I do not believe that we are "born more or less with an empty vault." I believe we are born again and again and who we are as in this lifetime is the sum total of all our experiences and lessons from previous lifetimes. If you notice little children, at even a fairly young age they have different talents, personalities and fears. Surely these weren't developed or accumulated in a just a few years. I do agree that different memories enter into making the self, and that we come into each existence with lessons to learn. Some are easy and some can be very difficult. Much of our mission is remembering who we really are beyond our physical bodies. How we address those opportunities during our current time on earth will determine how we leave to go Home, and eventually we evolve to the point where we come back to help, or stay to help, or experience even broader opportunities to help in the great scheme of things that is beyond our limited human consciousness - more in the realm of love than of mind.
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On Nov 28, 2013Ishwar wrote :
I agree. It seems that is the purpose of creation.. A soul keeps reincarnating till it becomes perfect and then merge with the Universal Soul. But who knows. It insure is a mystery.
On Nov 26, 2013 Bob S wrote :
I do not believe that we are "born more or less with an empty vault." I believe we are born again and again and who we are as in this lifetime is the sum total of all our experiences and lessons from previous lifetimes. If you notice little children, at even a fairly young age they have different talents, personalities and fears. Surely these weren't developed or accumulated in a just a few years. I do agree that different memories enter into making the self, and that we come into each existence with lessons to learn. Some are easy and some can be very difficult. Much of our mission is remembering who we really are beyond our physical bodies. How we address those opportunities during our current time on earth will determine how we leave to go Home, and eventually we evolve to the point where we come back to help, or stay to help, or experience even broader opportunities to help in the great scheme of things that is beyond our limited human consciousness - more in the realm of love than of mind.