Theos-Talk Archives (November 1999 Message tl00141)

Nov 13

REINCARNATION

1. 	Has logic and persuasion in it, if one considers that the
Soul (Mind) of a Human being is immortal and eternal.  If that is
denied, then it is useless to proceed.  It is agreed that the
"embodied mind" of the present personality is destroyed with the
body at death.

2. 	However there are many accounts of Seances and other
experiences that would seem to imply a survival of the personal
soul/mind at least for a while after physical death.  If those
are discarded then the question of reincarnation might be still
"sub judice."

3.	NDEs (Accounts of NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCES) and reports of
children and adults who remember "past lives" abound.  Are these
to be discarded or is the matter to be held "sub judice?"

4.	Most religions and philosophies speak of reincarnation
although they may not (like Theosophy) give an extensive
rationale for consideration.

I think these facts ought to be kept in mind.

Dallas

Dallas
dalval@nwc.net=A0

-----Original Message-----
> From: ambain [mailto:ambain@ambain.screaming.net]
> Date: Friday, November 12, 1999 5:02 PM
> Subject: Re: more gradual/sudden path/ Re: sentimentality

----- Original Message -----
> From: W. Dallas TenBroeck <dalval@nwc.net>
> Date: Friday, November 12, 1999 2:08 PM
> Subject: RE: more gradual/sudden path/ Re: sentimentality

> Nov 12
>
> Dallas offers:
>
> Taking reincarnation into account and the progressive learning
> process implied in the cumulative experience of many births
> directed at acquiring a wisdom (meaning a complete knowledge of
> Self and self, as well a the laws and purposes of the Universe)
> Would not the "sudden" realization in any one life be the
result
> of the striving for that end in perhaps many previous lives?

As I find the case for reincarnation "not proven" then the above
becomes
speculation on a hypothesis.
>
> There has to be (logically) a point in any one life when the
past
> is made available and usable.
>
Why?  (The above statement, interestingly, could be made with or
without
the use of the reincarnation model.)

Alan

http://www.soft.net.uk/ambain/

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