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reincarnation
Although well accepted and understood by Eastern civilisations, the subject of reincarnation is often greeted with scepticism in the West.
One argument set out for it goes as follows; If you believe in some sort of God/ Supreme Being then you are also likely to believe that this Being, the Supreme source of all life is the creative source of love. If then we are all children of the God of love, why is there such disparity in the living conditions of the different races of humanity? They may worship God under different names but surely this cannot be the answer. There is only one Creator, known by many names with many paths to "him". Millions of people suffer deprivation and hardship or have a brief and miserable existence. Others have long and happy lives, why the disparity? Is it just chance or luck?
If you believe in chance or luck, then there is no incentive to live a good life, helping others and doing what you think is right. If you believe that what you do today affects your life here and now and future lives on this earth, then you will take care not to create a future of
guilt and regrets.
The bible refers to the concept of "an eye for an eye", perhaps a reference to karma or the Law of Cause and Effect. Physics teaches us that everything has an action and reaction. Think of a pebble thrown into a lake. The ripples reach even the farthest shore. Everything we say or do has some effect somewhere in the world because we are all beings of energy and vibration. Some people chose to ignore this perhaps because they do not wish to accept the consequences of their actions. Many
people blame others instead of accepting reasonability for their thoughts and
actions.
Many references to reincarnation were stripped from the bible following a conference by the Bishops at the Council of Nicea in AD600.
The Council was called by Emperor Constantine of Rome to decide on religious
teachings which would unite the various tribes which constituted the Roman Empire.
Catholic means 'universal'. Until that time references to reincarnation had formed a major part of the teachings of Jesus Christ. Some references still remain e.g. Matthew11.v13 and v14.
The Lord Buddha stated that karma follows man as surely as a cart follows an oxen. We create karma on a daily basis by our actions, thoughts and deeds so it is important to review our lives every day and if this review reveals that we have sent out negative or destructive thoughts towards another then we have the opportunity to send them love and light to repair the damage. If we do not then it is recorded in the Akashic Record (Book of Life).
Where karma is accumulated over a number of lifetimes, the individual may have many hardships to bear. Where this is cheerfully born, the karma is being resolved. If the individual takes this badly with resentment and anger (of course not knowing the origins), then this only serves to exacerbate future suffering.
I have taken a client back into Past Lives where wrongdoing seemed to lead to punishment in the next two lives in the case of ill health and blindness. The following life was short but sweet and the current life although troubled by food allergies is happy and spiritual.
I personally believe that we also decide to come back to experience different states of being, poor or rich, healthy or ill, European, Asian, man or woman. All these experiences enrich the soul of the individual and help them to grow.
The following is a story told by a friend of mine:-
THE SOUL IN THE CAVERN
There was a soul whose time had come to take human birth and so it went to the great cavern where all such souls went. In the cavern were hundreds of thousands of souls, each manifesting a small blue flame. When its turn came, the soul came forward and said,
"My time has come to take human incarnation, for I have work to do and many lessons to learn. In my life as a human, I shall need family and loving friends to help me, to love me and to nurture me. Who will be my family on Earth?"
A ripple flickered across the thousands of flames and shortly a few came forward and said, "We do not know you, we have not met before and we are strangers but being kind and giving love is a pleasant task. We will be your friends and family on Earth."
The souls spoke out again and said,
"And on earth I shall need teachers, people to guide me, to correct me and discipline me. Who will be my teachers?" Again a ripple went around the assembled flames and a group came forward and said,
"We have known you in other lives and we have grown to respect you and like you. We will take on the task of being your teachers in life."
A third time the soul spoke out and said,
"On Earth if I am to learn the greatest lesson of all, the lesson of humility, tolerance under provocation and to love those who hate me, I shall need people to hate me and do violence to me. Who will do this for me?"
There was a long pause in the cavern until at last a small group came forward and said,
"We are your soul group, we have known you over aeons of time and your growth and learning are as dear to us as our own. This is the most delicate and difficult task and if you are to be hurt and abused, it would be better done by loving friends. We will be your enemies on Earth."
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