Reincarnation

“In my past life, my dad and mom called me Lax Minairon and one day I killed a man.” These words belong to Bishan Chand - little boy from India who was born in a family of poor peasants. We could imagine the astonishment of his parents when he told them about his past life-experiences. In that family, they used to count every penny but when the child started talking he began to accuse his dad of living in poverty, to insist on some expensive food and to ask silk clothes as he wore in his previous life. For decades, psychiatric hospitals saw many cases when the patient declared himself Hitler or Napoleon. Usually, when we hear such foolish ideas we say that the person has “mental illness” that affects his/her mood, thoughts or behaviors. Psychiatrists from around the world don’t take seriously all the affirmations of their patients. They believe that there are just hallucinations. Do they all represent a figment of imagination? That’s the question. American psychologist Ian Stevenson for many years was investigating the theme of reincarnation. He collected many proves which say that this phenomenon perhaps is not invented. The audit of the case of Bishan Chand showed that the boy has not lied and that a man called Lax Minairon existed once. The idea of reincarnation is significantly expressed in Hinduism. It says that the human being is born once and never truly dies: from reincarnation in reincarnation, he changes only his body until he receives the absolute freedom- the Nirvana. The law or desire of Karma is the concept that ménage the trip from one body to another. The goal of Hindu spirituality is to liberate the soul of this karmic affinity in order to connect it with Brahman (The Absolute). Even if nowadays the concept of IAN STEVENSON
[pic] [pic] reincarnation is more antiquated, that doesn’t mean that it disappeared from “the landscape”. It is maintained at least in believes and histories of people. Also, there are some accounts of reincarnation - which could be easily contested – contained in specialized documents. Recently, the authors Peter and Marry Harrison published the book “The Children That Time Forgot” where they present a series of very interesting proofs regarding some typical cases of “spiritual reincarnation” among which I’d like to remark “Mandy’s story”. The English woman Gillian has divorced with her husband after a moral injury. She has lost her 2nd daughter right away after postpartum. The baby died because of a serious cardiac deficiency. The woman was advised by her relatives and friends to go to live in another country and to start a new life in order to forget her past. She married George Seabrook and has 4 children: Wendy, Sean, John and a girl, born in 1972, who was called Mandy because she looked like the first Mandy. Some years later, the whole family made a trip to countryside, passing by chance through Hunslet where Mandy I was buried. From this moment, the weirdness begins: “Look mommy!” screamed Mandy showing the cemetery with her finger.” You buried me there and almost fell on my coffin!” Her parents didn’t say any single word. Mutely, they just kept looking at each other. ”Mandy’s phrase cut me to the quick! “, said Gillian whereas George was feeling himself as on the electric chair. Of course, no one told her about that incident or about cemetery. However, the little girl gave some more details about her funerals: she talked about a silver bracelet that was put on her hand during funerals where it was written: “For my darling Mandy, from uncle Patrick.” Also, this girl related other details about the funerals that her mother didn’t know but which were proven after investigations. The two girl, Mandy I and Mandy II, were as like as two peas. She was convinced that she was reincarnated. At the edge of 12, Mandy II said: “I remember that I’ve been Mandy once. I came back because my friends and relatives were very sad about my death and I didn’t want that they cry.” Even if we have a lot of researches that could prove that the reincarnation exists, some facts demonstrate the opposite. The juxtaposition of many cases of reincarnation with the Historical data showed that “the memories from the past life” are fake/invented. Many years ago, the story of Edward Ryall made much noise among the people. He bethought himself of his life during XVII century in one of England’s counties. His name was John Fletcher; he was a farmer and had 2 children. The famous psychologist Ian Stevenson (the one I spoke about at the first page) encouraged him to write a book about his previous life. However, the review of parish registers of births and deaths didn’t approved the memories of Edward Ryall. In 1986, Ian Stevenson, in one of his interviews, said that he’s less than enthusiastic about this case. [pic] [pic] Another book that made much noise around the world was “The Search for Bridey Murphy” by M. Bernstein (1956). It’s about a woman who, under hypnosis, could speak in Irish and talk about the ancient Ireland but who in normal state couldn’t say a word in that language. However, as it turned out, during her childhood, she surrounded by her grand-mother who was an Irishwoman and who loved to tell stories about her old motherland. Presumably, that woman has received her wonderful knowledge from her grandma and not from her previous life. And even if she wasn’t able, in a normal state, to say a word in Irish and to talk about the old times of this country, her subconscious kept the information and gave it when it was exposed to a hypnotist. Personally I believe in reincarnation. I support the idea that our spirit is giving us the immortality, the eternity of existence. It comes from Universe, giving a temporary life to the material. It retreats then back with the life’s information collected by the Karma in order to return again in another structure to continue its evolution until the pureness.