Reincarnation in the Bible

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Can anyone pass some Bible verses on to me that suggest reincarnation?

 

Dharmapad

[Guest guest]

Mahesh/Bhakti Anand Swami,

 

Yes, it is true that the Bible is not our preaching platform for a variety

of reasons. However, along the lines of the P.N. Oaks theme of Our World

Vedic Heritage, being able to relate original, Bible philosopy to Vedic

themes would help our preaching efforts enormously.

 

Dharmapad

 

 

 

"Mahesh" <mahesh

Re: Reincarnation in the Bible

 

Bhakti Ananda Prabhu

Hare Krsna!

All Glories to Srila Prabhupada

Pamho

 

Just a few instructions from OUR GLORIOUS spiritual master His Divine Grace

A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada will be enough to answer why many

devotees do not wish take part in what you have suggested.----- No offense

intended. Please read. Thank-you very much.

 

74-01-02. Letter: Bhumata

There is no other scripture which can compare to the Vedic scriptures so

we should study these scriptures** exclusively**. When one becomes an

initiated disciple although he has respect for the Christian Bible,

nevertheless he must understand the Bhagavad-gita and must apply all study

there and not spend time unnecessarily with other literatures.

 

69-11-02. Letter: Hamsaduta

Regarding your question about Lord Jesus Christ, we accept him as

saktyavesa avatara. Lord Buddha is in the same category also. Lord Buddha is

mentioned specifically in Srimad-Bhagavatam as incarnation of Godhead, and

yet Vaisnavas do not accept his philosophy, which is classified as atheism.

Similarly, even if we accept Lord Jesus Christ as saktyavesa avatara., it

doesn't mean that we have to accept his philosophy. But we have all respects

for him without fail. Regarding books like Aquarian Gospel or even the

Testiments, we cannot accept them as authorities because sometimes it is

learnt that the words are not actually spoken by Christ, but they are so set

up by the devotees. For example, in the Ten Commandments it is clearly

stated "Thou shalt not kill", but some Bishop in Boston has changed it to

"Thou shalt do no murder". This means the Bishop wants to keep hold for

animal slaughter. So don't bother about all these literatures. We have all

respect for these great preac

hers, but we do not require to study books save and accept for some

reference. We must push on our philosophy how to love God. **Our process is

simple. We have got volumes of books also, so it is better for us to mind

our own business than to divert our attention in the studies of other books.

This was definitely forbidden by Lord Caitanya.**

 

NBS 12 P Narada-bhakti-sutra

These ten principles of devotional service are the beginning. Additional

principles are as follows: (11) One should avoid committing offenses against

the holy name, the Deity, etc. (12) One should avoid associating with

nondevotees. (13) One should not aspire to have many disciples. (14) One

should not unnecessarily divert his attention by partially studying many

books so as to appear very learned. For devotional service, it is sufficient

to scrutinizingly study books like the Bhagavad-gita, the Srimad-Bhagavatam,

and the Caitanya-caritamrta. (15) One should not be disturbed in either loss

or gain. (16) One should not allow oneself to be overwhelmed by lamentation

for any reason. (17) One should not blaspheme the demigods, although one

should not worship them. Similarly, one should not criticize other

scriptures, although one should not follow the principles therein.

 

690915LE.LON Lectures

You haven't got to study many books. You just simply study Bhagavad-gita

As It Is.

 

ys mahesh

 

-

Bhakti Ananda Goswami

vediculture

Monday, March 07, 2005 9:38 AM

Re: [world-vedic] Reincarnation in the Bible

 

 

 

 

HARE KRISHNA !

 

SRI SRI GURU AND GAURANGA KI JAYA !

 

DEAR VAISHNAVAS,

 

PAMHO.

 

HOW UNFORTUNATE THAT AFTER OVER 30 YEARS, NOT A SINGLE VAISHNAVA HAS

TAKEN MY ADVISE SERIOUSLY ENOUGH TO ACTUALLY JUST LOOK UP THE ACTUAL

SANSKRIT-GREEK COGNATES IN THE SEPTUAGINT, APOCRYPHA AND NEW

TESTAMENT . INSTEAD YOU ALL JUST GO ON SPECULATING, AND IGNORING THE

AUTHENTIC JUDEO-CATHOLIC GREEK SHASTRAS.

 

PLEASE, AGAIN, I BEG YOU TO ACTUALLY CONSULT THESE GREEK JEWISH AND

NEW TESTAMENT SCRIPTURES, WHERE AMONG COUNTLESS OTHER PROFOUNDLY

IMPORTANT JEWISH AND CATHOLIC CONNECTIONS TO VAISHNAVISM, YOU WILL

FIND "KRIMA" AND RELATED WORDS FOR GOD'S JUDGMENT, EITHER FAVORABLE

OR UNFAVORABLE, USED OVER 200 TIMES. (SEE KRIMA [KARMA], KRINO

[KARMA], KATAKRIMA, KATAKRISIS, KRISIS [CRISIS, TRIAL TEST],

KRITERION [CRITERIA ALSO], KRITES AND KRITIKOS [CRITIC, CRITICAL,

JUDGING, JUDGMENTAL]

 

IN MANY OF THESE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT GREEK 'OLD TESTAMENT', APOCRYPHA

AND NEW TESTAMENT VERSES, THE WORD "KARMA" COULD BE EXCHANGED

FOR "KRIMA" / "KRINO" ETC. WITH NO CHANGE IN THE VERSE'S TRADITIONAL

JEWISH OR CATHOLIC MEANING AT ALL.

 

HOWEVER, THE CALVINIST AND RELATED PROTESTANT MISREADINGS OF THE

NEUTRAL JUDGMENT WORD "KRIMA", ALWAYS IN THE EXTREME NEGATIVE

AS "DAMNATION", IS WHY THE PROTESTANT BIBLES ARE SO HEAVY

ON "DAMNATION" AND 'HELLFIRE'.

 

KRIMA [KARMA] AS GOD'S PERFECT "JUDGMENT" IS SUBJECTIVELY EXPERIENCED

AS EITHER 'GOOD' OR 'BAD'. A 'CRIMINAL' IS ONE UPON WHOM A 'NEGATIVE'

JUDGMENT HAS BEEN PRONOUNCED. HOWEVER, THE JEWISH AND CATHOLIC

TRADITIONS MAKE IT CLEAR THAT GOD'S JUDGMENT IS ALWAYS BOTH JUST AND

MERCIFUL. FURTHERMORE, THE UNIVERSAL MESSIAH JESUS CHRIST

DECLARES THAT "FOR JUDGMENT I AM COME INTO THIS WORLD" JOHN 9.39.

 

SEE ALSO MATTHEW 7.2 "FOR WHAT JUDGMENT YOU JUDGE, YOU SHALL BE

JUDGED".

 

(THERE ARE OVER 200 VERSES IN THE THREE JUDEO-CATHOLIC GREEK SHASTRAS

TO STUDY IN THIS REGARD.)

 

"CRITICCRISIS", "CRITERIACRITERION" ETC. ARE ALL "KRIMA"

RELATED WORDS IN THE ENGLISH.

 

PLEASE, I IMPLORE YOU TO SERIOUSLY TAKE UP THE STUDY OF THE GREEK

JUDEO-CATHOLIC SHASTRAS OF MEDITERRANEAN RHODA-KOUROS (RADHA-KRISHNA)

CENTRIC VAISHNAVISM. IN THIS TRADITION, THE 'SECOND PERSON' OF THE

GODHEAD IS INCARNATE AS THE SERAPHIC GREAT PHYSICIAN, IASAS

AESCLEPIUS, WHICH IS ANANTA BALARAMA IN HIS "HIDDEN INCARNATION" AS

THE DIVINE NAGA-PHYSICIAN CARAKA (NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH THE LATE

COURT PHYSICIAN OF THE SAME NAME.)

 

PLEASE STOP OUTSIDE SPECULATION AND THE STUDY OF LATE, CORRUPTED

PROTESTANTISM, AND GO BACK TO THE EARLY HEBREW AND GREEK JEWISH AND

CATHOLIC SCRIPTURES AND TRADITIONS.

 

GODHEAD'S PEACE AND LOVE TO YOU ALL,

 

BHAKTI ANANDA GOSWAMI

 

vediculture, "Mahesh" <mahesh@a...> wrote:

> Hare Krsna!

> All Glories to Srila Prabhupada!

> Pamho

>

>

> Dharmapad Prabhu wrote:

> "Can anyone pass some Bible verses on to me that suggest

reincarnation?"

>

> ================================

>

> If it helps.....I came across this---somewhere long time ago--

someone mentioned to me Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakura gave

this type reply about the **born blind ** quote regards

reincarnation in Bible-- but I do not know if this is true or not.

Read the following:

>

> Jesus was walking with his disciples.

>

> In John 9:1-2

>

> As he went, he saw a blind man from birth. His disciples asked

him "Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born

blind?"

>

> Note: the disciples are VERY specific as to the sin indicating

committed in PREVIOUS life):

> 1) this man OR

> 2) his parents

>

> which RESULTED of him being BORN blind.

>

> It appears at that time they UNDERSTOOD that Karma (sinful acts

performed in PREVIOUS life) which RESULTED they put down to TWO

SPECIFIC causes

> 1) this man OR

> 2) his parents

>

> So, although in THIS PARTICULAR case Jesus replies,"neither this

man or his parents but this happened so that the work of God might

be displayed in his life"

>

> BUT----- nevertheless no one can rule out the GENERAL ACCEPTED

UNDERSTANDING among the disciples that it WAS

> 1) this man OR

> 2) his parents

>

> OTHERWISE, --***WHY?***---- did they bother to ask SO SPECIFICALLY

> 1) this man OR

> 2) his parents

>

> Unless, THEY ALSO understood it MUST be-- ONE or the OTHER to have

been the CAUSE of sinning(reaction of Karma) PRIOR to his being---

blind from birth.

>

> Hare Krishna!

> ys mahesh