Life
beyond Life ?
The Egyptians believed in
life beyond life..
beyond the here and now...as
do many other cultures
So what do we, as Pagans
believe?
That depends a great deal
on who you ask.
-My personal belief
is that many of us-
visit this world many
times
..A belief that..
many
others
share.
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The followers of Krishna would say
our Karma off site link
brings us back.
The adherents to Buddha
believe
that we are "on the wheel"
until we reach enlightenment.
For most modern day pagans
off site link
the belief is
that death is but a door
-Thur which we walk-
and are born again
and yet again
and again
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-This is not because-
we did something
wrong
rather we are
not yet as perfect
in understanding
as we could be
or have
some task to do.
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I think you would agree that
to be ALL
you can be would take many
life times to learn
( ugh! sounds like we are
in the Army, but then maybe we are :)
-When someone dies before their time-
we hold that maybe the next time
around will be better for them
that their time is spent
and their purpose
for being
is
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_Done_
We, the ones left behind
in this life
take comfort in that knowledge
( As I take great comfort in that knowledge
for my son...Kory :)
1976-1999
To memorial site
They WILL be back
even if we miss them in the here and now
Taken
to extremes this could led to a bad case of don't-give-a-damn-itis
Next
time Ill do it right, this time I am having fun...!
NOT..Buzz..wrong
answer !!!!!
|...It is why, among other...|
reasons
any good
..member..
of the Craft
also carries with
a heavy load of
responsibility
and ethical
behavior
_"And
it harm none"_
Just
because you are coming back does not mean
ya
aren't expected to get it right
this
time around.. :)
-In fact ,the fact you are coming back-
is all the more reason to
better the world as
much as you
can
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Make sense to you?
-Like recycling..what a concept-
Too selfish or too lazy
to leave some
for others?
mmm?
@
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.....Then take the long
view.......
and leave it for yourself.
:)
Whatever it takes
Recycling
page this way if you would
Speaking of leaving some for others
Its one reason why many
pagans and others espouse
the idea of
donation of organs at
the time of death
--This body is --
but a shell
for the soul
and once we are done
with it..why not share
it
for the life and health
---of another---
Page regarding donations
Way stops along the way
As with many other sects
there is the belief that
there
are stopping points
for the soul after death
To the Egyptian this is
the realm of Anubis
where the heart is weighed.
Against a feather..
and the 47 questions
are asked.
One of which is
"
Is anyone on Earth better for having known you?"
How would you like a God to ask ya that one?
Before being allowed
in
the underworld, the land
of the midnight sun.
For the Wiccan paths and
others
there is the concept
of
Summerlands
off site link
a place of rest between
incarnations.
To the followers of Buddha,
the enlightened one
can return to earth
to help his fellows
Or stay in the astral
planes off site link
and help their fellows
from there
Denying
themselves
the reunion with
force that made it all
Like the Great Mother
of
.......Compassion........
----Qwan
Yin----
By choice as some would
have it
or by force as some would
have it
|..The concept.......|
is a common
..idea..
over
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-time and culture-
Does everybody come back?
Are there ones that don't come back ?
Ever ?
Are there those who are
born
and live and die
like the flowers of the
field?
Never to be seen again?
Can't answer that one....
anybody who has a good
explanation
or opinion on this concept
be my guest and take
a shot at it.
But of the ones who,
to the minds of many
choose to go..on........
or rather not to return
what's up with that?
The Light and other such things:
Again that depends a great deal on who you ask.
|.....Most pagans would
say that......|
.they become one with
the force.
....after corporeal death.....
..who do not return..
..again..
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The force of light
at the Keter of the tree of life
which is the basis of all life.
...A buddhist would say
that...
..they had attained..
enlightenment
and
did not
_need to return._
..An Egyptian would say..
..they had lived well...
.and earned their.
.place.
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_in the underworld._
And so on..
For each culture in time
there is a slightly different
version of this commonly held belief
But the very fact that
IT IS
so commonly held speaks
highly of its potential
for reality.
I mean given the whole
of mankind
thurout all of known
time.
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seems
someone
learned
something
somewhere
somehow
_wouldn't they?_
____If not then we are all deluded fools___
..who comfort ourselves with...
..falsehood ...in which case..
...it matters little to...
..anyone..
..but..
.us.
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But I and many others like me..
don't believe that we as a race
are THAT dumb
As with so many other
things
race memory persists
even in the face of disbelief
Concepts that are important
are remembered
by someone
If not everyone
somewhere in the quiet
of the soul
Which speaks yet again
for
reincarnations probability
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The
things
that get..
re newed...
and re newed...
...and re newed again...
....each generation....
..each continent..
..each nation..
..each era..
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--Like it was someone's
job--
perhaps to come
back and see to
it the memory
didn't die
out?
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-Something to think about
?-
You tell me.. :)
To a very well written page that shows the belief
over many many different paths and cultures
http://www.themystica.com/mystica/articles/r/reincarnation.html
