On 12/10/2010 11:09 AM, RP wrote:
The new-born learns to use his senses; he sees hears and starts
learning , language and all other things without actually being
taught , rather it is his grasping power that comes into play. He
learns , experiences and interacts from ground zero. Has he a soul
which has lived previous lives or has previous knowledge and
forgetting everything is learning anew. That is unpalatable to me , to
me the organism in itself is the soul which has emanated from the Self
or God and when death knocks will merge into Him.
What do you think of 'ancestral memory'? Some say that this is a trait
of other instinctual animals that we have lost in order to survive as
more dynamic and creative. I am intrigued by the idea and have had vague
reason to wonder at it from time to time.
