The twin beliefs of karma and reincarnation are among Hinduism's many jewels of knowledge. Others include dharma or our pattern of religious conduct, worshipful communion with God and Gods, the necessary guidance of the Sat Guru, and finally enlightenment through personal realization of our identity in and with God. So the strong-shouldered and keen-minded rishis knew and stated in the Vedas.
And these are not mere assumptions of probing, brilliant...
Extraordinary people - The boy who lived before Pt2
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Saturday, 08 May 2010 08:04
Karma: The Law Of Karma
Written by Sri Swami Sivananda
Wednesday, 03 February 2010 19:48
CHAPTER 5
The Law Of Karma
What Is Karma?
Karma means not only action, but also the result of an action. The consequence of an action is really not a separate thing. It is a part of the action, and cannot be divided from it. Breathing, thinking, talking, seeing, hearing, eating, etc., are Karmas. Thinking is mental Karma. Karma is the sum total of our acts both in the present life and in the preceding births.
Reincarnation, known in Sanskrit as samsara, is a very openly discussed subject these days. Shirley MacLaine went "out on a limb" on this subject and made popular throughout the United States. Now nearly every television script has standard statements written into it such as "See you in the next life," or "I must have known you in a past life." The TV serial "Quantum Leap" is a great example of a program that is bringing this knowledge of...
Emerson, Plato, Pythagoras had perfect belief in the doctrine of reincarnation. The doctrine of reincarnation is the foundation of Hinduism and Buddhism. The ancient Egyptians believed it. The Greek philosophers made it the corner-stone of their philosophy.
In this page we will compare and contrast the different spiritual philosophies from all over the world to see if we can find a fundamental pattern between different cultures regarding spiritual beliefs and spiritual philosophy and how these philosophies are intertwined with health and wellbeing. Whether it be from the main monotheistic religions of Christianity, Islam, and Judaism, the western philosophies of Hermes Trimegistus, Plato, and Aristotle, the the eastern traditions of the...
