Reincarnation::
Reincarnation is often related to Eastern religions such as Hinduism and Bhuddism. Reincarnation is not mentioned at all in the Talmud.
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What is Moksha in Hinduism. How does reincarnation play a role.
I need to write a paper stating that within death you find eternal bliss
through the extinction of your souls, being, individuality etc.
Hi!
What information are you looking for us to provide that can
help you in your research? Do you need pointers to explanations
or examples on Moksha and reincarnation? If not, what would
you like to see?
/ephraim
My professor has offered the following for a thesis. I can argue for
ot or against it. "There is only apparent death, but no real death in
the Hindu religion."
I can argue against that because Moksha defined is "real death" (you
cease to exist) and also apparent death is so vague. That could mean
lots of things. I'm just having trouble getting started, I don't even
know what to argue. Some good websites would help, altrhough I've
been to most and all explain Hinduism, which is exactly what the
professor does not wants. He wants my analytical argument, ie, not
just giving plain facts about Hinduism.
Hi Swifty,
A person is born again and again to reap the fruits of his or her own
actions. This cycle of birth and death continues until the person
attains moksha or freedom from the cycle of birth and death.
Hinduism is the only religion, which preaches the reincarnation and
Karma theories.
"Never was there a time when I did not exist, nor you, nor all these
kings; nor in the future shall any of us cease to be. As the embodied
soul continuously passes, in the body from childhood to youth to old
age, the soul similarly passes into another body at death. A sober
person is not bewildered by such a change." Lord Krishna (Bg. 2.12-13)
"As a person puts on new garments, giving up old ones, the soul
similarly accepts new material bodies, giving up the old and useless
ones." Lord Krishna (Bg. 2.22)
"When one dies in the mode of goodness, he attains to the pure higher
planets of the great sages. When one dies in the mode of passion, he
takes birth among those engaged in fruitive activities; and when one
dies in the mode of ignorance, he takes birth in the animal kingdom."
Lord Krishna (Bg. 14.14-15)
Reincarnation is the passing of the soul from one body to the next.
Life is truly a circle of birth, death and re-birth. We never die; we
merely change our physical form. There are 8.4 million different forms
of bodies; we have been through them all. Being Human is the highest
form of Life on this planet.
So why do we keep coming back to life? We are re-born to exhume our
Karma. We build our Karma during our life and we must come back to
face the reactions to all our actions.
God's decisions are based on knowing our history, our previous lives.
God is very fair, God does not make us happy for no reason, and God
does not make us suffer for no reason. Based on our Karmic actions,
some people are happy because they have good Karma and are now facing
good reactions to their good actions taken in their past. Some people
suffer because they have bad Karma and are now facing bad reactions to
their bad actions taken in their past.
The eternal soul (atman) of man is a manifestation or "spark" of
Brahman mysteriously trapped in the physical body. Samsara, repeated
lives or reincarnations are required before the soul can be liberated
(moksha) from the body. An individual's present life is determined by
the law of karma (actions, words and thoughts in previous lifetimes).
The physical body is ultimately an illusion (maya) with little
inherent or permanent worth. Bodies generally are cremated, and the
eternal soul goes to an intermediate state of punishment or reward
before rebirth in another body. Rebirths are experienced until karma
has been removed to allow the souls reabsorption in to Brahman.
Addl. links:
India religions (Hinduism)
http://www.indiaserver.com/religions/india-hinduism-religion.html
Karma and Reincarnation
http://www.hinduismtoday.com/1987/07/1987-07-04.html
Search terms:
Moksha reincarnation
Hope this helps.
Warm regards,
Solutionpro_ga Hinduism: Definition from Answers.com::
Hinduism n. A diverse body of religion, philosophy, and cultural practice The notion of reincarnation and karma is a strong premise in Hindu thought.
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