2007-02-16 20:00:59 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
No one can answer that for you. It is also unprovable.
That's the challenge.
Seek out the answer for yourself, pay attention to the signs all around you and come to terms with your own answer.
2007-02-16 20:04:37 · answer #1 · answered by Jason 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
- We are made of desires - they control us; they are our basic substance.
- The more our desires grow, the more we evolve - both throughout history and through a single person's life.
- First we had simple physical desires, for food, shelter, sex, family.
- Then our desires grew. We wanted more. We then started wanting what others had, and developed money and exchange.
- Then our desires grew more. We wanted to control these systems of money and exchange, and dominate others. And we wanted to feel proud of ourselves in the eyes of others, to feel important.
- Then our desires grew even more, and power and control weren't enough - we desired knowledge and developed sciences, philosophy, and more sophisticated art and education.
- Now our desires have grown to a point where knowledge can't satisfy us either, and we start asking "What's the point of all this?"
This is the birth of the true desire for spirituality
This is the process of our reincarnations. At each new stage, a bigger desire makes us suffer more. We feel a lack, and have to work more to fulfill that lack. Thus, this process is one of accumulating a greater and greater feeling of lack - of suffering - until we become totally dissatisfied with everything in this world.
This greatest phase of suffering, which The Zohar wrote would begin from the year 1995, is now starting to be felt in more and more people. Along with this greatest feeling of lack, the greatest suffering that becomes revealed to us, is revealed the method which was written in ancient times to fulfill this desire that will now start emerging more and more on a mass scale. That method is called Kabbalah (not the Madonna one, and has nothing to do with religion, mysticism, red strings or anything else you'll hear about it :) -- http://www.kabbalah.info
Here's a related short video about reincarnation in relation to this process: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7Ua4FH985Q
2007-02-17 06:25:19 · answer #2 · answered by ken w 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This certainly is a philosophical question posed by
some ancient thinkers of Hinduism and Buddhism. The
problem which is you are facing can not be taken as
an universal one.
The Almighty has chosen you, and every other person for
a particular purpose. The aim of life is to understand
the greatness of the creator. And to search for the
purpose for which a soul is given human life. This
purpose differs from person to person because it is
dependent on the past Karma of the soul. (It is as
different as our finger prints, no two are alike). But
one thing is sure. Human beings are the highest of all
creation. The rest of the creation is intended for the
use of human beings. All people are expected to enjoy
the creation. Since creation itself is divine, all
people are expected to keep their lives as happily as
possible without interference with others.
It is true that you are feeling sad now. However, when
you understand the pupose of your life, then you will
derive the highest happiness of your life.
2007-02-17 05:20:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no but we should try and release ourselves from suffering, but i do not think reincarnation is real, Buddha calls the question irrelevant, what matters is stopping suffering, not questions regarding death and rebirth, i think its a good question but i dont really think rebirth is real, but suffering is, and the 4 noble truths are a good way of releasing ourselves from it, weather we can completely get rid of it and reach nirvana, i do not know
2007-02-17 04:12:32 · answer #4 · answered by Matt H 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You've pretty much nailed it on the head.
Our ignorance and confusion comes from our incomplete view of the world. This incomplete view, a single side to the worlds dual nature, leads us to the delusion of the 'I'.
We then grasp at other delusional 'objects' and the material world. Upon death, the material world leaves us and we are completely disoriented and are only comforted again by the material world.
Rebirth.
2007-02-17 04:05:20 · answer #5 · answered by Bad Buddhist 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
life is suffering,living,breathing ,hating,loving enjoy the good and the bad and stop questioning the whole life thing only god may have that answer till than just live life and ask questions latter its like they say life is what u make it.
2007-02-17 04:07:40 · answer #6 · answered by stina845 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, I do not believe so. I also do not believe that all souls are reborn. Some do vanish into oblivion upon death.
2007-02-17 04:05:13 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
According to the Buddhists...yes
According to the Christians...no
According to the dead...yes or no
2007-02-17 04:07:27 · answer #8 · answered by kicking_back 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If you are talkin' reincarnation, I don't think so. Surely I would be smarter than this if I had lived before...lol.
2007-02-17 04:07:15 · answer #9 · answered by waltinaw74 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
dunno, truth is no one reeeeeeaaaaaaallllllllllllllyyyyy knows, not one person on this planet can answer that,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, only you can because it is only your belief that counts for you.......................... and even then its only a belief is't it............... but hey look on the bright side we'll all find out some day and then wee'l know for sure but untill then dont stress over it.........what will be.................. will be and no one can stop it
2007-02-17 04:02:42 · answer #10 · answered by jerry g 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋