1. The soul has a separate identity from any of the bodies it adopts.
2. The human soul does not take a birth/body of any animal species, just as
a lemon seed does not grow into a mango tree. The human soul always takes a
human body e.g. if the soul of a cow was to take the birth of a human,
wouldn’t it carry ‘sanskars’ of performing all actions like a cow into its
human birth – how would it then function through the human body.
3. The various lives or births of a soul are like different episodes of a
television serial, all different, yet connected with each other.
4. The cycle of action and reaction is never-ending. The soul must continue
to play its entire role until all it has received the fruits for all its
actions. This may require more than one body.
5. Each time a soul leaves an old body and takes a new birth, it carries its
‘sanskars’ from the old birth into the new one. Other ‘sanskars’ that can be
present in the new body (apart from the ones *from the previous birth*) are:
· *‘sanskars’ from parents*
· *‘sanskars’ accumulated during the new birth* e.g. from siblings
(brothers or sisters) or from friends, also those picked up during education
and more
· *‘sanskars’ of will power* (the ability to bring about changes in
the self using will power)
· *original ‘sanskars’* of peace, love, purity, bliss, joy and power
(the ones that were present in the soul when it first came down from the
soul world into the physical world to play its part)
Out of these five types of ‘sanskars’, in each soul, the ‘sanskars’ that are
visible at different stages of life are varied e.g. in some soul, ‘sanskars’
may be completely different from the ones the parents possess, because the
‘sanskars’ from the previous birth are more visible; in another soul,
‘sanskars’ of will power may be intense, the soul may have brought about a
lot of transformation in its personality since the time it was born; in a
third soul ‘sanskars’ from parents and friends may be most visible; in
another soul, practicing meditation, original ‘sanskars’ may be more
visible, etc.
6. The world's population is increasing at such a rapid rate, indicating
that the souls already here are taking rebirth and also that there are new
ones coming down continuously from the soul world.
7. If one believed that one will receive the fruit of one's actions, if not
in this birth, but in another one, a person would surely feel less inclined
to perform negative actions.
8. Without reincarnation, it is impossible to explain how every soul has
reached its present peaceless state. Thousands of sins have been performed
by each soul in its past births under the influence of the five vices –
lust, anger, greed, ego and attachment. Due to this, ‘sanskars’ of those
vices have accumulated over the soul. The burden of these ‘sanskars’ weighs
heavily on the soul and causes it unhappiness in the present. The present
cycle of birth and rebirth is fast approaching its end. It is precisely at
this time that the Supreme Soul can relieve us from this burden.
2. The human soul does not take a birth/body of any animal species, just as
a lemon seed does not grow into a mango tree. The human soul always takes a
human body e.g. if the soul of a cow was to take the birth of a human,
wouldn’t it carry ‘sanskars’ of performing all actions like a cow into its
human birth – how would it then function through the human body.
3. The various lives or births of a soul are like different episodes of a
television serial, all different, yet connected with each other.
4. The cycle of action and reaction is never-ending. The soul must continue
to play its entire role until all it has received the fruits for all its
actions. This may require more than one body.
5. Each time a soul leaves an old body and takes a new birth, it carries its
‘sanskars’ from the old birth into the new one. Other ‘sanskars’ that can be
present in the new body (apart from the ones *from the previous birth*) are:
· *‘sanskars’ from parents*
· *‘sanskars’ accumulated during the new birth* e.g. from siblings
(brothers or sisters) or from friends, also those picked up during education
and more
· *‘sanskars’ of will power* (the ability to bring about changes in
the self using will power)
· *original ‘sanskars’* of peace, love, purity, bliss, joy and power
(the ones that were present in the soul when it first came down from the
soul world into the physical world to play its part)
Out of these five types of ‘sanskars’, in each soul, the ‘sanskars’ that are
visible at different stages of life are varied e.g. in some soul, ‘sanskars’
may be completely different from the ones the parents possess, because the
‘sanskars’ from the previous birth are more visible; in another soul,
‘sanskars’ of will power may be intense, the soul may have brought about a
lot of transformation in its personality since the time it was born; in a
third soul ‘sanskars’ from parents and friends may be most visible; in
another soul, practicing meditation, original ‘sanskars’ may be more
visible, etc.
6. The world's population is increasing at such a rapid rate, indicating
that the souls already here are taking rebirth and also that there are new
ones coming down continuously from the soul world.
7. If one believed that one will receive the fruit of one's actions, if not
in this birth, but in another one, a person would surely feel less inclined
to perform negative actions.
8. Without reincarnation, it is impossible to explain how every soul has
reached its present peaceless state. Thousands of sins have been performed
by each soul in its past births under the influence of the five vices –
lust, anger, greed, ego and attachment. Due to this, ‘sanskars’ of those
vices have accumulated over the soul. The burden of these ‘sanskars’ weighs
heavily on the soul and causes it unhappiness in the present. The present
cycle of birth and rebirth is fast approaching its end. It is precisely at
this time that the Supreme Soul can relieve us from this burden.
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