Reincarnation. It is the cyclical existence of the human soul. According to this theory/ idea/ myth/ metaphysical truth (depending on your point of view, when one person dies, the soul gets passed down from generation to generation and from person to person. The idea of reincarnation is quite antithetical to the vast majority of Christian denominations and completely rejected in Islam. However, to the vast majority of people on the planet – Hindus, Buddhists, Jews, Druze, and many other religions around the world – reincarnation is a part of the life and death cycle.
When one person dies, according to people who believe in reincarnation, the soul goes into another person’s body. In Hinduism the soul moves up and down social classes depending on how you were in your past life. If you were a good person, your soul moves up a class, and reaches another step on the way to being joined in with the greater being of the universe.
In Buddhism, they also believe in reincarnation. In fact, the Dalai Lamma, or the leader of the Buddhist religion, is reincarnated. Interestingly, the person who is responsible for pointing out and discovering the new Dalai Lama is himself reincarnated as well. It’s worth it to note that the person who is supposed to pick out the next Dalai Lama has already been born, but has been kidnapped by the Chinese government, as they view the Dalai Lama as a threat to their authority.
But many times, children are born in the United States, and they seem to be reincarnated as well. They can be born to good Christian families, and they can still have signs that eastern religions say clearly point to reincarnation. One of these children, who had vivid memories of his own past life was named Ryan Hammond. He went to a leading university professor on the issue, and his parents nearly fainted when they found out that…
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A man named Dr. Jim Tucker teaches courses at the University of Virginia. Specifically, he is an associate professor of neurobehavioral sciences and psychiatry. One of the things that he focuses on are these children who seem to be a bit, well, different. A bit older. Children who are able to understand and process information that others their age can’t wrap their heads around. But recently, he has been looking at children who claim to remember past lives.
