[quote]Originally posted by david_obsidian
— if the universe were designed by someone/something smart, I think reincarnation would be a good design. 
-D
Yeah, especially if that someone wasn’t into micro-managing 
Ute
Mayaa --Just Ideas
According to Quantum theory . All matter are waves called matter waves created by concentrated bursts of energy (The reverse process is the atomic bombs ). The matter waves are continuous or analogous that would mean the same waves would pervade everywhere existing in all the places at the same time. – Concept of Maya. Now when these waves collide with each other they form crests and troughs - energy concentrations - creating the discrete matter . Therefore in essence all the matter is the manifestation of the same wave. – Radha Krishna leela . That would mean you are me and everyone else . We only choose to see each other diffrently. – Realm of Maya or its manifestations .
Nothing new, but maybe a different way of putting it:
- Reincarnation is sort of a moot point. What happens after death cannot be known for sure until we die. If we believe that the creater is perfect, then there is a reason for that. If we believe that life is an accident and there is no purpose, then it doesn’t matter. I think the concepts of heaven and hell are encrypted in the bible, and were meant to refer to states we encounter during our lives. They have been twisted by authorities in organized religion because those concepts can be used to force you to live the way they want because the outcome cannot be verified. There is supposed to be reference to reincarnation in the bible too. But it doesn’t matter to me because what happens after death should not occupy very much of our time. We are here to control what happens during life.
If you’re a Christian you may want to spend your life preparing for heaven, and I have nothing against that. However you may want to study the origin of the bible, the canons, Martin Luthor, and contemplate why Jesus didn’t write any of it. I believe it is because the written word isn’t very good at carrying spiritual truths, especially in western languages. A lot of people are obsessed with controlling others instead of spiritual advancement. - The original topic of different paths: This seems like such a wonderful path to us because we are ready for it. it’s not any better than the paths other people are taking; it’s just what we need right now. The best path for someone else might be something totally disgusting to us. A long time ago I was into Carlos Castaneda books which is new-age, sorcery, no mention of God, many people think it’s of the devil. But it helped me tremendously, I won’t go into the details, but I sensed the truth in it, which I now believe was borrowed from ancient yoga stuff. i liked the fact that God was never mentioned because I was sick of organized religion and what they told us about God was on their side, and he is a jealous God, and punishes people for eternity if you don’t do what they say, and yet “God is love.” So it was the sorcery that finally led me to hindu beliefs years later when I was trying to fill in the gaps. now I have a strong belief in God, but know he’s not what many people think.
What I’m getting at is that many paths to God may look like they are not paths to God at all, and yet they can be helping people. Conversely, I bet there are people out there who could be distracted from their path if you forced them to do these practices that we have found to be so wonderful. So it’s not so much a matter of people not “finding the good stuff”, as it is us not comprehending where they are at. Good thing we all have some sort of divine guidance to show us what is best. So if we could see what sort of guidance each person is getting, and somehow encourage them to take it, it is probably better than trying to show them our path. Once we start radiating divine energy, I’m sure plenty of people will ask about our path.
Etherfish