Birth, death, and rebirth are major events in a soul’s journey. However, different traditions view death and dying from different perspectives. Hinduism and Buddhism speak of two certainties. Firstly, that any individual who has been born must ultimately die, and secondly, whoever dies, will be reborn, unless freed from incarnation. Other traditions across the world do not believe in the concept of reincarnation as such.
The purpose of this article is to clarify, based on the teachings of Master Choa Kok Sui, what reincarnation is, why it is important to understand, and how it works. Also, the concepts of Karma and reincarnation are inextricably linked, and hence, a clearer understanding of reincarnation would help us better understand the Law of Karma.
So what is Reincarnation?
Reincarnation means the same thing as re-embodiment and rebirth. It is the human soul returning to the Earth repeatedly in a new physical body each time to continue the soul’s progressive journey of inner evolution, advancement, development, and unfoldment. Death is not the end, and birth is not the beginning.
The soul reincarnates due to three main reasons:
- It still has lessons to learn. While the soul is pure, it is not perfect.
- It still has “karmic debts” which it needs to work off to balance further (and neutralize) its Karma
- It has not yet fully realized its own divine nature or its absolute oneness with the Higher Soul and still needs to incarnate
Reincarnation is a natural law. It is not true that “only some souls reincarnate” or that “reincarnation is the exception rather than the rule,” as some have claimed. It is an ongoing process and necessity for each soul. Also, reincarnation does not happen immediately after death. It is not a case of the soul leaving one body and then instantly entering that of a baby about to be born. There is always an interval period between reincarnations.
Karma and reincarnation are inextricably linked with each other. You can’t have one without the other. One single lifetime is by no means long enough to reap the full effects of every cause we have set in motion during that lifetime. It is also apparent that some aspects and circumstances of our current lifetime do not have their origins in the current lifetime but seemingly in the distant past. The physical incarnation is a ‘Karmic effect‘ since one of the main reasons we reincarnate is to deal with our past Karma. To properly understand Karma, a person must also accept and believe in reincarnation. To properly understand reincarnation, a person must also accept and believe in Karma.
How does Reincarnation take place?
Let’s take a quick look at the processes that precede birth.
When the Higher Soul is ready to incarnate, superior beings design the destiny of the Incarnated Soul. It serves as a blueprint for life to be. The Higher Soul then embarks upon a journey through the lower mental world by moving “downward” with the seed of consciousness and forming the lower mental body. Following this, the Higher Soul extends the emotional permanent seed into the astral world, thus forming the astral body. Finally, the physical permanent seed is attached during fertilization following the union of the sperm and the egg cell. The Incarnated Soul is the final entity lodged into the physical body. It happens during the seventh month of pregnancy, and the soul is anchored in the 12th chakra, located a foot above the head. The 12th chakra is pictured in the featured image of this article.
The processes mentioned above lead to birth in the physical world as we know it. Throughout life, the incarnated soul is provided opportunities to engage in good and bad karma. Moreover, the karmic blueprint developed for the incarnated soul is devised to neutralize some of the bad karma of its past lives.
Spiritual Liberation
So, how does one achieve liberation from the cycle of birth and death? Is ‘nirvana’ or ‘moksha’ possible only when all negative karma has been neutralized? How many lifetimes does it take to achieve freedom from the incarnation cycle? To be able to arrive at the answers to such questions, it would require one to delve deeper into the realms of spirituality.
The process of reincarnation stops when the soul has become fully soul realized. Such a soul is known as an Arhat in the Buddhist Tradition or a Parmahansa in the Indian Tradition. The purpose of MCKS Arhatic Yoga is to enable the student to become fully Soul-Realized (and eventually God-Realized).
The books (especially Achieving Oneness with the Higher Soul) and workshops designed by Master Choa Kok Sui are truly enlightening. They might help you understand the different philosophies and clarify doubts that you might have.
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Hello Atma Namasthe! Incarnated soul lodges into 12th chakra in 7th month. Is it during the 7th month or after completion of 7th month? If we are sensitive do we able to perceive or feel incarnated soul coming down as a pregnant women?
Atma Namaste! Master Choa Kok Sui never told us about the exact time. Logically speaking, during that time the mother should be experiencing a greater downpouring of spiritual energy. Hence it should be possible for perceive the specific event.