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Simple Proofs of Reincarnation

1. The body is temporary but the soul is eternal. Accept this fact? Yes?. When this body is finished the soul must continue to exist as it's eternal. And just as the soul is currently residing in this body, when this body is finished the soul will continue to exist by residing in another body.

"Never was there a time when I did not exist, nor you, nor all these kings; nor in the future shall any of us cease to be. As the embodied soul continuously passes, in this body, from boyhood to youth to old age, the soul similarly passes into another body at death. A sober person is not bewildered by such a change." (Lord Krishna Bg. 2.12-13)

2.  Every second living beings are dying and every second living beings are born. The souls in the dead bodies are being transferred to the new bodies. This is proof of the  transmigration of the soul from one body to another, reincarnation.

3. In scientific terms, energy cannot be destroyed, but it can change forms. Similarly the soul cannot be destroyed. Our body is the form and we (the soul) are the energy. We (the soul) cannot be destroyed. But the body is destroyed after some time (death)  At death, we change our form  (the body).

"As a person puts on new garments, giving up old ones, the soul similarly accepts new material bodies, giving up the old and useless ones.  The soul can never be cut to pieces by any weapon, nor burned by fire, nor moistened by water, nor withered by the wind.  This individual soul is unbreakable and insoluble, and can be neither burned nor dried. He is everlasting, present everywhere, unchangeable, immovable and eternally the same. (Lord Krishna Bg. 2.22-24)

4. Another simple proof is to take a look around. Why are there variety of living beings? Why is one soul in the body of an animal and another soul in a human body. Why is one soul in the body of a female and another in a male body. Why is one soul born in China and another born in Africa and so on. The soul is moving from one body to another, life after life. The variations of bodies is simple proof of the transmigration of the soul from one body to another, reincarnation.

5. The non-Vedic religions reject reincarnation. if there is no transmigration of the soul from one body to another then this means this is the one and only life. If this is the only life then why is everyone born in different situations? One is born black, one white, one is born poor, another rich, why are some born diseased and some healthy,  Why do some live to 100 and some for a day. And so on. They cannot answer any of these questions. If God is forgiving and merciful then why  would he create some who are fortunate and some who are unfortunate in their one and only life. If after this one and only life we eternally go to hell or heaven which is what the non-Vedic religions preach. Then how can God be forgiving and merciful to those who are eternally sent to hell for messing up their one and only life. The fact that God is forgiving and merciful is proof that he gives us unlimited chances and not just one. Thus we (the soul) transmigrate from one body to another life after life, reincarnation. Basically we live forever (in different bodies) and not just once. 

 

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The Absolute Truth is Eternal

God is eternal, meaning he has always existed.
The laws created by God for man to follow (religion) must be eternal.
God’s teachings (scriptures) must have eternally existed.
If God has eternally existed then Man must have known him eternally.

That eternal religion which was created by the eternal God is called Sanatan Dharma (the eternal religion). Which is also known as the Vedic religion or Hinduism. The eternal teachings of God or scriptures are known as the Vedic scriptures. The oldest scriptures on the Planet. That person who has eternally been known by man to be God is Lord Krishna. This is the absolute truth.

The Simple Way to Determine the Truth

The truth is that which has always existed.

2+2=4 is true today, it was true 5000 years ago, it was true 5 trillion years ago, and it will be true in 5 trillion years time. Thus that which is existing today but did not exist 5000 years ago cannot be the truth. Sanatan Dharma is existing today, it existed 5000 years ago, it existed 5 trillion years ago and it will exist in 5 trillion years time. Sanatan Dharma is the truth.

The Purpose of Life

The purpose of human life is to enquire:

Who am I?

Where have I come from?

What will happen to me at death?

Why do I suffer?

Why do others suffer?

Who is God?

How can I serve God?

Why is there variety of living beings?

How can I get out this cycle of birth, old age, disease, and death?

How can I live eternally?

 

Only the human beings enquire, the animals do not enquire. Unfortunately at the present time many humans have become two legged animals.

Give up lust, greed, and anger. These force us to sin and the result is hellish life in this life and the lives after.

Give up the killing of animals, especially the cows. The animals are also our brothers and sisters. This means no meat eating and no leather (car seats, sofas, clothing).

Human birth is rare, we have to make the best use of it by not engaging in sinful activities. The sinful activities are being greedy, lusty, angry, and violence against other living beings (animals and humans).  

Don’t waste this life by getting attached to the bodily platform of life (meat eating, lust, greed, anger, partying, discoing, bollywood and so on). This body is just one drop in the ocean of bodies that we are going through. A sword is hanging over y our head. It will fall at any moment. All your properties, cars, and big bank balance won't help you at the time of death. Only your service to Lord Krishna will count at death. So make the best use of this precious life by serving Lord Krishna.  All your physics, chemistry, math, computing, and business knowledge will be completely erased at death. Only spiritual knowledge will go with you, and the top most spiritual knowledge is the Bhagavad-Gita.  So don't waste precious  time, read the Bhagavad-Gita, listen to the Bhagavad-Gita, and watch the Bhagavad-Gita.

We are the soul and not this body. The body is temporary but the soul is eternal and immortal. Our aim in life should be to escape from fangs of material life (birth, old age, disease, and death). This can only be done by humans, who have the higher consciousness.

We can attain an immortal spiritual body full of bliss, knowledge, eternal, and without a trace of calamity if we follow the Bhagavad-Gita with seriousness.

The main teachings of the Bhagavad-Gita are:

- Be compassionate towards all living beings, thus love all living beings. This means don't be envious or hateful of others. Be friendly to others, be nice to others, be kind to others, be generous to others, be merciful to others, be charitable to the needy. Don't cheat others, don't lie, don't steal, don't hurt others, don't drink, don't take drugs, don't eat meat, don't buy leather.

- This body you (the soul) are residing in, is temporary, but the real you, the soul, is eternal. Just as we change worn out clothes, jobs, houses, cars, partners, and so on. One day you will be forced to change your body too. So don't get too attached to this temporary body and material life. And just as a manufacturing company designs it's products today for production in the future. Similarly you are designing your next body with the actions you are taking now. So if you think let me enjoy now and forget about the future. Thus if you think your next life is not worth thinking about now. Then your next life will be that of nothing. You will take birth among the 8 million species of living beings below that of human beings (animal and plant kingdoms).

- There is only one person who without any doubt declared himself and proved that he was the Supreme Personality of God, Lord Krishna. Always think of him, worship him, and serve him. In this age of Kali, which means the age of ignorance, there will be so many godless people who will try to make you godless too.  Surrender onto the only proven God, Lord Krishna. Do you know anyone who can lift a mountain, expand himself into thousands of forms, show the whole Universe in his mouth, put out a forest fire by swallowing it, kill all the demonic and save people in this very life. Lord Krishna did all this. Don't follow any cheap God, follow the real proven, all powerful, all beautiful, all merciful, and all loving, God, Lord Krishna. 

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Who is the Supreme Person (God)?

Only the Bhagavad-Gita answers this basic and most important question. The Bhagavad-Gita is the  word of God in person. The oldest scripture on the Planet.

One can read the non-vedic scriptures for millions of years but will never know who the person God is. Simply by looking at the Bhagavad-Gita for 1 second, one can immediately see God. This is the difference between the Vedic (eternal) and non-vedic (recently created) scriptures.

Knowing God means knowing his name, address, description, history, how he maintains and so on.

"The whole cosmic order is under me. By my will it is manifested again and again, and by my will it is annihilated at the end” (Lord Krishna, Bg. 9.8)

“Furthermore, O Arjuna, I am the generating seed of all existences. There is no being, moving or unmoving, that can exist without me” (Lord Krishna, Bg. 10.39)

What is Religion?

The purpose of religion is to know and love God. You can only love someone if you know them. You cannot love an invisible or unknown person. Seeing is believing. Only the Vedic scriptures describe exactly who the person God is. The non-Vedic scriptures don't have a clue as to who God is. Loving God includes loving all God's creatures. This means loving all humans and animals. We don't eat our brothers and sisters, the animals are also our brothers and sisters. 

Does God want Blood?

The majority of people in the World. In this age of Kali, the age of ignorance. Seem to think that animal killing is prescribed by God. 

This is not so for the real God, Lord Krishna. He only wants your love and not the blood of living beings.

"If one offers me with love and devotion a leaf, a flower, fruit or water, I will accept it."  (Lord Krishna, Bg. 9.26)

Your death is certain

Your grandfather has died, you will also die, and your children will also die. Death is certain, it’s only a matter of time. Still you are madly accumulating money and working very hard all day like a donkey. You do not care for the soul which is eternal, but you care for the body which is temporary. This is ignorance. In ignorance the soul becomes degraded and after this life. Such people take birth as dogs and hogs. There are 8.4 million different bodies that the soul keeps circulating in, one after the other. The fools will not think of the life after this one. They will simply mate, eat, sleep, and be merry. This is animal mentality. The animals also mate, sleep, eat and be merry. The only difference between the animals and the humans is that humans enquire;

Who am I?

Where have I come from?

What will happen to me at death?

Why do I suffer?

Why do others suffer?

Who is God?

How can I serve God?

Why is there variety of living beings?

How can I get out this cycle of birth, old age, disease, and death?

How can I live eternally?

 

 

 

 

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