Sandhya explained her understanding of reincarnation in an interview.
“Having grown up in suburbia in the UK as part of a Hindu family, the concept of reincarnation, stories of children being able to recount past lives with an amazing degree of accuracy, and people doing readings or being possessed by entities or spirits is nothing new.
“I recall many occasions where I saw a so-called Aunty become possessed by a ‘deity’ who could give readings about people, perform ‘healings’ and predictions. On another occasion at a family wedding I witnessed my own Father, a very straight-laced, devout Hindu man, become taken over by someone who people recognised by many as a deceased relative. No one questioned it or thought it to be that unusual. My Father has no recollection of this but the video footage that was taken of the occurrence speaks for itself.
“I was raised under the auspices that I had to live a good life otherwise I would come back as something or someone unpleasant in my next life, or that my next life would be harsh and cruel. My understanding of reincarnation was that it was linked to Karma, meaning that your actions in this life would directly determine your next. The process of Rebirth allows you to offset that Karma or complete an unfinished task, fulfil a debt, or undergo sufferings to make amends.
“I was taught that we reincarnate because of the desire to be in a body but after many births we become dissatisfied, so seek higher forms until we realise that the true self is the immortal soul rather than the body. At this point all desires for the pleasure of the World are said to vanish and the person will not be born again, having attained a state of liberation where they would be set free from the wheel of rebirth.”
Reincarnation as the concept that the soul or spirit, after biological death, begins a new life in a new body depending on the moral quality of the previous life’s actions is a central tenet of the Indian religions, including Buddhism, and is a belief that was held by historic figures including Pythagoras, Plato and Socrates, and by pagan religions such as Druidism, Spiritism and Theosophy, and in many tribal societies around the world.
No line of research has conclusively demonstrated the existence of reincarnation – or disproved it.
Reincarnation research, a branch of parapsychology, has been lead by psychiatrist Dr Ian Stevenson from the University of Virginia School of Medicine. He investigated many reports of young children who claimed to remember a past life in the finest detail, so much so that it could be linked to the actual life of the person they claimed to be. He conducted more than 2,500 case studies over a period of 40 years and published twelve books on the subject. Sceptics and the scientific community in general consider reincarnation research to be pseudo-scientific and felt that Stevenson’s work fell short of providing proof of reincarnation, nevertheless, they observed that Stevenson had produced a number of studies that were “hard to explain” conventionally.
Reincarnation is at the core of Buddhism and the Dalai Lama himself is claimed to be the reincarnation of the previous thirteen Dalai Lamas and is revered the world over. Yet when others claim that they are reincarnated or can recall a past life or lives, they are ridiculed in our Western society or told reincarnation simply cannot be true despite the fact that many religions and cultures teach it. The following is an excerpt from the Dalai Lama’s statement on reincarnation:
“There are two ways in which someone can take rebirth after death: rebirth under the sway of karma and destructive emotions and rebirth through the power of compassion and prayer. Regarding the first, due to ignorance negative and positive karma are created and their imprints remain on the consciousness. These are reactivated through craving and grasping, propelling us into the next life. We then take rebirth involuntarily in higher or lower realms. This is the way ordinary beings circle incessantly through existence like the turning of a wheel. Even under such circumstances ordinary beings can engage diligently with a positive aspiration in virtuous practices in their day-to-day lives. They familiarise themselves with virtue that at the time of death can be reactivated providing the means for them to take rebirth in a higher realm of existence. On the other hand, superior Bodhisattvas, who have attained the path of seeing, are not reborn through the force of their karma and destructive emotions, but due to the power of their compassion for sentient beings and based on their prayers to benefit others. They are able to choose their place and time of birth as well as their future parents. Such a rebirth, which is solely for the benefit of others, is rebirth through the force of compassion and prayer.” (1)
So basically stated, what is being said in this excerpt is that we come back over and over until we reach a “higher realm” from where we are able to choose to come back for the benefit of others.
“This is essentially no different to what Serge Benhayon and the esoteric wisdom presents,” Sandhya shares with me.
“I know there are those who ridicule Serge for his references to reincarnation and the felt livingness of past lives, for example Leonardo Da Vinci, but how can we prove or disprove that? Is that he is able to remember and recount details of previous lives different to the children Dr Stevenson studied or the stories and events that I heard or witnessed growing up?”
In science there is no ‘proof’, only evidence for or against proposed theories. There is always enough evidence to satisfy those who are willing to believe and never enough evidence to sway one who is not willing to believe. Despite the popular misconception that science has all the answers, at this present time it is unable to answer the question of whether we reincarnate or not.
Ancient myth and fable, tribal memory, lingering belief among adherents of the great religions and some archaeological discoveries, all testify to ages when reincarnation was a commonly accepted law of life.
So is it possible that reincarnation may exist? Sandhya states:
“As reincarnation is so familiar to my upbringing it is not a leap of faith or a stretch of the imagination when someone like Serge Benhayon talks about these topics. However, what the Esoteric presents makes more sense than the version offered by Hinduism.
“Simply put, the way I am today affects how I am tomorrow and thus the way I live this life affects what will be my next. For many it is challenging and hard to accept, however, we are not being asked to accept that reincarnation is true but to be open to it as a possibility, and to consider that we come back over and over under the Law of Karma, which is not a punishment as I was taught as a child, but something that allows us to return to harmony and our natural state or soul.
“With this in mind, it makes sense for me to live in a way whereby I make choices that are responsible, more loving, caring and respectful to myself and to others. These choices include the way I am with myself and my body, my relationships with others, the foods that I eat, how I exercise, when I sleep or rest and all that I do in my daily routine so as to live in a way that ensures a more loving, caring way of being when I return my next life.”
And if reincarnation doesn’t exist?
“Then at least I am living a life that feels honouring of my body and who I am.”
By Rachel Hall
References:
(1) http://www.dalailama.com/news/post/753-statement-of-his-holiness-the-fourteenth-dalai-lama-tenzin-gyatso-on-the-issue-of-his-reincarnation
Related Reading:
What is an Esoteric Understanding of Reincarnation?
Universal Medicine on Re-incarnation and Karma
Reincarnation
The Truth about Serge Benhayon 
Reincarnation makes sense and gives purpose to life, life after life and ongoing until we get out of here. For millions of people worldwide reincarnation and karma are second nature and not ever questioned but when Serge Benhayon presents on the topic, those who cannot leave him alone find it opportune to ridicule and abuse what is energetically untouchable, unalterable and cannot in truth be tainted.
Brilliant sharing Rachel and Sandhya! This blog really lays it all out and shows the ridiculousness of ridiculing reincarnation. For as you state . . . ” And if reincarnation doesn’t exist? “Then at least I am living a life that feels honouring of my body and who I am.” ” . . . what’s there to lose?
It’s fascinating. I was also brought up in a culture that was open to reincarnation. Just like the Hindu, I was told that if you do bad, you would come back as something/someone and your life would be horrible – and a lot of times I actually felt like I was having to live the consequences of my previous life, being punished! It never occurred to me that how I then live now would make difference to how it would be the next time, I just wanted this punishment that I am experiencing as my current life to end and never to come back again. It was through Universal Medicine I started to understand the enormous love that reincarnation offers and how that makes sense of everything.
Thank you for this sharing on reincarnation, ‘the way I am today affects how I am tomorrow and thus the way I live this life affects what will be my next.’ Absolutely agree.
I love that whether we believe in reincarnation or not its going to happen anyway! For me it’s not a matter of believing it or not. I know it is true for I feel it to be so. I don’t need any so-called ‘proof’.
It is beautiful to consider we can evolve to the degree we can actually choose to come back to support our fellow man towards their own eventual return.
“There is always enough evidence to satisfy those who are willing to believe and never enough evidence to sway one who is not willing to believe.” This is interesting. I understand reincarnation to be true and fact because of listening to the presentations of Serge Benhayon and feeling and knowing it to be true in my body. That is the difference and what science should study – ‘the knowings in the body’ where truth resides.
The word reincarnation is laced or loaded like the word religion. It has a widely common meaning already defined by religion or religions. It’s interesting to note how different religions have defined what the meaning of not only reincarnation is but what many words are.. This is deeply ingrained in the subconscious of people’s reality – to me that explains the many lives that people have lived and now not aware where their certain beliefs come from even though they say they do.
The body holds the truth of not only reincarnation but all that is true. Unfortunately what is in people’s bodies is a whole lot of untruths as well. Through this mix-up in your body what supported me is feeling from another what is their lived truth in their body – this is why Serge Benhayon makes sense a whole lot of sense. I have not one cell that questions reincarnation in my body or what this man presents. Why? His presentations is a one-unified truth for all that he lives in equalness to all.
I love the simplicity of what is shared here and how reincarnation is simply part of life in the Hindu faith. There seems to me a very clear truth here that we all know, because we have all experienced it, but want to deny it through not wanting to be equal to others. Humanity tends to use the differing views on reincarnation as one of many ways to divide us, yet it is one thing that in truth brings us all together.
I really enjoyed reading this. Sandhya’s recount of her family life and physically seeing her family members “taken over” is refreshing and honest. For I too have witnessed this. I know reincarnation to be a reality and the simplicity with which it is shared here is appreciated.
I don’t believe in reincarnation I know it to be true. In addition to my deep knowing, there are many things I am aware of and remember that can only possibly be explained by reincarnation. Reincarnation is about love and responsibility and makes complete sense.
In a deeply felt knowing and understanding of reincarnation, there is no ‘glamour’ or falsity – no wish to rest upon ‘glorious’, famous or even infamous lives led. But rather, the appreciation of what that man or woman lived, reflected to all, and the attendant lessons for us today.
In a true appreciation of reincarnation, we may indeed ‘look back’ – but not to dwell there whatsoever, for in all that we may learn (or indeed recall), are the keys for living the greatness of who we are today… for unfolding on our path to being the ‘bodhisattva’ as the Buddhists refer to, or the Ascended Master as the Ageless & Esoteric Wisdom refers, who no longer lives for self-gain, but truly for all.
Sandhya, your presentation of reincarnation here, and the purpose it serves for us all, is something that feels true to the bone for me also. I have never questioned it…
And how simple it can be to view our lives in such a context: “…the way I am today affects how I am tomorrow and thus the way I live this life affects what will be my next.”
Could there be any greater call to responsibility in life for all that we think, do and express, and its impact not only upon ourselves, but all others?
I find it interesting that in today’s age the eastern philosophies are still focused on healing whereas the western world has become more focused on cure.
It is interesting that more people in this world believe in reincarnation than not but still life on this planet is dominated by the non-believe and irresponsibility of just one life.
I’m reincarnating reading this article once again and I still love the topic, and as we live we will know.
I love reincarnation as it makes my life so full of purpose. It is a joy for me to open my eyes in the morning and to know what to do: ” . . . to live in a way whereby I make choices that are responsible, more loving, caring and respectful to myself and to others.”
Reincarnation is the ultimate responsibility. Often we are happy to accept that another will suffer karma because of their own actions, yet we conveniently ignore that a when it comes to ourselves. For me, the world makes sense with reincarnation. It is fair. We are held accountable for everything.
What is lovely about reincarnation is that it gives us the ultimate responsibility for how we live our lives and the energetic imprint we leave on the planet and on humanity itself. There is no ‘punishment’ in reincarnation but there is absolute responsibility.
There are those it seems who ridicule and sensationalise claims that we reincarnate. As presented here there is no scientific proof either way and there are in fact large proportions of humanity who do believe it is a truth. I feel that those who ridicule and sensationalise do so with their own agenda in place – to sell books or newspapers, to conform with ‘popular’ thinking, to be accepted and the like. They have simply bought into a way of thinking without any proper consideration or research. Just as we now know that the Earth is round and revolves around the sun, we will also come to know that reincarnation is a fact and it is just another of those circular movements that is our way of living at this time.
Growing up in a Christian family and attending a Christian church meant that reincarnation was not on any agenda during my childhood. However, despite what I was taught to believe, I have a deep inner knowing that reincarnation is true and have never doubted it. Serge Benhayon makes true sense of this subject – just as he does of everything.
What a great blog on reincarnation. I do not need scientific proof that reincarnation exists because I know the truth of it in my own body. Sooner or later scientific research will catch up with what we already innately know.
Nice comments Elizabeth. You should elaborate it.
I love what you have shared here Gina. The natural wisdom we hold at young is to be treasured, confirmed and validated so that we may mature in age without loosing this innate knowing of who we are. Thank you.
““Simply put, the way I am today affects how I am tomorrow and thus the way I live this life affects what will be my next. For many it is challenging and hard to accept, however, we are not being asked to accept that reincarnation is true but to be open to it as a possibility, and to consider that we come back over and over under the Law of Karma, which is not a punishment as I was taught as a child, but something that allows us to return to harmony and our natural state or soul.” Simply and beautifully expressed. Thankyou.
Many of us are willing to be responsible and create a better future for our children… what if, we will be those children of tomorrow and it will be us that will come back to whatever we have created for ourselves and others?
Yes, the beautiful difference to what I have been told by several religions is that there is no idea of punishment or judgement behind Karma. Karma is simply there to restore harmony, this is done by taking responsibility which is only possible out of free will.
It is interesting that no one batters an eyelid when the Dalai Lama talks about reincarnation, but when Serge Benhayon mentions it, the media jump up and down and think that he is crazy. That just doesn’t make sense. Reincarnation makes absolute sense to me, I know that the quality of how I choose to live in this moment, in this lifetime is going to affect my next moment, my next lifetime. Therefore, I take responsibility of how I am today and tomorrow. Reincarnation calls us to be accountable for our actions, our thoughts how we are with ourselves and with each other.
So beautifully said Liane and oozing with common sense. I particularly relate to these words;”Death does not signal the end of the great cycle of life that we are a part of”, as I can remember knowing this as a child before I allowed the beliefs of those around me to destroy the trust I had in me. To now return to that knowing and re-claiming it in full has been the most extraordinary and very welcome journey.
I love what you have shared here Liane Mandalis……wise woman and wise words which I feel deeply in my body… just simply asking us to consider that how we move is spherical in the same way nature also moves in cycles. I feel the truth and joy in such simplicity….
Coming from a scottish background, reincarnation was never something that was discussed as I was growing up, thus there was no pros or cons if reincarnation was true or false, so I had a clean slate if you life to form my own opinion. As a child and as an adult, I have always had a deep knowing that reincarnation did exist, was in fact true, because to me it just did not make sense in the slightest that we live one life and that is it……that felt very restricting and limiting, and the total opposite of expansion, growth, evolution, love and our soul – our soul which houses our bodies and houses all the lives, imprints and experiences we have ever lived.
The knowing in the body is all the proof that is needed, I totally agree. Without that solid foundation and connection we are at the mercy of the opinion of the day, the minute, the second and there is no consistency and solidness at all.
Such powerful blog. And so important what is being shared: However, what the Esoteric presents makes more sense than the version offered by Hinduism. I have deeply felt what esoteric means to me and the universal laws that comes with that. From my livingness and experience I know that reincarnation exists and that I have been living on earth many many lives.
The question that popped up was: Would our inner-heart not be knowing more than our mind ? In fact, if you feel in your heart that reincarnation is true for you, then always stick to it and live in that way you feel that serves all equal. If this means making more loving choices that are supporting you and others around you that is great ! We should take responsibility for that and not detract away from it.
‘With this in mind, it makes sense for me to live in a way whereby I make choices that are responsible, more loving, caring and respectful to myself and to others.’ Whether one believes in reincarnation or not, the choices you are making Sandyha are ones that would bring about great change in the world if every human being chose to live like this? I for one choose to also live this way and be a part of true change in the world.
Thankyou for sharing this interview Rachel. What Sandhya and universal medicine have presented about reincarnation makes sense.. “The way I am today affects how I am tomorrow and thus the way I live this life affects what will be my next. ” great way of putting it. Simple and easy.
This is brilliant Rachel. “Simply put, the way I am today affects how I am tomorrow and thus the way I live this life affects what will be my next.” Life is all about quality, so it makes perfect sense to continue to love and support ourselves everyday with gentleness and care.
Great article, Sandhya and Rachel. I find it harder to believe the idea that we are born, have one life and die and that that is the end – it seems purposeless and such a waste of time and energy. A wise man once shared that you can choose to believe or not believe in re-incarnation, but you can’t escape the cycle of rebirth.
Life has never made sense to me if reincarnation does not exist and so I totally agree that: ‘With this in mind, it makes sense for me to live in a way whereby I make choices that are responsible, more loving, caring and respectful to myself and to others.’ Thank you for sharing your understanding Sandhya.
Reincarnation is non-material realities. How can available scientific tools confirm it?
Nothing can confirm it except what we know in our inner heart. And I know in my heart that reincarnation just makes total sense. If it were not true then what is Heaven all about, and just where do all these souls go when they ‘die’ if they don’t return to earth again and again until they ascend to a higher plane of life and get off the wheel of rebirth. Then when they have reached a certain point of evolution there is no need to return to the human physical form on earth again. This is my understanding.
This is beautiful, thank you for sharing Gina.
I have always known inside that my current life is not the first and will not be my last one, although I am not raised with the idea of reincarnation. So, I do not believe in reincarnation – I know it to be true – and since I have met Serge Benhayon all has fallen into place and this natural feeling of having more than one life is confirmed. And with this comes the responsibility I have to live my life in a honouring way to what I feel, and to treat everyone in this same loving way.
Nice views.
The purity of untouched awareness; we can learn so much from our children. Thanks for sharing Gina.
Great to read of a different understanding of Karma: “…Karma, which is not a punishment as I was taught as a child, but something that allows us to return to harmony and our natural state or soul.” The possibility that Karma is there to support us to reach our natural state of harmony, rather than a punishment, is a revelation. It reminds us how often established religions can use threats and punishment to control their ‘followers’, which allows for an environment of ‘following’, ‘duty’ and ‘fear’, rather than true joyful responsibility. Responsibility is empowering, as is considering that life has more to it than what we see with our eyes.
I have often thought that we must be part of a bigger plan, that there is more than just this one life that often lacks any real purpose, so reincarnation makes perfect sense to me. To acknowledge that it exists means taking responsibility for how we live in this life, as that influences how we return in our next life.
What one side of the world may deem as nonsense (Of which I don’t doubt that the governing religious teachings in the western world have influenced), the other side of the world has accepted in some ways or variations. My relationship with religions has been mixed in the sense that some parts make sense but for the majority of what is told, it doesn’t make sense at all, or is not really relatable or relative to my life. What has been presented from the Ageless Wisdom through Serge Benhayon has never not felt me feeling a sense of making sense, never has it not been relatable or relative. And even if like your blog here says Rachel about reincarnation, not being true, I have experienced that if I live a day of stress, my next day I wake up exhausted and still stressed, if I have a day where I have cared for myself then that too follows me into the next day. This to me proves that choices can affect future choices and should this be true in regards to a following life then I appreciate knowing this and other ways to understand life now to build on throughout this one.
A very interesting read thank you Rachel. Having always believed in reincarnation this just cements the fact that by living a loving and responsible life now, will greatly benefit us now and for our future life.
Truths are previous to science run evidence. So, the fact that truths cannot be validated by current science does not mean that something that cannot be proved is not true. Truths will remain so independently of what science has to say about it. Science is not a gatekeeper of truth because truth may not have a place in what today we understand as the world of science.
I absolutely loved this. It is equally fascinating as it is extraordinary and so beautifully written. For me reincarnation makes complete sense so I couldn’t agree with you more in taking responsibility for your choices and being more loving and caring with yourself and others in consideration of what we will return to… and of course if reincarnation doesn’t exist – well I too have lived a life that is true and honouring of my body and who I am. It’s an obvious win win.
Sam this is great “taking responsibility for your choices and being more loving and caring with yourself and others in consideration of what we will return to…” what I felt when I read this, it is not only about what we will return to next life, but in each moment in this life. For example if we make a loving choice the next moment will be loving and visa versa if we choose something that is not love.
Thanks Rachel and Sandya for a very informative and interesting blog , with approx 60 % of the world s people believing in reincarnation it has always made more sense in the big picture of life for me. A life of learning , evolving , totally interconnected to the choices we make and how we live with ourselves and others.
Reincarnation has been around for ages. What makes it not mainstream nowadays?
Thank you Rachel and Sandhya, I liked the way in which you presented the possibility of reincarnation, it felt un-bias and simply expressed your experience and thoughts about this important subject.
For me personally it doesn’t make sense for re-incarnation not to exist, not because of any beliefs I have about it. More that the concept there being reincarnation make more sense to the bigger picture of life, than the idea that we just are born then we die and that’s it.
We need more conversations on the topic of reincarnation. Thank you Rachel for your blog. There is much to consider and it makes sense to me.
Reincarnation is as you say Rachel, not something that the West entertains or considers. This position does not take any responsibility for well being in life, rather it allows everyone off the hook of honouring themselves and living harmoniously.
I love reading about reincarnation – it sort of liberates my feeling or conception of who I actually am. If I would have to accept that who I am is just the result of my 40 years on earth then it doesn’t make sense. I feel to be so much more than that and to me it’s not just about believing it or not but accepting it and make something of it.
I find it very interesting that Christianity also believes in life after death, just you don’t get a second chance. I prefer getting a second chance.
I’ve always known that I have lived before. As a young child I would spend hours looking through Dad’s atlas, totally fascinated by all the different places and very naturally feeling a connection with certain cities, rivers, mountains, countries, oceans…like I was delving into the past, really sensing that I had been there before.
‘The way I am today affects how I am tomorrow and thus the way I live this life affects what will be my next’ – this sentence typifies the very straightforward logic of responsibility that karma encourages in us all. Reincarnation is simply an extension of a very obvious natural law.
Discussion on reincarnation has been around for life times, the only reason why people reject it, is because they don’t want to take responsibility. The work of Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine haven’t said anything new that’s never before been said about reincarnation, they just also talk about integrity and responsibility, right until the very end!
A very interesting sharing, thank you Rachel and Sandhya
Thank you Rachel for your blog – I found it to be very interesting.
People still want to look to science for all the answers and eventually it may answer them but at present we have a huge amount of problems, fighting, poverty, disease etc…. which currently have science stumped…
BUT IF reincarnation is the loving law of re-balance which offers us as many chances as we need ‘…to return to harmony and our natural state or soul.’ …well, this puts it all in perspective for me, why we have so much turmoil untouchable by external efforts such as charity, money or medicine….to me it looks like we need to get personal, look inward, learn to live in a way which is more harmonious, more gentle and more loving.
I cannot deny the natural ’cause and effect’ aspect of reincarnation; it is common sense to me and I see that it is possibly present in every area of life. One moment effects the next, “in the belly of every war is another war”, if I am loving with myself and those around me one day, my next day has more of these qualities in it too…..
The Responsibility implied here is a hard pill to swallow, for me… but the more I test it out the more rewarding and incredibly loving I find this law of re-balance to actually be.
if I am loving with myself and those around me one day, my next day has more of these qualities in it too….. will take this into my day Jo!
This makes so much sense and explains a lot about how things don’t necessarily happen to us randomly if reincarnation exists. I feel this explanation holds the answer to a lot of things that seem unexplainable.
I know the feeling as well Shevon, like when you meet someone and you feel like you already know them. Such a great example.
I love this topic, growing up in suburban Sydney with no religion beyond weddings and funerals. I have personally always known I have been here before and will be back again. At about 12 I had a discussion with a relative (a non practicing atheist) he found my position odd, I found his position odd – in the end I said to him (in a light hearted way) “When you die, at your funeral, I’m going to say “I told you so” and if you can hear me – I’m right, if you can’t it doesn’t really matter anyway” – so we agreed to disagree – I don’t need anyone else to “get” my position – it’s mine, I also don’t need science to validate it – for me it just is – not from my mind but from deep inside my being it just is.
Yes, and reincarnation, if understood correctly, leads to a more responsible approach to life: for it means that old age is not a time to ‘give up’, nor to live recklessly thinking that there will be no consequences; for there is no beginning nor end, as our human life cycles appear to indicate.
Your article makes so much sense and was very interesting to read. As a child I was brought up as a Catholic and was very much a believer in that “you only live once”. But it didn’t make sense that a child may be born and die after a few months and someone else may live to their eighties. To live such a small amount of time on an earth which has taken billions of years to evolve also didn’t add up. Then I began to ponder on the possibility of reincarnation when one and one began to make two. Suddenly the world and our place in it began to make sense to me. I can feel my patterns, choices and momentums are older than this life.
Thank you for your article Rachel. Reincarnation is such a large subject. For a long time I had some understanding of reincarnation; that I would come back was true for me. When I listened to Serge Benhayon present on this subject what he said made sense and pieced it together for me. Taking responsibility for my choices in how I live has already made a huge difference to my health and my life and this I will now carry through to my next.
I love this paragraph too, ““With this in mind, it makes sense for me to live in a way whereby I make choices that are responsible, more loving, caring and respectful to myself and to others. These choices include the way I am with myself and my body, my relationships with others, the foods that I eat, how I exercise, when I sleep or rest and all that I do in my daily routine so as to live in a way that ensures a more loving, caring way of being when I return my next life.” – but it’s not just the next life, but this life too, I can only say and confirm through my own choices, unfolding and learning, and meeting others who choose to live this way too, that this feels and is an amazing and joyful way to live.
I agree Annette
I love this line ” Simply put, the way I am today affects how I am tomorrow and thus the way I live this life affects what will be my next.” so very true and so very simple. How often we look outside ourselves for everything to be ‘fixed’ but the truth is, it is how we are with ourselves in every moment that will lead to the next, how amazing and lovely does that feel, in the sense that it is we that can love and bring love and joy into every moment of our lives, from what may seem the most mundane thing ( even though it’s not when you live this way) to the huge.
A great article, thank you. I have a feeling that looking after myself (in terms of my well being and health now) is relevant to whether I come back again or not. I feel so much better than I did 10 years ago through the inspiration of Serge Benhayon, this is making real improvements in my life, in this moment. If I come back again then I will possibly be more prepared, but either way I will have committed to getting to know myself and others and that makes this life wonderful.
Reincarnation is often ridiculed and besmirched by the idea we might come back as a slug or a fish etc. When I see a new born baby I often look at its face and feel I see the past lives lived in its expression. Many a time I have seen an ‘old-man frown’ on a baby, and I ask myself why that might be there? I also wonder at the lived behaviour of children and wonder where they learned certain behaviours? Really there are lots of unanswered questions about our ways that an intelligent society should remain open to. Your last point resonates Rachel, to live responsibly is of no harm and allows for the possibility of reincarnation.
Thank you Rachel and Sandhya for sharing this as I grew up in a Hindu family but chose to not follow much of it, as it really made no sense to me. The re-incarnation bit always interested me but I never quite understood it until I met Serge Benhayon.
As you say Rachel, science does not have all the answers and it would be a great subject if it was studied as it brings the responsibility in, of how we live everyday and in every choice back to us – in other words the ultimate responsibility. I wonder if the world is actually ready to hear that? – Every choice we make affects our next life.
Like Sandhya says even if there is no such thing as re-incarnation at least you know you made choices to honour yourself and your body.
Thank you Rachel and Sandhya. Reincarnation is a huge and fascinating subject.
Thank you Rachel and Sandhya for sharing. Reincarnation is a topic so many shy away from and do not talk about, or dismiss completely. For me reincarnation makes total sense as I know that there are many habits I have had which feel older than from this life. It also makes sense why children can be born into the same family yet display completely different tendencies. To fully accept it does mean to take a greater responsibility with life and how we are living. And I love how you said if it doesnt exist: “Then at least I am living a life that feels honouring of my body and who I am.”
There has also been many times I have observed, heard or talked with young children who have spoken with such wisdom, clarity and knowledge that I know I am talking with an adult. Even many parents have expressed how they have moments where they are amazed at some of the things their child says or does. So often I hear the words “they’ve definitely been here before”, “they are like an adult” “how do they know that, how do they know how to do that” and so much more..
I have absolutely no doubt that reincarnation is true, and have always felt this isn’t just it.
Haresh, I love what you have shared from Serge Benhayon here “Every plant, insect, animal or human you have karma with in the past will come to you and if you meet them with love, it’ll set you free.” I know this to be absolutely true, yes it’s easy for the mind to come in and try and doubt or make logical reasons of things we cannot quantify or maybe do not want to feel, as that would then change the whole way we live. It is easy to not take full responsibility or accountability for how we live, to give our power away and hope we will be saved or think this is just it. To live in absolute disregard and abuse because we only have one life, so we’ve got to do it all with absolutely no love or respect.
But when I stop, consider and simply connect, I know I have been here many times before, this is not just it. People talk about deja vu, that feeling where we’ve been here before, had a conversation, or met a person – what if deja vu was simply a realisation and an actual memory that we have met, we have been here before and we have had this conversation. Perhaps this experience many times before?
Many have expressed why is it that Serge is the one to be ridiculed for sharing what many for aeons have so rightly expressed? Throughout our lifetimes people have shared experiences of being here before, with such absolute clarity and detail that there is no way it can be denied.
When I stop and consider things, there has been always been a part of me that knows reincarnation is true. From childhood, I could not accept there was such a place as hell that a vengeful God sent sinners to. God who was love wouldn’t do that. I also couldn’t accept that confession, especially a deathbed confession, gave you a ‘get home free’ card and you spent eternity with God in Heaven. Deep down I knew we couldn’t get out of being responsible for our own actions so easily.
Reincarnation as explained by Serge Benhayon makes absolute sense to me. I am the captain of my ship. I chart the course I follow and reap the consequences of those choices. I am responsible for it all. No wonder so many people won’t even consider the possibility of reincarnation, if it means facing up to and accounting for all of one’s actions.
Hello Sandhya, I just remembered your blog after reading the following which was posted by Rabbi Shishler:
“Kabbalah teaches that we are all reincarnated souls and that many of our life experiences are a result of previous lives that we have lived. However, Kabbalah also teaches that it is extremely unlikely for a person to be aware of anything from a previous life. Only the great masters were able to connect with past lives – their own and those of other people.”
It seems that many religions, a large part of humanity and lots of great historical figures such as Pythagoras and Plato believe in past lives. Strange that Serge Benhayon should be ridiculed by the press for talking about past lives.