Question regarding our Reflection (elaborated)...?

Question

When you see your likeness, you rejoice. But when you see your images which come into existence before you, which neither die nor are manifested, how much will you bear?

What does this mean? What is your likeness -- your images?

Your likeness that you rejoice when you see, is your soul which has existed since the beginning of time. The images which came into existence before you, are the previous lives your soul has lived prior to the incarnation which you are at present. These images, which represent lifetimes in the manner that we are presently living, took paths in life that made them alien to their soul.

Answer 1

"When you see your likeness, you rejoice..."

This means many things on many levels, from seeing yourself in a mirror, to seeing yourself in a friend, to seeing yourself in mankind, creature-hood and even physical reality itself. Each of these reflect your many natures. If you can see your reflection in these, you will definitely rejoice.
You are also an event occurring in time, so if you let yourself, you will see yourself reflected throughout all of history. What then?

"But when you see your images which come into existence before you, which neither die nor are manifested, how much will you bear?"

Yes, how much will you bear. Does this mean; how much will you tolerate, or how much will you bring?(Light-Bearer?) Now you're speaking of perception of the Self outside of space and time and this is where it gets tricky. Remember the old riddle? What did your face look like before you were born? It requires a different kind of 'seeing' to see your image and reflection from this perspective and others beyond it.
What do thoughts, ideas and concepts look like in their native environment, unclothed in images and words?

Answer 2

Okay, now I get it... I think.

So what you're saying is basically that when people truly see their own souls (ie in this life) they rejoice that at last they have found themselves. But when they have "past life regressions" they see aspects of themselves that show themselves acting in a way that was not true to their eternal natures.... and this is why they are still on earth, because all their past lives went down a wrong path. Did I get that right?

Well, I don't think we had previous lives (ie incarnations). I think "past life regressions" are memories that we gained when we ministered to someone as a guardian angel. I mean, I belive we lived as spirits before this life, and the "past lives" are a remembrance of the lives of those people who lived on earth, and whom we watched over while we were in our spirit form.

I believe the negative aspects in those past lives are imprinted more firmly on our spiritual memories (and hence why most "regressions" are negative in nature).

We only have one life, and we need to seek the divinity within "with all our heart, might, mind and strength." To do anything else is to diverge from the path of our truest natures.

Answer 3

If you believe in multiple lifetimes, then you must not be christian. Otherwise, we would all be in hell. Eventually everyone is put into a position of sinning above whatever imaginary sin-threshold there is that defines our denial into heaven.

Answer 4

sounds like someone watches way too much Oprah!

Answer 5

I disagree but hey, that's what makes the world go around.

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Answer 6

Hmmmmm, Where are you now? Time? What is time? "It takes no time to be what one truly are, but it has taken time to misguide so completely". ~ : )

Answer 7

Wow...is that like angel dust...?

Answer 8

Well thanks for explaining it...I was confused. Yes I am just discovering this.

Answer 9

eh-um... Would you repeat the question, please?