Tag Archives: reincarnation

Birthmarks due to reincarnation

Posted on September 25, 2011 by

This article discusses cases of birthmarks and birth defects found in children who claimed to remember past lives. It also attempts to construct an explanation for these cases based on the insights of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother. Continue reading →

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When does the soul enter the body?

Posted on April 27, 2011 by

An Indian spiritual Guru, who shall remain unnamed, was recently asked the question by someone in an American audience: “When does the soul choose a body? After conception, is it ok to abort a foetus if we already have children and do not want an accidental pregnancy?“. While Sri Aurobindo and the Mother Mirra Alfassa did not specifically comment on abortion, they did offer a few relevant remarks on time of conception and contraception, which we present here. Continue reading →

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Cases of reincarnation between Hindus and Muslims

Posted on March 14, 2011 by

In this article, we present some fascinating cases of people being reborn into a different religion which were investigated by Dr Antonia Mills, currently Professor at the University of Northern British Columbia. When evidence of this kind surfaces, it can spur introspection into the validity of varying religious practices that people fastidiously observe because we are abruptly confronted with the fact that behind those holy foods and holy clothes and prayer rituals, we are indeed innately the same – all orphans of the One Divine; that our religious beliefs are just condensed thought-forms affirmed consistently in the mind, which, if relinquished, might obliviously open us to the nature of the Ultimate Reality.

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Does population growth invalidate reincarnation?

Posted on March 9, 2011 by

People who are acquainted with the theory of reincarnation are apt to look at the increasing lifespan and the rising population on Earth and wonder if the population growth invalidates the theory of reincarnation. We all know where babies come from but where are all the new souls which inhabit these bodies coming from? In this article, we address this demand-supply problem. Continue reading →

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