1. Transcending the material world
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Reincarnation
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Transcending the material world
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2. Would you like to transcend DEATH?
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Would you like to transcend DEATH?
Those who are born will also die
Those who die will be born again
If you want to escape from that cycle you should definitely read this presentation
The timeless wisdom of the VEDAS has revealed that our real nature is ETERNAL
We only take birth in temporary bodies
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Spiritual teachers, Gurus Holy scriptures, The Vedas and advanced Yogis can help
Srila Prabhupada, my own Guru is the famous expert who has given us his guidance
Millions of persons have understood reincarnation through his help
Since 1965 he has given this knowledge and guidance of how to free us from the cycle of birth and death all around the world
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The situation is very serious because people in general are becoming more degraded
Motivated by lust, anger and greed, people are increasingly sinful and cruel with animals and their fellow man
Not only do they destroy their chance for self-realization
They also prepare themselves to take animal birth
Or even worse, they enter into the ghostly existence after death
But due to the sufferings of humanity some are turning their eyes to the truth and real guidance available to all sincere people
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5. There is only one time: “now”
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There is only one time: “now”
Now you can degrade yourself further or change yourself to the better.
Do not put this issue off till tomorrow
YOU need knowledge of your real identity
You need to live a life of goodness and love
Whatever is your state of mind at the moment of death will determine the type of body you will get in your next life (Bhagavad Gita)
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6. Your body is a valuable instrument given to you for a short time
As a person puts on new garments, giving up old ones, the soul similarly accepts new material bodies, giving up the old and useless ones
Vasamsi jirnani yatha vihaya
navami grihnati naro parani
Tatha sarirani vihaya jirnany
Anyani samyat navani dehi
Bhagavad Gita 2-22
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7. We have to know the nature and power of our soul
That which pervades the entire body you should know to be indestructible. No one is able to destroy that imperishable soul
Avinasi tu tad viddhi
Yena sarvam idam tatam
Vinasam avyayasyasya
Na kascit kartum arhati Bhagavad Gita 2-17
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8. Reincarnation takes place at every moment in our life
As the embodied soul continuously passes, in this body, from boyhood to youth to old age, the soul similarly passes into another body at the time of death. A sober person is not bewildered by such a change
Dehino ‘smin yatha dehe
Kaumaram yauvanam jara
tatha dehantara praptir
dhiras tatra na muhyati Bhagavat Gita 2-13
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9. Since we are eternal, we should solve our problem of birth and death
Wisdom of the Bhagavad Gita 2-12:
Never was there a time when I did not exist, nor you, nor all these kings; nor in the future shall any of us cease to be
Na tv evaham jatu nasam
na tvam neme janadhipah
Na caiva na bhasvisyamah
Sarve vayam atah param
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10. We forget easily, until we realize our eternal soul
Many many births both you and I have passed. I can remember all of them, but you cannot
Sri Bhagavan uvaca
Bahuni me vyatitani
janmani tava carjuna
tany aham veda sarvani
na tvam vettha parantapa Bhagavad Gita 4-5
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11. Thousands of evidence for reincarnation are found
Recently in India a girl was born who could remember her past life that she was killed by her previous husband who went of with another woman. She found them living close to her house. At the age of seven she confronted them with her parents and proved to the judges that he had killed her recognizing all her items and family. The man was convicted and admitted his crime
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12. Material illusion wants you to remain in her grip
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Material illusion wants you to remain in her grip
Eat, sleep and be merry for tomorrow you die. Total ignorance of our eternal soul and real identity have us bound to illusion
But this is only beneficial to the exploiting consumer society. In the end you only suffer, life after life, until you are ready to understand the cause of material existence
This is our material desire. The misuse of our free will to “lord it over others”
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13. Understand the nature of Reincarnation
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Understand the nature of Reincarnation
Learn to love others and to see them as your brothers and sisters
Treat others in the same way you would like to be treated
Look at others property as if it were garbage in the street (when you envy or desire others property)
See every woman, except your wife, as your own mother
This will give you goodness and enlightenment
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14. What has been said about Reincarnation
Why is it surprising to be born again if we consider the wonder of having been born in the first place?
-Voltaire
When they ask me where I come from I have to admit with shame that I am coming from a place where people think that at the moment of death everything is finished.
-Schopenhauer
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15. You get what you give— Every action has its reaction
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You get what you give— Every action has its reaction
Now you can take shelter of the scientific process of bhakti yoga
By chanting the sacred mantras your consciousness changes
Hearing from the master will enlighten you
Association with others who want to get out of the material ignorance will help you tremendously
It is all based on the divine mercy which has revealed this spiritual science
All your doubts will be removed if you honestly listen
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The goal is liberation
The Vedas describe five different types of liberation (mukti):
Mukti- ekatvam- kaivalyam=
merging into the absolute
Salokya= living with God on the same planet
Sarsti= having opulence like the Supreme
Samipya= having the personal association of God
Sarupya= having a divine form similar to God
Higher then all these is the purest form of PREMA
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Prema= divine, unconditional love without a tinge of calculation or speculation
There are persons who are highly glorified in the Vedas, who have reached that level of divine dedication
They are the Braja Gopis, the pure devotee maidservants of Krishna
They will reach the highest of all destinations, the realm of pure love, Goloka Vrindavan
There exploitation and indifference have no entry
There jnana sunya bhakti is found—love without a tinge of reverential awe and knowledge
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What do you have to do?
Follow the divine rules of Dharma. (see Powerpoint on Dharma). Follow the path of the masters
Learn how to pray and meditate from the core of your heart
Accept and enjoy your position of a servant of the truth and all others who serve the truth
Help your spiritual guide in his mission
Be compassionate and help others to get spiritual vision to solve their problems
Get books, CDs and tapes about all these matters and distribute to all people
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19. Who turns to the light will not be covered by the shadow
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Who turns to the light will not be covered by the shadow
Eternal identity is your security
Living in temporary bodies with mundane desires is sure to bring misery to you
It is not easy to always stay on the right path
If you reject all things unfavorable to the truth and accept all that is favorable to it your efforts will never be frustrated
Nothing to loose, but all to gain
If being loving and honest means to have less opulence, it is real opulence
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20. It is your own decision There is always another chance
If you dedicate yourself to the temporary you will loose both, the temporary and the eternal
If you dedicate yourself to the eternal life you will make the best use of your temporary existence and finally gain the spiritual body and be able to live in the spiritual world
There is always another chance
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21. The soul is sat-cit-ananda— eternal-full of bliss and knowledge
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The soul is sat-cit-ananda— eternal-full of bliss and knowledge
The truth is your sure entry to love and peace
In order to live in peace, do not put other living entities into anxiety
And when you finally have to die
You have a nice life to think about and pray to God for his mercy
It is by his mercy alone that we may remember him at that crucial moment
If you want to wait more and more lives, do not blame me, I have told you all you need to know.
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Srila Prabhupada has spread the light of our eternal life of love around the world
He gave the world the Bhagavad Gita As It Is
He gave up all privacy and personal comforts to save the world from illusion
He defeated exploitation and impersonalism with his love and knowledge
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