Reincarnation

What is the belief of reincarnation? How does it work? Is it real? It is a very interesting subject, but most people in the Western world believe it to be false. It says in the bible that man dies once and then comes judgment. To me, that view can be both helpful and hurtful. It can motivate us to stay present, but it can also disturb our mind with the fear and hate that comes with judgment. Also, what kind of god would refuse to give you a second chance and instead keep you in hell for eternity? That is anything but the loving God that we know.

The reason why I don't believe the traditional view of the Christian afterlife is because life will not be any different than it is now after we die. Someone who "deserves to go to hell" would already be living a hellish life before they die, and someone who "deserves to go to heaven" would already be living a heavenly life before they die. Our thoughts are making up our situation and determine how we feel. This will never change until we stop creating more thoughts, desires, and attachments. So, there is no reason to worry about the afterlife, since it won't feel any different than how we have already made up our life-situation to be.

The reason why reincarnation makes sense is because it is human desire. The people who are attached to the world will want to be there again. God doesn't wish us to be here, and He isn't forcing anything on us that we wouldn't truly want. God has a reality for us, but we decided to make up a crappy imitation to believe in instead. We made the decision to be in the world in the first place, and we are hurting ourselves again and again by our worldly desires and attachments. The wise know not to be attached to our own making and accept our true reality, knowing that God cares for us more than we do.




In the Eastern world, people undoubtedly accept that we have had past lives. The great yogis have been able to remember everything that has happened in earlier incarnations. Reincarnation also explains why we have had fears, desires, attachments, and aversions ever since birth. To believe that these were all functionings of the brain and that God forced us to be born leads to a conclusion that we have no control. Believing that you are not in complete control of your life brings more pain. I would know; paranoia has taught me a lot.

But is reincarnation real? Nope. Neither is our bodies, our world, our universe, our mind, or our ego. That is completely our mad idea. God's reality is waiting quietly behind our seemingly endless suffering. God's judgement is the same for everyone, and it is this: "You are forever my child of Love, Bliss, Light and Joy."