven't thought of or heard from for years, and suddenly they come to mind and then there they are! I am a big believer in putting out positive energy instead of negative. Pessimists seem to draw bad things to them. When everyone told me I was dreaming to think I'd meet the right man and move overseas, I wouldn't allow their negativity to influence me. And, voila! Got what I wanted.
 
I believe in reincarnation. I've done so much reading about it and OBE's and NDE's that I think it goes without saying. The energy that is 'us' doesn't just end, it returns home for a while and then comes back to do it all again but with a view to continued spiritual growth.

As an interesting bit of trivia, did you know that the early Christians apparently also believed in reincarnation?

In December, 1945, early Christian writings containing many secrets of the early Christian religion were found in upper Egypt, a location where many Christians fled during the Roman invasion of Jerusalem. Undisturbed since their concealment almost two thousand years ago, these manuscripts of early Christian mysticism rank in importance with the Dead Sea Scrolls. These writings affirmed the existence of the doctrine of reincarnation being taught among the early Jews and Christians. these Christian mystics, referred to as Christian Gnostics, were ultimately destroyed by the orthodox Church for being heretics. Their sacred writings were destroyed and hidden with the belief that they would be revealed at an appropriate time in the future. The discover in 1945 yielded writings that included some long lost gospels, some of which were written earlier than the known gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John....http://www.thetruthseeker.co.uk/?p=10036

 
Interesting topic for discussion but I firmly believe I have lived many lives before! My mother even made a comment when I was born, that I looked like a little old lady :) Another friend and business partner, among others, suggested that I was an "old soul." I am drawn to the North Atlantic and am very comfortable with my Frisian/Scandinavian roots. Having visited northern Europe, I felt very at home there. I also believe I go much farther back than that but it gets fuzzy.

One particular incident stands out - a woman sales rep walked into my office one day - 1990s - and as we started to talk, it felt like we had known each other forever! She is still my best friend and we are working on writing a novel about our respective persona in a past life situation. As we have discussed our project it is evident that we each know things that we shouldn't know. We have made comments to each other that, weeks later, turn out to be true or archeologically proven.

Another, recent, incident, involved a new friend. We made a date for lunch to discuss moving to Maine for retirement. As we started to talk I mentioned the above project. She stopped and looked at me, eyes wide and said, "This isn't about Maine, is it? This is about the project!" Turns out her family history is from the very area where our "novel" takes place. She seemed to know all about it. Another friend told me her children always thought she was a witch since she always seemed to be one step ahead of them!

My experience has been that mostly women seem to have this "gift" of knowing. (I do have one male friend that seems on board with it) One gal made the comment that everyone probably has the memories or ability to tap into this energy that binds us but not everyone takes the time to listen.
 
The concept of reincarnation is very interesting, and not without merit. Most religious concepts believe in reincarnation in someway shape or form. To me, the purpose of life is to learn the meaning of life, which cannot be accomplished in a single lifespan. In order for one to fully comprehend life's meaning, one must experience every facet first hand, and reincarnation supplies the means.
 
senile1 said:
The concept of reincarnation is very interesting, and not without merit. Most religious concepts believe in reincarnation in someway shape or form. To me, the purpose of life is to learn the meaning of life, which cannot be accomplished in a single lifespan. In order for one to fully comprehend life's meaning, one must experience every facet first hand, and reincarnation supplies the means.
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I once read that the purpose of us being here is so that the Consciousness that is behind ALL OF THIS (the universe) is for the sake of It being able to experience. To experience Itself, to experience choice, to experience life.....simply to experience the magnitude of Itself and to know Itself in every possible way. We are the avatars in It's own personal version of the greatest 'Sims' game that exists. Considering that many quantum physicists are proposing the idea that our world is a hologram, not so far fetched.
 
There are so many things people decide to believe like religious doctrine and the occult but to me it seems to be something to alleviate the idea that 'this is all there is', and giving a reason for all the random things that happen to us and the people we meet along the way, but being a belief system it is a construction of the mind. There's really no way to know if its true.
 
I guess I am neutral on this. I believe it is possible, some things I've read were quite convincing.
 
My personal feeling is that our bodies are just temporary vessels for a something...a spirit or soul perhaps. When we die in our present form our existing body returns to the earth. But the living force as it is can return elsewhere. An excellent example is our last several ginger cats.
Tootie was born on my chest. His mother was quite young and chose to have her kittens early one morning on top of our bed. I woke up with a wet mewing baby and his brothers and sisters too. The others found new homes but Tootie stayed close always. A master hunter and ruler of the other cats, the humans too. He passed from a viral infection at middle age.
Kashi had been a farm cat. Modest sized but a huge personality. If he was sleeping the other cats would grovel at his feet for space to join him. He only had to raise his lip and even the dogs would flee. But with his humans he was a lover. He was killed instantly by a car one night.
Levon was from a Newark shelter. We missed Kashi so much, perhaps another special tabbie cat to fill the void? Levon picked us. The first meeting he climbed up to my shoulder. He rubbed and licked my face. Other cats in the room were hissed away. Like he was saying " She's taking ME home!". I remember his first moments at our house. He pranced by the dog and older cats to sit in the food bowl.
Somewhere his spirit lives...waiting for a kitten not yet born...and we'll meet again:love_heart::love_heart::love_heart:
 
Actually, I hope reincarnation isnt' true because I'm afraid of what I might come back as. Although it's rare for people to 'remember' their previous life.
 
I remember having very, very strong experiences of deja vu when I was a child. But have not really experienced those since then.

The reincarnation theory is an interesting one and I am interested in some of the theories evolving about our universe and how that could exist in conjunction with parallel timezones. Where we could exist in 'parallel' universes at different ages. I am sure that we are only scratching the surface of this stuff.

One thing I have never been able to understand is how can I experience simply my own consciousness - my own existence? That makes no sense to me at all. But then you probably have no idea what I am talking about now. :lost:
 
Ameriscot said:
Actually, I hope reincarnation isnt' true because I'm afraid of what I might come back as. Although it's rare for people to 'remember' their previous life.
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According to several writers who've written extensively about their OBE's and NDE's, and a psychologist who specializes in regressing patients back to their 'life between lives', it's all an evolutionary process as opposed to a devolutionary process. Which simply means, you won't come back as a flea but 'you' will make the choice as to what life you will come back to for the purpose of continuing your spiritual growth or rounding out 'your' own catalogue of experiences.
 
Capt Lightning said:
I believe ....
There is no 'god'
There is no Heaven or Hell
There is no afterlife and when your dead, you're dead.....

However two things intrigue me...

The possibility Inherited memory
The sense of self.
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If you don't believe that we live after death in this life, who exactly are we inheriting memory from and what would be the purpose?
 

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