Life after Death Part 2

Question 1

What is reincarnation

Answer 1

involves an individuals soul inhabiting a new body which may be totally different of that form your previous life

literally means ‘to be made flesh again.’

occurs hundred of times until you can achieve moksha

Question 2

What is that atman

Answer 2

the soul

-the ‘divine spark’, ‘higher’, ‘true self’ which is connected to Brahman (god)

Question 3

Who accepts and rejects reincarnation?

Answer 3

ACCEPTS
- Hindu and sikh faiths - its an essential tenant

REJECTS

• mainstream christian churches
• Pope John Paul 11: “christian revelation excludes reincarnation and speaks of a fulfilment which man is called to achieve in the course of a single early existence.”

Question 4

What is moksha
samsara
karma
nirvana

Answer 4

to finish the cycle of death and rebirth (samsara) you must achieve moksha (liberation of attachment to world desires)

karma = the actions that are carried out in each life impact of the next life

the aim is that through each life the soul will improve itself until it achieves spiritual perfection; moksha.
When this is achieved the soul will not be reborn and will enter a state of bliss = nirvana

physical world is a dreamlike state - not a true reality and is only temporary (contrasts itself)

Question 5

How do some hindu men achieve moksha

Answer 5

giving up all their world possessions and seeking a reflective and simple life - become a Saddhu

Question 6

reincarnation quote

Answer 6

“so the embodied soul cast off worn out bodies and puts on others that are new’
Bhagavad Gita - hindu holy book