Past lives, reincarnation.. how to figure out who you were in your past life?

Question

Probably it sounds like a vague or ridiculous question for some of you. However, it is sad that if you find out who you were in your ''previous life'', you would know how to break a chain or infinite circle where you're repeating your mistakes over and over.
Please, answer me without laughs but with at least some tolerance and respect.

Answer 1

Firstly, this idea is not universal, the way some myths appear in every spiritualistic belief all over the globe. It is imported from Hinduism and later, Buddhism, it is a convenient idea sometimes but it does not have any other proof other than faith and adhering to a specific dogmatic set of axioms (truths accepted as such without need to be demonstrated).

At some point, I came across a few rather sophisticated different calculating systems which pointed out, all, indeed, the same result: I was a shoemaker in China in the early 17th century.
Needless to say I wasn't flattered - most of those who claim they remember their previous lives say they were Cleopatra, Napoleon and other characters on this theme; someone important, I mean.

The Christo-Islamo-Judaic traditions, the majoritarian ones, say the spirit has one single chance; after death, we all await the Divine Judgment. No reincarnation. The Egyptians believed something similar and so did most of the other nations in the old days.

A not so recent conclusion of the modern hypnotists agree that, under hypnosis, a person becomes highly cooperative and, if asked, they'll make up any amazing story, in a great variety of details.

It is up to you, after all.
Living a decent life following the contemporary moral laws should be, however, enough for everybody.

Answer 2

This is something you can try. There is a possibility that you have been who you are right now, in previous lifetimes, before this life. So, to rule that possibility out, I would suggest going to another place, a city or town. Some place that you would never go to on purpose. You see, there's a strong possibility that when you read this answer that I am giving you, last life, that you indeed acted upon it. And that you did indeed go somewhere as an experiment, in a previous life. So if you once again act upon it this life, you may go to that strange city or town, and get a feeling of familiarity, like deja vu kind of, it may not hit you at the time during your visit. It might come to you later, but there's a chance that you might stir up some memories. See, I KNOW I've been here before, many, many, many times. I went to a city at the request of an acquaintance of mine, a city(Sacramento) that I would never have gone to on purpose, and I recognized the area. I knew my way around. I even recognized the names of the people that I successfully sales pitched. I could tell the difference between the prospects that bought, from the prospects that didn't buy, just by looking at their names in the directory. So this life I just sales pitched the buyers and let the non-buyers alone. I was 100% successful. Saved myself a lot of time. I'm just giving you a true life example of what happened to me. It was something I wasn't expecting. But you could try it and see if you could rouse up your memories. BTW, I remember you decision too.

Answer 3

I remembered some as a kid and as I grow older more comes back to me. I do know what my mistakes were, I am still sometimes too trusting, I still have the same insecurities, but I realize that it is who I am. Thru many lives I have learned not only lessons, but also to accept who I am but also that there are somethings I can't change no matter how hard I might try. I have also had to learn not to be as selfish and demending as I once was, and find more joy in giving and not recieving recognition for it . Also interferance i what I'm not suppose to meddle in.
I read somewhere in 12 lives you accomplish the highest level. I remember fully a total of 7 and parts of others. In a few I didn't live too long and in one I committed suicide. This is my last life, but if given the opportunity I may return once more if I am allowed to be with my husband. He has to repeat one more life.

Answer 4

I understand what you are saying. well it could be that you are not making mistakes you lived and died. that is what has happened. i dont' think you can go back in time and redo what was done. i think each time you are entered in life you are someone else and that sometimes our conscience does not tell us we've been here before cause there are very few that can deal with it. you can see how it would upset people. i know that some have done this and i know they can tell exactly what its like then and has pictures of it. well i do belive of this and in fact i like to listen to john edwards hes very interesting physic you need to listen to him and hes on alot of the tv times at nite. take care.

Answer 5

The best work done on reincarnation was done by Ian Stevenson (now deceased) at the University of Virginia (link below) where his work is continued. Stevenson himself admitted that his evidence was not conclusive but called it suggestive and he personally believed reincarnation to be true. His work focused on young children that spoke of past lives without prompting and seemingly knew things they could not know by normal means. This work certainly has critics but even the late skeptic (and revered scientist) Carl Sagan acknowledged Stevenson work as careful and well researched. This appears in the book "Demon Haunted World" by Carl Sagan.

The situation becomes more of a problem with adults. You have been exposed to languages, cultures, and history (more so than say a 5 year old child) and one can easily call upon this information.

OK, how to do it. One way is through hypnosis via past life regression. In hypnosis a person is highly suggestive and one should have the session tape recorded to make sure the hypnotist is not prompting specific memories. However, even without specific prompts when one is asked to describe clothes or go back to a certain time one is likely to do this even if one has to make it up (create a memory) in order to do so.
This type of hypnosis has shown evidence of helping people to overcome phobias ( Freud believed it is more important to work through it than whether or not it is true). However, as evidence of past lives (or past childhood or sexual abuse) it is next to worthless testimony/evidence.

There is also a book by Ted Andrews called "How To Uncover Your Past Lives" that does this without hypnosis but the problem of suggestion (you looking to come up with answers) is still present.

There is also a book by Brian Weiss (link below) called:
"Mirrors of Time" that includes a CD for regression.

Again as evidence for reincarnation or past lives all of these (except Stevenson's work) is at best questionable and possibly worthless.

Answer 6

I saw a show on the discovery channel about a man that went and got hypnotized and he started having visions and some of the things he said when he was under led him to believe he was some one else in another life and he tracked down the evidence and found a picture of this person and they looked almost exactly like him.

Answer 7

Past Life Regression/ Hypnotherapy by a qualified Hypnotherapist is the safest way to discover your past lives....Deep meditations like Yoga Nidra can help aswell....

Answer 8

I have had some luck with this topic through meditation.... I like to switch it up a bit....so I have used the following meditational techniques: toning work (opening the third eye chakra and crown)....auric meditation...including color/chakra work.....breathing exersizes focusing on chi/prana....

I haven't considered my former incarnations sad...per se....some seem to have had an interesting demise....drowning....clan war/skirmish....and alone under an outcropping (sioux shaman)

Answer 9

Hello Yin Yin

Past lives can be experienced via hypnosis & meditation. Both are very affective.

Pam

Answer 10

I don't believe in reincarnation yet. I still think that it might be spirits who lived and died and are putting these thoughts into these people's head...almost possessing them. This is not a FIRM belief of mine...but it makes more sense to me...especially since I probably keep repeating the same mistakes over and over and over. Whatever happened to "forgiveness"??
EDIT...To me....being hypnotized is similar to being drunk. I think there's a reason they call liquor "spirits". If you've ever gotten drunk...or even "relaxed"...did you notice how you would do and say things that "weren't like you"? I don't mean you'd be "possessed"...but maybe "influenced". they call it ..being under the "influence" of alcohol. Maybe you're under the "influence" of spirits. I think it's the same way with hypnosis. I think when you get relaxed enough..and off your guard..that spirits can speak to you and even make you think it's yourself. I believe they can put their "feelings" into you too..and you think it's yourself. Just like when you're asleep....you really don't have control over what you dream. So, maybe spirits are controlling your dreams...because you're not aware and alert enough to control them. I know a lot of you don't agree with this...it's just a theory...for you to "consider".