Death, identity and karma
May 28, 2024 16:11:46 GMT
Post by Stella on May 28, 2024 16:11:46 GMT
Our attitude to reincarnation varies depending on who we are and where we are born on the planet. It’s something we start to think about in childhood when we first have experiences of bereavement, our attitudes to religion and meta-physics, some from our upbringing, childhood., and some from what we come across or learn about life.
East meets West
When it comes to death, rebirth, birth and life, or reincarnation, there’s an interesting polarity between East and West. If you have an eastern meta-physic (Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Sikhism, and so on) then reincarnation is a fact of life, the physical body is a vessel, and karma moves you on through the various aspects of existence. However if you have a western meta-physic (Judaism, Islam, Christianity) then reincarnation is largely a taboo subject, shrouded, like death, in mystery. It’s still a fact of life, but you’re supposed to approach the subject giving reference to Jahweh, God, Allah, heaven and hell.
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East meets West
When it comes to death, rebirth, birth and life, or reincarnation, there’s an interesting polarity between East and West. If you have an eastern meta-physic (Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Sikhism, and so on) then reincarnation is a fact of life, the physical body is a vessel, and karma moves you on through the various aspects of existence. However if you have a western meta-physic (Judaism, Islam, Christianity) then reincarnation is largely a taboo subject, shrouded, like death, in mystery. It’s still a fact of life, but you’re supposed to approach the subject giving reference to Jahweh, God, Allah, heaven and hell.
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