Rebirth? Do you believe in it? Do you welcome it? Are you happy in your present life? Think and reply please!

Question

Odd question indeed! At 75, when I look back I see some plus factors in life like good family bond, rare happy situations and Lord's gifts of a good home - loving family relations. Tied to this I experienced pain, rejection, dejection, exploitation, social stigmas resultant to rebellious thoughts and all possible religious extortions besides unreasonable faith commands. I believe that my outlook on life is negative, but realistic. I didn't choose this life; but was delivered into it to suffer the agony, mystery and pain associated with it. My ultimate relief is that I am much better off, when I compare myself to His first born - the Universe where most planets are molested and the rest is on target. When even Moon is not safe from mankind why should I complain about my fate? I wish I might be spared from a second torture through rebirth. Do you like to be born again and start afresh another life without knowing your present life? lileeann

Answer 1

Yes i believe in re birth.

Answer 2

How deep is your question! You are 75 and doing well having lived a full life. I hope you remain healthy for many more years to come. I am Roman Catholic and am not meant to believe in reincarnation. However, I am not totally convinced there isn't rebirth after all. I would love to think that apart from our souls floating around somewhere (heaven, hell or purgatory) we do come back to make amends and keep coming back until we have lived our life in the way the Almighty wished us to. Everyone suffers pain so you must not feel alone in that. This is the way of our world. Without pain you cannot and will not appreciate all the good that surrounds you. You are wrong to think we do not choose our life - we do. We make our own destiny in many ways because the Holy One gives us choices. If we choose to take the wrong path and suffer negative consequences, that is of our making. He gives us a helping hand but will not influence us. He gave us free will to make up our own minds. If we use our free will to make the wrong decision, we only have ourselves to blame. So, stop focusing on the negatives already and appreciate all the good around you and most of all, be happy. God bless!

Answer 3

It seems almost impossible, but one can never predict about the future. The future remains open. What seems inconceivable today, may become conceivable tomorrow.

We can never come to a point where the future closes. That's the whole meaning of existence being eternal.

It may be very difficult because I am not confined to any particular path, to any particular philosophical viewpoint. I am vast enough to contain contradictions, and whatever has happened on the earth as far as the evolution of consciousness is concerned, I have made it part of my own vision of life.

So if you look backwards, everything else will seem a little poorer, even the greatest giants will seem limited. But you are looking to the past, you are not looking to the future -- which is absolutely unpredictable.

Things will go on happening, new things will go on being added. And I am not a pond which is closed; I am more like a river, which goes on flowing, inviting every other river to join.

Whatever I have been giving you will remain uncontaminated, but it will be enriched more and more by the future evolution of man, because it is an open phenomenon.

Answer 4

I believe in God Jehovah, & what he teaches in his word, the Bible. "You alone, Jehovah, are the God above all gods in supreme charge of all the earth." Psalms 83:18

Many people believe in reincarnation. The Bible, however, does not teach this.
http://www.watchtower.org/library/w/1997/5/15/article_01.htm

Should You Be Afraid of Death? [No!]:
- What Is Your View of Death?
- A Closer Look at Some Myths About Death ...
http://watchtower.org/e/20020601/article_01.htm

The Bible teaches that death is simply the cessation of life...
However, God can resurrect dead ones to life again, & he has Promised to do so. There is a reason for all of this, explained later.

Many people have been taught that the dead have basically two possible destinations: either heaven, or hell. But, hell is not a destination or place. It is simply the common grave of mankind. It is from hell --mankind's common grave-- that ones are resurrected to life. And, the 2 possible destinations are either heaven, or the restored earth, as the same person that they died as ...

The Hereafter--Where Will It Be?
http://www.watchtower.org/e/20001001/article_01.htm

Personally, I am happy to be human, & I look forward to the time when the earth --along with mankind ... both those resurrected, & those who have never had to die (& never will!)-- has/have been restored to paradise conditions ...

The Marvelous New World of God's Making
- Righteousness Replaces Wickedness
- Perfect health Restored
- The Dead Return
- A Truly Peaceful World
- Earth Transformed Into a Paradise
- Undoing Past Pains
http://www.watchtower.org/library/dg/article_10.htm

When the Whole Earth Will Be a Sanctuary
- Why Are Efforts Failing?
- The Only Realistic Hope for an Earthly Sanctuary
http://www.watchtower.org/library/g/1997/7/8/article_03.htm

“The Meek Shall Inherit the Earth”---HOW?
- God's Eternal Purpose for the Earth
- A God Who Has Not Changed
- How to Share in the Promised Inheritance
http://www.watchtower.org/e/20041001/article_02.htm

I look forward to being able to welcome back my loved ones who have died, to a healthy, vibrant life -- in a paradisaic environment, with plenty for everyone, including enjoyable work & associations.

I wasn't raised with these beliefs. As many others around the world, I searched for & chose to embrace Bible truth. My grandmother learned it when about your age, as have many others. I began studying it when 14.

2006 Report of Jehovah's Witnesses Worldwide
http://www.watchtower.org/statistics/worldwide_report.htm

This next article explains that the issue of God's Sovereignty is the reason behind our suffering, ...

Why Does God Permit Suffering? :
- The Problem of Human Suffering
- God's Permission of Suffering Nears Its End
- - The Gift of Free Will
- - Whose Law?
- - What Went Wrong?
- - The Main Issue--Sovereignty
- - God's Sovereignty Asserted
- - A Marvelous New World
- - The Failure of Human Rule
http://www.watchtower.org/library/w/2001/5/15/article_01.htm

The end of this Sad state of world affairs is Soon to be ended for ALL time ...

Why Was an Ancient World Destroyed?
http://www.watchtower.org/library/w/2002/3/1/article_01.htm

Do You Recognize the Sign of Jesus Christ's Presence?
http://www.watchtower.org/e/20051001/article_01.htm

Only this time, the sources & all badness will NEVER again be allowed to take root!

Do You Know the Truth About Armageddon?
http://watchtower.org/e/20051201/article_01.htm

What I have stated above, plus what is in the articles I've posted links to, are what I believe about the Future for mankind, including those who have died.

Advanced On-site Search (In case a link becomes modified, this can be used.) http://watchtower.org/search/search_e.htm

Answer 5

You do not approach the question, from the point of view of whether it is beneficial and acceptable to you. Every known religion vouches for its verity. Even in the Old Testament, there are internal evidences to suggest that the people believed in re-birth. The Indian religions have uniformly approved of the theory of rebirth and karma. Hindu faith is centred on the karma theory.

Answer 6

In my late 30s now, i have come across death a few times already. I guess the last was in my mid 20s

I was given the opportunity to leave or to stay. Of course i choose to stay.

I remember going over my life, myself judging my actions to myself. I felt for someone with my upbringing, emotional and physical hurdles, accidents that i had achieved so much and was so over joyed with my efforts not to give in and to keep striving forward.

Staying here gave me a chance to continue life but everything would change. I would have to deal with Struggles an infant couldn't till much later in life, like marriage, family, businesses, houses etc.
And see if my spirit could then land again on its feet. i felt this was a great opportunity to be given because of the learning aspect..
I feel now some years later i have again achieved to land on my feet.
Learning the emotional pain and dealing with it, and yourself.
If i can keep my head above the hurdles that life brings and do my best, i feel i have learnt something important.
To come back and learn more again next time.

BB.ALD

Answer 7

1. NO, I do Not believe in re-birth. It is said, there is nothing new under the Sun. If it is, re-birth will be a redundancy. If it is not, then there is always something new, and the perpetuity of knowing will then be nonsensical.

2. How will I welcome something that is a mirage?

3. Happiness is relative.

My advice: Set back and relax, and as long as nobody is hurt in the process, create your own bubble of reality and be happy.

PS: Your question implies your answers. Your details are to the contrary. May I ask what do you exactly want?

Answer 8

I am at 53 still in active service. I have still family responsibilities to be completed. I remember my learning Telugu alphabet days more particularly schooling days memories till to-day;Bu t some of my memories of intermediate years could not be recollected. Life is such. I have faith & belief in our scriputes and Vedas as such, rebirth as narrated in Bhagwadgita is 100 % believable. We should search and search and enter the orbit of spiritualiy. Now Spiritual Regeneration Movement is ignitined. It is nothing but GOD's gift. Enjoy the life.

Answer 9

Consciousness is the product of organic processes. Once the organism is dead, that consciousness is no longer produced. Rebirth is not possible. I do not believe in it. I would welcome it if I was able to maintain some continuity of consciousness rather than starting all over again. I am very happy in my life, including the pain and suffering that life inherently offers the thinking person.

Peace be yours ... let happiness follow

Answer 10

yes, i believe in rebirth
The Bhagavath Gita sacred scriptures says that a person may reincarnate in another species when he dies. for myself I try not to conform to this idea. I think that we rebirth into human being.However,we have to prove something in every life. the lines have already been traced but there are some decisions that changes some settings of our life but not the core. there are guru in India that can tell you who you were and what you will be.
Life is fragile and everything lies in this line

Answer 11

I don't know it is true or not because nobody knows of its previous birth , so it will be wrong for me to decide it I belive that there is rebirth.I have not seen my whole life because I am only 18 I am happy in my life so I can't say any thing. All I understand is that life is a god gift which one shouldwaste it , we should do some good work in this life.it will make us happy....