The Souls Back!

[Govindaram]

 

Hare krishna

 

Talking about realisations on another thread, I was thinking about the Soul, and I thought in all religions it is thought of as eternal, so how can this be our 1st birth, eternal means no past/present/future meaning ever-existing, re-incarnation has to be a fact, Hope that makes sense, it pretty much just convinced me LOL.

 

[KrishnaBhakta]

Hare Krishna

 

yes, prabhu, you are right. but one thing is missing: we, as spirit souls, do have a past, a present, and a future. the thing unique is that the past has no beginning and the future has no end, but it is certain. and the present is now. we have a past, it just has no beginning. and a future, which has no end.

 

also, in other religions it is taught of an eternal soul, but: in christianity, it is believed that the soul in a human body is different and more important than the soul in, say, a dog, cat, or a horse--from a conversation with a friend, which is why they don't think slaughtering other animals is wrong.

 

Also, reincarnation is sometimes wrongly used as: the self dies and then is born again. i thought that was the definition also. but, the true definition is:

 

Main Entry: re·in·car·na·tion

Pronunciation: "rE-(")in-(")kär-'nA-sh&n

Function: noun

1 a : the action of reincarnating : the state of being reincarnated b : rebirth in new bodies or forms of life; especially : a rebirth of a soul in a new human body

2 : a fresh embodiment

--- http://m-w.com

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transmigration is a better word according to my opinion.

 

well, sorry for your time.

 

Haribol

[Govindaram]

 

Hare Krishna

 

I couldn't help but smile at this comment:

 

"the thing unique is that the past has no beginning and the future has no end, but it is certain. and the present is now"

 

if time is eternal how can the present be Now? /images/graemlins/confused.gif