Paradise (Where is it now?)

by BBella , Friday, January 01, 2010, 21:41 (5439 days ago) @ dhw

The idea of reincarnation is common to a lot of thought systems (Hinduism, Kabbalah, lots of African religions, and also modern pagan and new age movements), though I don't think I've ever heard of one in which the soul actually makes its own choices. The sceptic in me naturally wonders why the heck I don't remember anything of any past existences, and how I can possibly hope to learn from them if I don't know about them,-I didn't mean to imply we could remember the past lives or adventures and gain insight from them while here in our temporary lives or in other places that we might choose to go when we leave our "home base." Here on earth we come knowing we will forget what was before...for most that is. The lessons learned and remembered would all be done during our rest time or interlude at home in heaven, the in-between time, in order to assess what we gained from each experience. Forgetfulness and birth is part of the package we are choosing to experience specifically when we come to Earth. Maybe in other places we come fully formed without forgetfulness or the timeline of birth and death. The possibilities are as many as our wee 10% brains can imagine!-I've heard of people, and even know a few, who do recall past lives, some have been hypnotized and remembered...but, that really has nothing to do with the basis of my coming to this theory of the home base afterlife. This idea came to me when I was seeking mental comfort from the pain of this life (while frozen in time) and these ideas relieved my mind of anguish, fear and pain, and even brought me physical and mental relief in the here and now...even tho it's about the there and then. Who is to say what is the true reality of life after death or even of the here and now? It's anyone's guess, and truly, nothing can be proven absolutely...so my theories/fantasies are as good as anyone elses... -
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> As for the Big T (Origin of Life, 31 December at 22.35), I'm glad to have been of assistance. Assuming, of course, that my insight is to be trusted!-Trust is the big T for me...I own it now. Of course, as always, I'm wide open to the process of change so it may not be my big T in 1 or 10 years...but for now, it works!