Re means again, incarnate means to be inside flesh in blood. Reincarnation means to be again inside flesh and blood and take on a material body. Often it is difficult to understand how reincarnation works when we identify with the material body.
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Are we in Control ? – Self Discovery Series
How much control do we really have? Everyone wants to have control in their life hoping that this will bring them great happiness. We have our plans and ideas of what we think will work to bring us more happiness and contentment in life.
Understanding our Identity – Self Discovery Series
Many of us come to a crossroads in our life where we question, is this what my life is really all about? We begin to wonder, where do I fit and who am I really? This is such an important question for us to ask because we all want to be happy but how we identify ourselves actually determines where we are going to look for our happiness and our satisfaction.
Real Optimism – A choice we should make!
New Year’s has passed and so have many of our buoyant resolutions but so what! We are all optimists by nature but what is that nature? Are we simply beings having temporary experiences and relationships in the space we currently occupy and when our allotted time ends everything dissolves into nothingness including us? These are questions that thoughtful individuals ponder from time to time . The answer in short is a resounding no ! We are in fact eternal , ever optimistic ,full of happiness and perfect just as we are ! Of course our body’s and minds are mired in imperfections and impermanence but you and I, the incumbent within the body and its animating force are indeed perfect. The goal of yoga meditation is a much travelled path aimed at revealing this reality , not just philosophically but its actuality and in so navigating this journey one l gradually acquaints oneself with one’s true infinite and joyful nature.
3 Paths to Enlightenment – Spiritual Wisdom
What does it mean to be enlightened? How do l know if someone is really enlightened? What are the aspects of the knowledge required to attain it. From the Bhagavad Gita and other authoritative Vedic texts, we can understand that there are 3 levels of understanding , regarding enlightenment. One being perfect, the next being more perfect, and the third being completely perfect . To be fully enlightened means to know all 3. Being enlightened refers to having knowledge of the Absolute Truth, The Original Cause or God, as he is referred to. He is known by 3 different aspects, which then differentiate, a persons level of understanding, relationship and knowledge.
The Journey of the Self
The first thing to appreciate is we are the self within the body. We are not the body and not the mind. The use of the word “Life” and “Self” is synonymous. We are life, that is our essence and our very nature. The living entity being life never dies.