The term ‘Reincarnation’ which literally means ‘to be made flesh again’ refers to ‘being born again’ or in one word – Rebirth. It is the belief that the soul of man which is separate from its body is immortal in nature and is reborn or reincarnated in a new born baby after the previous body dies.

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 is also known as soul transmigration and has been a concept which has been believed in since the ancient times. Prevalent in both the eastern and western hemispheres of the word during those days, it was part of almost all doctrines that studied the infinite potential of the human soul.

Starting from the ancient eastern beliefs, mention may be made of Hinduism, the age old religion that is known to be one of the oldest and richest in terms of its spiritual content. Ancient Hindu scripts known as Upanishads contain this core belief in reincarnation where the soul is stated to be immortal trapped in the body which is subjected to life and death in the world which is an illusion.

Against the backdrop of this, other core aspects of Hinduism like those of Karma, Sadhana, Moksha needs to be mentioned. Karma refers to your deeds in your previous birth which go on to define the quality of life that you have in your present life. The primary theory is that the immortal soul is trapped in a physical body and when the body dies the soul leaves it and travels to the body of another new born reincarnating itself in the process. After numerous births one comes to understand that world is only an illusion and the eternal and deep lasting happiness can be attained only through realization of the ultimate truth.

Likewise, many births will come and go for the soul but later when man realizes the fact that true freedom and lasting eternal happiness can only be attained through realizing the ultimate truth, he discards all earthly desires and goes for higher spiritual practices known as ‘sadhana’. Ultimately, when this sadhana pays off, the infinite potential of the soul is unleashed, its truth realized and the soul attains moksha or liberation, thereby putting an end to the reincarnation cycle.

If we look toward Egypt or Greece during this time, ancient Egyptian practices can also be seen to believe in reincarnation. It is because of this fact that they embalmed their dead in order to preserve them so that they could travel with the immortal ‘ka’ to the next world. Even in Greek philosophy, the soul was believed to leave the body in death, rest in underworld for some time and thereafter reincarnate itself in the body of a new born. This rest in between was done for purification purposes and once a soul was completely pure, it got liberated and free.

More contemporary and western belief in reincarnation can be seen in the theosophical doctrine where soul of man is considered to be an ageless, formless, timeless energy that involves in a rhythmic process of manifesting itself in the world to gain experience and know itself and again departs to the higher sublime realms through death to compete this rhythmic process and get manifested once again.

If you are interested to know more about your reincarnations, in other words, information about your past life, PLRT or Past Life Regression Technique is the best method. Using hypnotism in helps the mind to focus and thereby attain a higher spiritual awakening so as to recollect memories of his/her past lives. Moreover, meditation also leads the way towards heightened awareness about yourself, controlling the subconscious and getting in sync with your soul.

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Author: William McKay