How do religions relate to the reincarnation of the soul?
And how can you imagine the whole process, at least approximately?
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In pagan religions, reincarnation, that is, rebirth and return to earth, is a frequent motive. Especially if you take modern pagan religions.
Of course, we should mention Hinduism, reincarnation in it is well-known and is the most “classical” idea of rebirth.
From ancient sources and partly mythology, we know about the belief in rebirth among the Celts.
Also from mythology, we can assume that the Scandinavians have such a belief.
Modern Rodnovers do not deny (and often prefer) reincarnation in Slavic paganism, although there are few justifications to be found here.
Hinduism, as a world religion, in the European part of the world became known relatively recently: at the end of the nineteenth century. Please correct me if I'm wrong about the numbers.
In Hinduism, an infinite and eternal person who aspires to self-realization goes through a chain of rebirths. As awareness grows, so does the complexity of the person's body structure. This is also reflected in the process of evolution. If a person loses consciousness in one life, then in the next life he becomes a simpler being. Death is seen as a change of worn-out clothing (body) to a newer and more comfortable one. The body wears out, but the personality is eternal.
In Christianity-the teaching of Christ-this is called “eternal life”, “the kingdom of God is within us”. Christ gave this understanding not through reincarnation, but through understanding himself, the true ” I ” that is in everyone's heart. “I am God” – Christ spoke of this infinite power. God is the personality itself, the “one Self”, the life force embodied in all beings.
In both Hinduism and Christianity, there is a way to understand that personality is not only our physical body, which is temporary and corruptible: “I am dust and return to dust”, it is not only the mind that cannot live without the body, but also the eternal force that binds mind and body.
Christ spoke of the body: “Bread (any cereals) is my body, wine (then this meant the juice of any fruit) is my blood.” By doing so, He made it possible to understand that the body is a part of the planet and everything that grows on it, giving an understanding of the benefits of caring for your body and the planet. The rite of communion in Christianity helps this awareness of oneself as part of a single whole. “The body is the temple of the soul,” He taught. But a person cannot stay in the same temple forever – this also applies to the reincarnation understanding of life.
from total rejection(Islam) and neither yes nor no (Christianity) to total acceptance(Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism). This is brief, in fact, there are deviations in every religion, simply due to the fact that people profess them, with their own peculiarities of perception of the world.
In the” fresh ” religious movements of theosophy, anthroposophy, etc. reincarnation is one of the foundations and is very often present. It is understandable – the idea is closer and more understandable than the idea of heaven/hell. In paradise, it is still necessary to justify what to do there in general for an infinitely long time. Not all the time to run after 72 virgins(Islam) or loaf around(Christianity).