Reincarnation...What Are Your Thoughts On This?

Most people will tell you that these "memories" are just imagination. For the most part, that is probably true however, if I imagine a scene, I am usually looking down on it as a third party. As a memory, I am usually looking out through my own eyes from my own body. That is how I tell the difference between them. Any other thoughts?

I have childhood memories that only I can remember (my earliest from 18 mos in a snowsuit) - corroborated by my, still living father. There are a few that are brought on from photographs and I don't necessarily remember that scene but do remember the photo. I also seem to have memories from other time periods and places.

Also, most of the past lives remembered, that we hear about, seem to be larger than life characters- kings, queens, warriors. I am pretty sure I didn't make much impact on the world but I remember glimpses. As for Napoleon and Boudica - they were strong personalities so it would make sense that they would make themselves known again. There is energy that binds us - those of us with the positive force need to be strong! :)
 

If there is such a thing as reincarnation why don't people remember their past lives and why is it only leaders of certain religious groups and people who are writing books that seem to be the experts and claim to know all about it.
 
Debby said:
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.
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If I can choose, I want to come back as a bird.
 

Debby said:
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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Simple, I'm thinking about the possibility that some experiences of our parents (obviously from before we were conceived), might be passed to us through their DNA. I don't consider it necessary to have a purpose - just something that happens.
 
Everyone's belief is their belief. It doesn't matter if nobody else has that belief, or if everybody else has that belief. There is no real, scientific evidence of anything after death. Dead men don't talk.
 
Theoretically, it is possible yes, but extremely unlikely. Assuming that the self is aware of itself as itself after death. You know that you are you. Many ancient philosophers believed in reincarnation, including Plato, but the idea was entrenched in his metaphysics and too complex for this forum.
Some philosophers believe that your soul particles or spirit live on--but not you as you.
Could you come back as a horse, pig, or?
All this is pure speculation...and wishful thinking. We want it to be true so we believe.

In the novel "To Your Scattered Bodies Go", Farmer says we are all reincarnated as we were at 25 years old--totally nude with nothing else! And we are comfortable with that. Science fiction.

I don't believe. Nonsense. Hope I am wrong.
 
I choose to believe in it. Like many have said, there's no way to know this or anything for certain. I've also had dreams that I think are past lives. I've also felt connections to people that could have arisen in past lives.

It's highly unlikely that we are alive and sentient, but here we are. I go with what comforts me.
 
Reincarnation is a principle taught my many of the world's religions. Perhaps, when we pass into the afterlife, we might gain some insight into that theory. Given the tens of billions of humans who have inhabited this planet over the centuries...does each possess a unique spirit...or are we just "recycled" back here until we finally get it right?
 
Unique in the same sense that a bit of dough off the main lump is different than the next bit of dough off that same ball and the same as in part of the one and only.
 
Thank you everyone for all your comments thus far. Very interesting thoughts on Reincarnation
 
If I am reincarnated from a past life it must be that our spiritual progress is slow as I haven't learned much in this present life.
 
drifter said:
If I am reincarnated from a past life it must be that our spiritual progress is slow as I haven't learned much in this present life.
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Or, you could have come a long way. Maybe last life you were a banana slug.

Avid believers in reincarnation think it takes a lot of lifetimes to make progress. Only a few make the steps quickly. If we could clearly remember our last lives and what we went through, then the progress would be quicker. There seems to be a glitch in the system. :D
 
Dee64 said:
Thank you everyone for all your comments thus far. Very interesting thoughts on Reincarnation
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I think as we get closer to the end of our lives, we all think about what, if anything comes next. The highly religious are sure they know. The rest of us consider possibilities.
 
In the morning I feel like the dough when all the yeast has been expended, and the dough has flopped over the side of the pan. I have to reconstitute myself, give myself a pep talk and dissolve the negativity that comes from never getting enough sleep. Otherwise, all my days I would feel wasted and unable to do much. Peace of mind and well-being at this age are decisions we often need to make on a daily basis.
 
The Lord was asked if He believed in reincarnation.
I do, He said. It explains so much.
What does it explain, Sir? someone asked.
On your last Fourth of July festivities, I was invited to observe an annual hot-dog-eating contest, the Lord said, and it was the stupidest thing I’ve ever witnessed.
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Let the Mystery Be
Iris Dement

Everybody's wonderin' what and where they all came from.
Everybody's worryin' 'bout where they're gonna go when the whole thing's done.
But no one knows for certain and so it's all the same to me.
I think I'll just let the mystery be.

Some say once you're gone you're gone forever, and some say you're gonna come back.
Some say you rest in the arms of the Saviour if in sinful ways you lack.
Some say that they're comin' back in a garden, bunch of carrots and little sweet peas.
I think I'll just let the mystery be.

Everybody's wonderin' what and where they all came from.
Everybody's worryin' 'bout where they're gonna go when the whole thing's done.
But no one knows for certain and so it's all the same to me.
I think I'll just let the mystery be.

Instrumental break.
Some say they're goin' to a place called Glory and I ain't saying it ain't a fact.
But I've heard that I'm on the road to purgatory and I don't like the sound of that.
Well, I believe in love and I live my life accordingly.
But I choose to let the mystery be.

Everybody's wonderin' what and where they all came from.
Everybody's worryin' 'bout where they're gonna go when the whole thing's done.
But no one knows for certain and so it's all the same to me.
I think I'll just let the mystery be.
I think I'll just let the mystery be.
 
A latecomer to this thread. I have to say I am inclined to believe in reincarnation. Suggested reading for those who may be interested, a short series of books written by Michael Newton PH.D. Among them Journey of Souls. Pretty compelling stuff. You can find them on Amazon.
 
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