--- In [email protected], nablusoss1008 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "John" <jr_esq@> wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], Angela Mailander > > <mailander111@> wrote: > > > > > > Let me ask you again, is it possible that these animal > reincarnations > > are intended to be symbolic? They plainly are in the Tibetan Book > of > > the Dead. Why would they be literal in the Gita? > > > > > > > > > IMO, othodox Hindus believe the animal reincarnations to be > literal. > > However, MMY appears to allow a symbolic interpretation of the > process > > of reincarnation. For example, he states that we are reborn on a > daily > > basis to give us an opportunity to learn and involve into higher > levels > > of consciousness. Given this interpretation, we can deduce that > the > > animal reincarnations can mean the habitual attachments to the > material > > world that people can have when they indulge in the senses. > > > > In spite of this liberal interpretation, I don't think MMY ruled > out > > the literal interpretation of the word. For instance, someone > asked > > him if he would reincarnate back to earth again after he dies. MMY > > said he does not expect to do so. > > Thanks for an interesting post. > But I do wonder about the last sentence of yours - did you hear this > yourself ?
No, not directly. I read this dialogue from an email sent to me by a TM staffer. > > I know that when asked by a german journalist if he would reincarnate > again on earth he said. "I will never come back to this horrible > place again." I read this dialogue in the past as well. This is probably the same one that I used above. > We'll see. Perhaps that "never" will be a theme in discussions at > some point. >
