In a reincarnation order, are humans the life to aspire to or are humans the lowest form of life?

Answer 1

you dont need reincarnation to answer that.humans are the lowest life form in nature.no other animal on this planet kills for the sake of it.they kill for food and survival.man kills simply because he can.man will have the shortest historical time on this earth.then the animals can have it back.

Answer 2

We are soooooo hierarchical aren't we ? :-)

I try not to think in terms of 'better' in anything, rather 'preference', this would have to be my view on manifestational ascendence. This being so ( for me, I leave that choice to each individually ) I am more than content to be human, and that may mean the monkey-suit we wear from time to time, or it may mean the energetic portion, the Entity that rules, so to speak.

For me it's the Entity, and thus I don't have to concern myself with the type of manifestation, because that will be whatever it will be. I wouldn't mind being my dog, for example, he has a pretty good life, all things considered. But he doesn't have the options that I do ...... as far as I can tell. ;-)

Whatever the 'form', the individuated energy will still be me. And I aspire to 'Be' the 'best' I can be, whatever the shape or style I'm in at this moment.

Answer 3

In reincarnation it is usually progress when an animal incarnates as a human. It's nothing to aspire to though, we have to dissolve our karma so that we don't have to reincarnate. There are beings higher than humans - some aliens, fairies, ascended masters, demigods, and the whole hierarchy of angelic choirs. Humans can be high incarnations, Jesus said John the Baptist was an incarnation of the prophet Elijah who ascended.

Answer 4

In Hinduism too human life is considered one of the highest forms to achieve.
In Christianity there is no reincarnation as also in Mohammedanism (Islam), Judaism.
It is again recognized in Buddhism, Jainism though I do not know much about Shintoism of Japan.
But among angelic and heavenly hierarchies the human soul/spirit is the lowest - there are many levels of heaven and you have to work your way up. Paul writes up to third heaven only. In occultism again I do not know......may be many levels are there.

Answer 5

In Buddhist, everyone aspire to be reborn as the highest form- the monks or nuns or god, follow by human. Animals are considered to be the lowest form of life.

Answer 6

Humans have the ability to know God now, not believe but know. But most run into the future looking for happiness and freedom where it can not be found. Buddha after enlightenment spoke of the 4 noble truths the first being that there is suffering, the 4th being the end of suffering. It is said only a human being can wake up to enlightenment. It is better to be born a human, use your own reason, follow your path that you have choosen, blame no one, depend upon your self and see what happens. ~ : )

Answer 7

Depends on how you qualify life. Viruses are very efficient forms of life. Humans have yet to develop an anti-viral agent. All they can do is help the body's immune system to fight the invader.

Answer 8

Maybe the lowest form of life: When humans die, our bodies are digested by the bacteria in our intestines, and some of us become worm food. That's not reincarnation exactly, but it's the closest thing that exists.

Answer 9

Buddhists believe that to be reborn as a human being is the highest form of life because then one can choose to be able to escape the endless cycle of suffering in this life. I stand corrected if this is not so.

Answer 10

I think in Hinduism that you work your way up through the evolutionary ladder, become a human then work up towards becoming a brahmin and the next step is nirvana.