Faith in the transmigration of souls

2024 Author: Miguel Ramacey | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 06:11

Throughout its history, humanity has refused to believe that death is the complete end of life, after which there is nothing. People have always cherished the hope that everyone has something that does not die - a substance that will continue to live after the death of a mortal body. Such a belief, in particular, served as the basis for many superstitions and even became the cause of the emergence of some religions. In particular, many believe that after death in the other world they will be able to meet with deceased relatives, friends and loved ones. As you know, even the ancient Egyptians believed that every person has a "Ka", or an immortal soul, which is responsible for everything done during life. In the other world, she will either suffer severe punishment or be rewarded.

Transmigration of souls is one of the teachings that are part of the belief in the afterlife. To this day, many wild peoples of Africa and Asia believe that the essence of a deceased person passes into the body of a newborn. There are also more exotic kinds of belief in reincarnation. In particular, the belief in the transmigration of the soul into another body of a still living person, as well as into an animal, tree, or even an object. With the development of culture, this doctrine included the doctrine of retribution (karma). Thus, in the next life, each of us should receive what he "earned" in the previous one. Hindus believe that a good soul can be reborn in divine forms, and an evil one in the form of a person or animal. According to the doctrine of karma, all the troubles, sorrows and troubles that befall someone are a retribution for the actions that he did tens and even hundreds of years ago, while in another body. And vice versa, luck and success are a reward for good deeds created in a past life. Whether a person is born a prince or a beggar, stupid or smart - this is predetermined in advance by his actions, which he committed long before. However, in this life he gets a chance to correct his previous mistakes if he does the right thing.

Thus, the transmigration of souls as a process implies that the present is already determined by the past, and the future by what is happening at the moment. This teaching is typical not only for Hinduism, but also for Buddhism. It is often believed that before dying completely, the soul passes through many animal life forms. In particular, Buddhists believe in the so-called "wheel of being". According to this theory, the transmigration of souls has the following chain of reincarnations: gods, titans, people, animals, spirits and inhabitants of hell. A number of Greek philosophers shared the belief about the reality of reincarnation. Belief in the transmigration of souls is also reflected in the mystical teachings of Kabbalah.

In general, this theory, to put it mildly, is not entirely scientific. Naturally, no one has yetrecorded the transmigration of souls. The facts, however, are that human shortcomings and vices are largely due to heredity. It is this that mainly determines the character and basic qualities. Thus, the essence of man, moral and mental, in a sense passes through generations. And this means that although the transmigration of souls is unprovable, it is not completely absurd. After all, this theory definitely does not come into sharp conflict with scientific data.