does anyone believe in past lives?

Question

just wondering i feel like im the only one who does

Answer 1

No are not alone.

Many people believe in reincarnation/past lives.

I believe that we have many lessons to learn and in each life we are working towards those lessons. It is a long process. You may believe in this yourself because you had odd memories or feelings, you know people who are closer to you then seems normal (souls may travel in lives together, like your sister in this life might of been someone else close to you in another),

Answer 2

I've considered it. If you think about it the way the buddhist dharmas explain it, it does makes sense. I've considered it a lot more than the traditional life which seems to be more wishful thinking than anything else. But I do acknowledge it as a possibility, don't feel alone in the belief. You should read the buddhist dharmas if you get the chance, not always an easy read but it really does have more good morals and logic than you find in many other religious (if you call it a religion) texts. Good luck.

to an earlier answer about Vedic (or however it's spelled) not all religions see it that way. Buddhism in fact strongly rejects any permanent soul or spirit as much as the physical world.

Answer 3

Reincarnation is a componant part of Vedic understanding, the only way to understand it, is to understand your real identity as an eternal spirit soul, rather then the material body. Vedic understanding must be learned in its entirity to gain knowledge of the science of reincarnation and release from the cycle of the repetition of birth and death.

With this in mind, there is no question that reincarnation is a reality, we, as individual spirit souls are reincarnating within these very bodies, the material body is composed of gross molecules and atomic particles,that are constantly changing, every seven years each cell is completely replaced, so the body we had seven years ago is different to the body we have now, this is reincarnation, even within this life.

At the end of this life when the gross material body is no longer operational, being simply a temporary biological machine, then the subtle material mind replays the events of one's life, those events in one's life that are most prominant propel the spirit soul, the real self, to the next destination, the basis for this to happen is by the activities that we perform and the desires that are most prominant, man proposes and God disposes.

If we live a spiritual life, with activities and desires to please the Supreme, then the original spiritual body is revived and we can return home, back to Godhead, however if the desires are more worldly then we will attain another material body perfectly suited to the mentality that we have developed whilst being in the human form of life, therefore the knowledge of the science of reincarnation is of paramount importance to understand.

The early Christian church also taught reincarnation, up untill the 6th century A.D., in 553 A D when the Roman empire started to collapse, the emperor Justinian at the 5th Ecumenical council at Constantinople removed and altered the teachings of Jesus to gain more social control over the uneducated masses, by establishing the "scare tactic" of a singular life, as anyone who opposed these types of alterations was considered a heretic, it is not difficult to understand how these gross misconceptions came to be accepted.

Fortunately we are now able to discuss real knowledge openly, without fear of an inquisition, aside from a shrinking group of "text book" fundamentalists, the science of reincarnation is being accepted unopposed by many intelligent people.

To discuss further:-Sriman Sankarshan Das Adhikari (sda@backtohome

Answer 4

I'm not sure that's the correct term for it, even though I've been through past-life regression a few times. I've been wrestling with this idea for a while, now.

We know that memory is stored at the cellular level. We are made of the genetic (cellular) material that our parents are (were) and their parents were (are). Are we just tapping into those memories, or does the soul actually get a return trip? I'm not sure. Must ponder more deeply.

Answer 5

Lady, you are not the only one! I believe in past lives and , of course, reincarnation. Here are two links to two books which Ive read and found interesting and insightful.
http://www.amazon.com/Many-Lives-Masters-Prominent-Psychiatrist/dp/0671657860
http://www.edgarcayce.org/about_ec/cayce_on/akashic/

Answer 6

Buddhist really believe that.

They said that you learn from life to life, no matter if you are 1 or 99 years old when you died.

Answer 7

No, it's common belief in many religions.

Past life regression is also a technique taught in many traditions, including spiritual traditions and at holistic counseling schools.

Answer 8

If I had one, hope it was nicer then this one. Although, I do have 2 beautiful daughter's, and one gorgeous granddaughter 12 weeks old today. So, it's not all bad ~~

Answer 9

You're not the only one. I believe in them; so does pretty much everyone else that believes in a form of reincarnation.

Answer 10

Yes, I am a firm believer in reincarnation.