Many people thing that with the New Age religions that are coming out past life reincarnation is something new. This is nothing of the sorts. Just the opposite is true. This idea that you were once something else and are now this human form has been around for quite some time. It started with the idea of Buddha.
Buddhists and Hindus are major believers. The Chinese who are Buddhist actually have a calendar. You look up the year in which you were born and that tells you what you were in your past life. For instance with myself being born in the year 1984, I would have been a rat in my past life. Pretty interesting don't you think?
People of those cultures have a long line of ancestors believing this theory that you die and come back as something else. Many say that you come back because you have unfinished business. Others will tell you that you will come back no matter what. This means whether you have passed peacefully or not.
Many people of these cultures find this to be a very good thing. It sort of brings them a peace of mind. Many of them feel that this is the chance at life. They find it to be sort of a new beginning of sorts. That is, they have been dealt this bad hand, but is given the chance to live a new life. How many of us have always said we have wanted that? We would like to try life over and in a different body? Many have admitted to thinking that.
For those who do believe, they take great comfort in knowing that this life is just the journey to another life. They look for ancestors everywhere they walk. The simplest tree could be a cousin who has passed. It's something like the Lion King. We all become something else.
For those who have felt this tug like there has to be more, one will persuade you that you have been something else in a pastlife. How else would you know such things. It is a rather confusing topic, but once you believe, some will say that you will find inner piece and be ready to serve this karma breathing gift in which you have been given in a previous life. They might wonder how you go about tuning into this, and this you need to be in the right mind.
There are many things that you could have been. In some cultures, depending on the year in which you were born, you might have been an animal. These all have different characteristics in which you would learn about. You might read these and think that explains it. While some believe this and find it truly amazing, others can't wrap their mind around such a concept.
That is why some practice meditation. This is to relax you and prepare you to tune solely into those gifts. While many think that this is something new which is being mentioned in tons of books and such, it's nothing new. They have been practicing this for years. Now, it is just your turn to see if you too believe in it.
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