| ReincarnationEverything in this universe
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| | these would flood the psyche of their
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| is in motion. Movement produces change,
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| | subjects with buried data that their
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| or transformation. This is an eternal
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| | consciousness may not yet be ready and
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| constant, a Law of the Cosmos, and it is
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| | equipped to handle.It is true, however,
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| immutable. The process of transformation
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| | that without personal experiences, man
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| occurs in stages, phases, and cycles.
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| | will always have doubts concerning the
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| Every unit of life unfolds its
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| | Law of Reincarnation, especially when one
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| consciousness in accord with the Law of
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| | has not come to terms with life after
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| Activity and Rest. The cycle of activity
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| | so-called death. Reincarnation from that
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| begins with birth, youth, maturity; it
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| | standpoint would seem to be a mere fancy.
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| declines with old age and ends with
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| | Fortunately, there are ways of
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| so-called death, which is the period of
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| | strengthening one's belief and faith in
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| Rest. The cycle continues repeatedly
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| | the law--as lame as beliefs may be. The
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| until the goal for that life-unit is
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| | truth is not only out there--it is to be
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| achieved. Reincarnation is an expression
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| | found within as well. The truth seeker
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| of the Law of Activity and Rest as
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| | will investigate in a sane manner with
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| applied to human evolution. It is what
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| | less perilous methods than hypnosis to
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| Jewish mystics call "Gilgul," and was a
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| | determine the accuracies of spiritual
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| doctrine taught by the Greek
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| | laws as revealed unto man by higher
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| Philosophers, Plato, Pythagoras and
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| | intelligences. The student's main
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| Plotinus. Most of the holy scriptures of
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| | research and method of inquiry would
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| the world contain references to the law,
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| | probably be along the lines of reason,
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| though some are veiled.Once man found
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| | objectivity, a study of scriptural
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| himself entombed within Matter, it became
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| | revelation; the study under those having
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| expedient for him to liberate himself.
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| | spiritual experiences and
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| According to our observation, mankind as
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| | understanding--those with spiritual
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| a whole, however, is not pursuing this
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| | authority; and the study of the
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| goal, for he is unconscious of the
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| | phenomenon of spontaneous
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| purpose of his existence. The promptings
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| | recollections.Along the lines of reason,
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| of the Inner Self are misinterpreted for
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| | we may begin our search by inquiring into
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| the selfish ambitions of the personal
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| | the manifold inequalities, complexities
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| ego. Possessing a physical body, in a
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| | and differences among the sons of man:
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| sense, is actually a great privilege, for
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| | why are some born rich, and others poor?
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| it offers a rapid method for spiritual
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| | why are some born sound in mind and body
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| unfoldment. But to prolong our sojourn in
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| | while others are handicapped with bodily
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| the world of matter is foolhardy. This
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| | disadvantages or mental retardation? how
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| plane of consciousness is simply a phase,
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| | can we explain the phenomenon of child
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| a stepping stone leading towards our
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| | prodigies? how do we resolve the problem
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| spiritual destiny. Greater work, greater
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| | of the mental capacities that differ from
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| tasks awaits us elsewhere in the infinite
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| | person to person--also the multifarious
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| reaches of the cosmos. We should realize
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| | moral, cultural standards and spiritual
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| that the physical world is not our true
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| | attainment that each individual
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| home. We are spiritual beings with a
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| | expresses? Education, environment and
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| spiritual heritage. Ignorance and
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| | genes are minor factors that do not
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| egoistic desire are the twin negative
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| | explain fully life's situation as we see
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| causes of our bondage to the wheel of
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| | it. Why does God seem to have favorites?
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| birth and rebirth. Mastery of these
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| | Jacob over Esau, for instance.The law of
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| causes offer spiritual freedom as the
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| | reincarnation fills a gap, the missing
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| personal will and consciousness becomes
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| | link that unites the fragmentary parts of
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| united with the Divine Will and Mind of
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| | our understanding concerning the
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| our True SELF.We are bound to this wheel
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| | inequalities between individuals. The
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| of reincarnation by causes. There are two
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| | different types of man and their point of
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| sides to everything. We have already
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| | evolution is the manifestation of the
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| mentioned the negative causes. The
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| | laws of karma and reincarnation. One
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| positive causes are our aspiration for
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| | apparently comes into this world to live
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| perfection and the balancing of karma.
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| | a short span of existence, and then to
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| The former of this positive cause is the
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| | pass out of it without fulfilling one's
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| willful intent of the Soul, as human
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| | goals. What is the purpose of this? If
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| perfection may be accelerated while
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| | one's goals are unattainable in one life
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| interacting and overcoming masterfully
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| | time then our existence here would be
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| the resistance of matter. Karma binds us
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| | meaningless and futile. By carrying on
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| to the wheel until its misqualified
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| | our reasoning a little further we would
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| energy has been spent, balanced,
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| | perceive the mercy and grace of God in
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| compensated, or the Law of Grace
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| | action within our lives; and that
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| precipitated to over-ride the karmic
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| | reincarnation is the manifestation of
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| condition as a result of spiritually
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| | that mercy and grace.As mentioned before,
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| understanding the required lesson that
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| | the gospels and Jewish scriptures are
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| the Law expected one to
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| | replete with references concerning the
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| learn.Reincarnation is a common term for
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| | law of reincarnation. Below are just a
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| the concept of a human soul being born
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| | few examples, a few verses often quoted
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| cyclically into the physical world. There
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| | by students and researches on the law:"I
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| are other terms, though, each referring
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| | will make him a pillar in the temple of
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| to reincarnation, each with a slight
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| | my God; and he shall go no more out."
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| variation as to meaning and implication.
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| | (Rev 3:12)This verse implies and
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| These terms are: rebirth, reimbodiment,
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| | signifies that the person who liberates
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| transmigration, and metemapsychosis. The
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| | himself from the bondage of matter
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| term transmigration often brings to mind
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| | participates in active work in the
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| the element of retrogression, of man
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| | spiritual realms, directing the forces
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| re-embodying as an animal. This is a
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| | and powers of Nature in accord with the
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| spiritual impossibility, for once
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| | Grand Design, with God's Plan and Will.
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| individualized, the human spirit can
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| | The attainment of liberation or
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| never revert to an undividualized animal
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| | salvation, guarantees personal freedom
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| soul. The animal vehicle in itself would
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| | from the wheel of birth and rebirth, from
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| not be able to sustain the great
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| | samsara. Such a liberated being is no
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| radiations and magnetism of the human
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| | longer compelled to reincarnate, he goes
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| individualized Spirit. This concept of
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| | "no more out," unless it is to assist
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| retrogression, of transmigration of the
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| | lesser evolved beings."Behold I will send
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| human soul into an animal form is a
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| | you Elijah the prophet before the coming
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| corruption of a doctrine that teaches the
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| | of the great and dreadful day of the
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| similitude of human characteristics to
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| | Lord." (Malachi 4:5)The advent of Elijah
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| animal nature, which are retained
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| | occurred through reincarnation in his
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| embodiment after embodiment until the
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| | embodiment as John the Baptist. Jesus had
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| energies underlying the bestial nature
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| | this to say about the true identity of
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| are transmuted. The astral form is also
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| | John:". . . Truly, I say to you, among
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| highly impressionable and mouldable by
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| | those born of women there has risen no
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| thoughts and feelings. They tend to
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| | one greater than John the Baptist . . .
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| reflect the nature of the soul. Should
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| | all the prophets and the law prophesied
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| the human soul be beastly in nature, the
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| | unto John, and if you are willing to
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| astral body would reflect the animal
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| | accept it, he is Elijah who was to come .
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| form. From a different perspective, the
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| | . . " (Matt 11:7-15)Some biblical
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| lower components of the soul, the astral
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| | students are of the opinion that the
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| and etheric bodies, when discarded by the
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| | reincarnation of Elijah was an exception
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| human spirit, may gravitate to
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| | and not a law of Nature; however, the
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| surroundings and objects of a similar
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| | general concept, or law was not
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| nature.Thus we may have the possibility
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| | repudiated by the Nazarene Master. In
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| of these ethereal cadavers attaching
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| | some passages of the gospels he discusses
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| themselves to animals--this probably
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| | it freely with his disciples:"'whom do
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| started the concept that humans beings
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| | man say that the Son of Man is?' And they
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| incarnate as animals.If reincarnation is
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| | said, 'some say John the Baptist,
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| a Cosmic law, a doctrine of Truth, why is
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| | others say Elijah, and others Jeremiah or
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| it not taught in the churches by the
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| | one of the prophets.' He said to them,
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| priesthood? This is a common query among
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| | 'But whom do you say I am?' Simon Peter
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| the members of the exoteric churches.
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| | replied: 'You are the Christ, the son
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| Unbeknown to them, this doctrine was a
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| | of the Living God.' And Jesus answered to
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| basic tenet of the early Church, and
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| | him, 'Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jona!
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| references to this law filled the
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| | For Flesh and blood has not revealed this
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| scriptures and the gospels abundantly.
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| | to you, but my father who is in heaven.
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| St. Augustine, St. Clement, and Origen
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| | And I tell you, you are Peter. And on
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| expressed a belief and an understanding
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| | this rock I will build my church; and
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| in the doctrine of reincarnation. So did
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| | the powers of death shall not prevail
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| Bishop of Synesius (370--430 AD) of
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| | against it . . . '" (Matt
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| Ptolemais. St. Gregory of Nyssa (257--333
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| | 16:13--20)Though Jesus taught
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| AD.) believed strongly in the law; he
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| | reincarnation, he did not put much
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| wrote:"It is absolutely necessary that
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| | emphasis on it; we believe he intended to
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| the soul be healed and purified, and if
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| | stress the possibility of man attaining
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| this does not take place during its life
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| | Christhood in a single life time, and
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| on earth it must be accomplished in
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| | thus attain salvation, freed from the
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| future lives."Origen expounded the law in
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| | necessity of reimbodiment. In the above
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| his literary works. He wrote extensively
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| | verse he reveals to Simon his past
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| on the Law of Reembodiment. In later
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| | identity as Peter. There is a double
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| centuries, however, the mystical
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| | meaning involved in the expression "on
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| teachings of Origen were anathemized in
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| | this rock." "Peter" means "rock," but the
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| the Council convened in Constantinople in
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| | rock that "death shall not prevail" is
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| 553 AD, and many references concerning
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| | the law of reincarnation that Jesus was
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| reincarnation in the gospels were
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| | referring to, and this was supposed to
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| expunged. This Council, in which the
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| | become one of the tenets, the foundation
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| Emperor Justinian presided, and which the
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| | in his Church.Another verse, this time
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| reigning Pope refused to attend, was but
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| | from Exodus, shows the relationship
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| a travesty of the Council of Sages that
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| | between reincarnation and karma:" . . .
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| assemble periodically under the auspices
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| | Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving
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| of the Great White Brotherhood. The
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| | iniquity and transgression, and sin, and
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| attending bishops of this Council
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| | that will by no means clear the guilty;
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| assented to the dogmas drawned-up by
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| | visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon
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| Justinian and his co-conspirators--most
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| | the children, and upon the children's
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| of them acquiesced out of fear of the
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| | children, unto the third and to the
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| Emperor.The Doctrine of Reincarnation was
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| | fourth generation." (Exodus 34:7)If
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| rejected because it clashed with the
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| | interpreted literally, this verse
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| dogmas that the Emperor and his cohorts
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| | presents Jehovah as lacking real mercy;
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| among the bishopric circle wished to
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| | for why should an innocent offspring pay
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| promote--that of eternal damnation, the
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| | for the sins of its progenitor? The
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| vicarious atonement, the resurrection,
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| | karmic retribution meted out to the
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| and the uniqueness of Jesus as a "sole"
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| | children, and the children's children of
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| son of God. Reincarnation was denounced
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| | the above verse refers to the karmic
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| at this Council by the conspirators so
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| | compensation that the reincarnating "Ego"
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| that greater political power might be had
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| | has to pay in subsequent
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| to manipulate the minds of men.No
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| | embodiments.KarmaKarma is the Law of
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| cross-bearers of the Master Jesus were
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| | Cause and Effect; it is sometimes
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| the assenting bishops. Their fear was
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| | described as the "law of consequence,"
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| greater than their love for him. This
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| | the "law of equilibrium." In the
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| lack of courage and action on their part
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| | scriptures it is the law "As ye sow, so
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| commenced and perpetrated an untruth
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| | shall ye reap," inculcated by Jesus and
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| which is misleading the flock of Christ
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| | Paul to the masses. Jesus declares:"With
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| to this very day. This untruth produces
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| | what measure you mete it shall be
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| an attitude of spiritual slothfulness and
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| | measured to you again." (Matt 7:2)Jesus
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| fear in which dependency upon another for
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| | is actually implying that we should be
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| salvation is hoped and relied upon and
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| | responsible for the burden of our sins.We
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| not on one's own mystical resources.
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| | are also told in Galatians that," . . .
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| Reincarnation was one of the issues that
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| | every man shall bear his own burden."
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| the Gnostics and the exoteric Church
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| | (Gal 6:5)Every man has to face the
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| quarreled upon. The original, holy
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| | consequences of his own deeds, in
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| scriptures and gospels before being
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| | thought, words, and action. The dogma
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| translated and edited by persons
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| | that one simply has to have faith or
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| influenced by the newly invented creeds
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| | believe in Jesus to save oneself from sin
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| and dogmas, contained positive references
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| | is contradicted by the Master's own
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| to the Law of Reincarnation as taught by
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| | words. The true teachings of Jesus
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| the Nazarene Master. The translated,
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| | appeals to us to mature in a spiritual
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| corrupted works, however, still contain
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| | manner and not to be dependent upon
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| certain material relating to
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| | another.In the Book of Jubilees, a work
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| reincarnation. Some biblical students,
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| | considered apocryphal, it is mentioned
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| though, are unable or unwilling to
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| | how the higher law deals with man:"With
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| perceive the implied law in these
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| | the instrument with which a man killeth
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| passages, due to bigotry, prejudice, and
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| | his neighbour with the same shall he be
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| the limitation that they impose upon
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| | killed; after the manner that he wounded
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| their consciousness. This causes a lack
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| | him, in like manner shall they deal with
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| of spiritual discernment and
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| | him."Karma is the expression of divine
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| comprehension necessary to intuitively
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| | justice and mercy. It is one of the
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| read between the lines and extract the
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| | constants of the omniverse that applies
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| essential meaning. We will quote these
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| | and is readily seen working in the world
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| interesting passages a little later. It
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| | of physics--aside from being a
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| is important here to realize that not all
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| | contributing factor of a person's
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| of the teachings of Jesus were recorded
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| | evolution. The law is impersonal,
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| in the canonical gospels. The bulk of his
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| | impartial, and does not punish as some
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| secret teachings were passed on to
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| | people believe--instead it teaches,
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| posterity by word of mouth, and some of
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| | educates. It makes an individual realize
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| these oral teachings found their way into
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| | the errors of his deeds and the
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| modern mystical societies and
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| | beneficence of his positive works. It
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| fraternities. We should also not overlook
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| | shows an individual the relationship
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| the existence of hundreds of other
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| | between actions and their consequences.
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| scriptures, not considered "canonical,"
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| | Negative actions being the result of
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| which were arbitrarily labeled
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| | negative effects, positive actions in
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| "apocryphal" or even "works of the
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| | positive effects. Karma is the tool of
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| devil," that were not included in the
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| | God's balancing-out the disturbances in
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| Bible because it conflicted with the
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| | the harmony of the Tao. The Law declares
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| dogmas that the priesthood wished to
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| | in seemingly harsh terms:"Vengeance is
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| promote. Some of these literary works
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| | mine, I will repay . . ." (Romans
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| contain sparkling gems of the Gupta
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| | 12:19)Each individual in his daily
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| Vidya, or the Ancient Wisdom.How is the
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| | thoughts, speech, and actions creates
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| truth of reincarnation determined? By
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| | karma. No being lives without making
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| personal experience. This requires a
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| | karma, for no being lives without putting
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| mystical development with a certain
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| | forces into motion in his daily life. To
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| degree of advancement along the path of
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| | simply breathe is in one sense
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| evolution, along the Path of Initiation.
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| | karmic--for every breath has its
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| Some individuals professing a belief in
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| | influence, its consequential result in
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| the reality of reincarnation are
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| | the physical body. Karma is a person's
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| over-anxious to know their past identity.
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| | self-created fate. A Christian of
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| This is unreasonable, for their present
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| | esotericism has a firm conviction in the
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| identity remains yet to be discovered,
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| | existence of the law, for he perceives
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| realized, and known Why waste a
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| | its workings manifesting daily in his
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| considerable amount of time and force on
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| | life. To such an individual the dogma
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| something that will occur naturally in
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| | "remission of sins" as taught by orthodox
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| the course of time, when more important
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| | Christianity is incompatible with the law
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| matters such as Self-Realization awaits
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| | of Karma and is seen as a principle
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| one's attention? It is a dangerous matter
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| | invented by the Church to control the
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| to probe into the psyche prematurely with
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| | minds of the masses. The only prevention
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| the intention of recalling past lives
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| | of reaping negative results is to avoid
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| with tools such as hypnotic regression,
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| | putting negative causes into motion.
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| drugs, and others of a similar nature.
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| | "Ahimsa," or harmlessness, should be a
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| Certainly nature has designed the human
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| | constant expression of the devout--"to
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| psychosomatic system and circuitry in
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| | turn the other cheek."Karma binds one to
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| such a manner that man would forget his
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| | the wheel of birth and rebirth--even the
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| past lives for an important reason--that
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| | positive causes are no exception, unless
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| of maintaining mental poise and balance.
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| | one is unattached to one's actions;
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| Man drinks the Waters of Lethe at each
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| | "vairagya" or detachment is a requisite
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| embodiment to forget painful experiences
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| | virtue often advised by Gurus to their
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| that occurred in the past history of the
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| | chelas to acquire. Being detached from
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| soul. To awaken these memories
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| | one's actions is the whole theory and
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| prematurely would simply upset the
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| | practice of Karma Yoga, as taught by the
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| psychological equilibrium and sanity of
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| | avatara Sri Krishna in the Bhagavad Gita.
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| the individual--aside from boosting the
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| | Karma may best be understood through
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| egoistic expressions of vanity, pride and
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| | Eastern teachings.There are basically
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| a false sense of superiority. Nature does
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| | three types of Karma. Hindu philosophy
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| not, and will not withhold the knowledge
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| | classify them as follows:Sattvika Karman,
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| and information that man should possess
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| | where the results of one's actions are
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| when he reaches a certain stage of
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| | not desired, where one is unattached to
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| development and maturity. Man will,
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| | them.Rajasa Karman, where acts are
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| without force, without tampering
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| | performed sensuously for the desire of
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| unnaturally with his psyche, recall past
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| | their fruits and rewards.Tamasa Karman,
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| lives without becoming a psychiatric
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| | where forces are put into motion out of
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| case. Those giving psychic readings and
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| | ignorance, confusion, and delusion,
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| hypnotic-regression sessions to
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| | without any real care and concern for the
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| individuals should realize the possible
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| | consequences of one's deeds.
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| grave consequences of their actions, as
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