In Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism, karma theory is often presented by intellectuals and religious fundamentalists as an unshakable law. It is probably most accurate to call karma a belief. Whether or not the idea of karma is a true or false belief remains to be discovered. The belief in karma involves a kind of a… Read More Karma, Bad Faith and Grace | Opinion
Kids Like These Are Why Carl Sagan Said Reincarnation Deservers Serious Scientific Study https://t.co/CNbvuocLQD via @collectiveevol — earthpages.org (@earthpages) July 5, 2016 The story this tweet points to may seem convincing that the belief in reincarnation is real or at, least, something worthy of serious study. I agree that it’s an idea worth looking at.… Read More Another view of reincarnation
I don’t really believe in reincarnation, myself. The theory seems too simplistic and limiting. Also, whenever I consider it, my consciousness tends to drop a few levels to something other than the Christian spirituality that I prefer. But I was bored tonight with my usual pursuits so browsed through my library. I came across a… Read More Henry Ford believed in reincarnation
By Ken Gross How shall I put this? I do not believe in reincarnation. Not in this lifetime. I think Fitzgerald got it right; there are no second acts. One day I will die and that will be that. Thus stands like a rock my unflinching opinion on the subject. So, when my agent —… Read More Confessions of a Skeptic
By Rabbi Allen Maller If people reincarnate, they usually do so within their own religion, gender and culture. But there are always some who change one, two, or even three of these categories. According to the Kabbalah -the Jewish mystical tradition – some Jewish souls are born into non-Jewish families, because one of their parents… Read More Changing Gender, Religion and Reincarnation
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Can you hear me (can you hear me) Through the spaces (through the spaces) Wondering in this wonderland… — Don’t Worry Appleton Reincarnation Reincarnation is an ancient idea that some folks love and others find threatening or dangerous. Hindus, Jains, Buddhists, Taoists and many New Age adherents around the world believe in reincarnation. Theories about reincarnation… Read More Farewell to Karma
By Rabbi Allen S. Maller An unusual form of evidence for reincarnation comes from the Jewish mystical tradition; the Kabbalah. Unlike Buddhism and Hinduism, Kabbalah does not teach that reincarnation (gilgul) occurs over the course of millions of years to millions of different sentient species. According to Kabbalah, only the souls of self conscious moral… Read More EVIDENCE OF REINCARNATION FROM NON-JEWS WHO BECOME JEWISH
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 Hell – Temporary or Eternal? Another difference between the belief and non-belief in reincarnation has to do with the Christian view of hell. Many adherents of reincarnation say hell is a temporary state where bad actions are punished and souls are educated in a kind of cosmic… Read More Reincarnation: A New Look at an Old Idea – Part 4
