Reincarnation which is a synonym of the word re-birth simply means ‘being born again’. Talking about it in the human soul’s perspective which is separate from the physical body and is immortal in nature, reincarnation implies ‘to be made flesh again’.
It must be mentioned at the onset that the concept of ‘reincarnation’ is different from that of ‘resurrection’ or ‘metamorphosis. The former term having Christian roots means rising of the body from the dead and not anything of the soul per se. Metamorphosis on the other hand means change of one form of life from another.
Reincarnation which is also known as soul transmigration is a concept that has been prevalent since the ancient times in both the eastern and western worlds through ancient religions, age old cultures and spiritual doctrines aimed at unearthing that ultimate truth and unleashing the infinite potential of man.
One of the oldest religious scripts on earth known as the Upanishads of the Hindus contain content on reincarnation as a truth of life. The core of this ancient and spiritually advanced religion is the belief in reincarnation and its connection to the ultimate and universal truth of mankind.
Another core concept of Hinduism is that of the ‘Karma’ or quality of your deeds in your past lives. Thus past karma defines the quality of life and experiences you undergo in your current life. Till the time you attain complete spiritual understanding of the ultimate truth, your soul goes on being reincarnated into this illusionary world.
With this understanding he starts sadhana or spiritual practice which would lead him to that stage. When he finally experiences the truth of the soul and his ultimate potential, it is then that the soul gets liberated or attains Moksha and thereafter ceases to reincarnate again.
Ancient Egyptians and Greek philosophies during that time are not much different with both believing in reincarnation. Egyptians believed in ‘ka’ as the source of supreme power and energy which can be compared to our concept of the soul. Proof of their belief lies in their act of preserving bodies of the dead so that it can accompany the ‘ka’ into the next world. The Greeks on the other hand believed that the soul leaves one body and rests in a place called the underworld for purification thereafter reincarnating itself in another new born body. Till the time this purification takes place, the soul goes through reincarnations. Once ultimate purification is attained, the cycle of reincarnation stops.
Theosophical belief on the other hand refers to spirit or souls as an immortal, omnipotent, ageless, timeless and formless source of energy which comes to and goes back from the earth through a rhythmic process. It manifests itself on earth in life form only to gain more experience and after that is over, it departs to the high sublime layers to complete the rhythmic process.
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