Past lives reincarnation is the journey of our soul from life to death and then life again. Reincarnation if taken in the literal form means, to be in the form of flesh again. It is the core of the term ‘eternal life’. It is a belief which states that a component of our living being is reborn after death to be in the new physical body. This component is nothing but our immortal spirit or soul.
Many people believe that past lives reincarnation is a never ending process. But, there are others who believe that this process, the path of the soul from birth, life, death to again going through the same course is the journey of the soul from darkness to enlightenment. But, the question that would quite often prick us is why is it that our soul needs to go through the process of past lives reincarnation?
There are people who are immensely interested in this subject and have undertaken studies and research on this having found to an extent answer to this lingering question. According to them, the answer is that our soul goes through different sorts of experiences with each lifetime. Each life is a manifestation of it, an expression of creativity. It helps the soul to learn more and proceed towards greater spiritual wisdom.
This answer has found its basis on the belief that we will forever go through the process of past lives reincarnation if we continue to live in the illusion that our existence is separate from God. Mainly there are three ways by which we can do away with the notion of the ego’s separation– Bhakti yoga, Jnana yoga or Karma yoga. Bhakti yoga is the path of complete surrender or devotion. Jnana yoga is the path of knowledge and Karma yoga is the path of service.
All the three paths lead to a common ending of becoming one with God. By becoming one with god, we mean the attainment of eternal peace and happiness through realization of the universal truth and man’s highest potential. Until we get unified with the Supreme Power, we continuously go through the process of past lives reincarnation. It is the choices we make, our judgments and beliefs as well as the experiences we go through is what sets our limitation and also defines us. It is the very reason we are not one with the supreme power.
The day we learn to accept what God has given us and start to live on that, we will completely trust Him. This will eventually lead us to the path of self acceptance and thus we will gain peace in our heart. The peace will help us to increase the desire within us to make others happy thus, we will be able to understand to what great capacity our heart can go of loving others and also caring for them So, we will move towards the path of freeing ourselves from past lives reincarnation.
You can find this principle of past lives reincarnation mostly spoken of in the Eastern philosophy. Although, this philosophy was rejected by the West but still you can find many people in the West who firmly believe this philosophy. The doctrine of past lives reincarnation is mentioned in the writings of many philosophers, prophets and sages irrespective of country and culture.
Reincarnation is the base on which the ancient Egyptian civilization is standing. Herodotus, the ancient Greek historian of the 5th century says, “The Egyptians propounded the theory that the human soul is imperishable, and that where the body of any one dies it enters into some other creature that may be ready to receive it.” Even Plato the Greek mathematician, writer and philosopher shares his opinion when he says, “Soul is older than body. Souls are continually born over and over again into this life.” Nearly, 75% of the population of Asia are of the belief that past lives reincarnation exist.