Most people think death is the end of everything. But in reality we do not die, because only our material body perishes, and we - spiritual persons - eternal souls. After the death of one material body, in which the soul lived for some time, another new material body is given to it by higher powers. At the same time, the memory of a past life is erased in consciousness, so that it does not interfere with living a new life.
Let's do a simple experiment. I point to your hand and ask you - "What is this?" You answer - "My hand". Further also legs, head, stomach, back, neck, torso, heart.
The question arises - "you say this is mine, but who you really are, who is the master of this body?" The answer is - "it is your soul, your spiritual consciousness speaking.
In general, spiritual knowledge about the soul is told to us by God Himself. In particular, Krishna in the Bhagavad Gita says that we - souls - were before, are now and will be in the future. The soul is eternal, indestructible, it cannot be burned, destroyed. The soul originated from God, therefore, He is for us the eternal original spiritual Father.
Before receiving the human body, we lived many lifetimes in the lower forms of life, were animals, birds, fish, insects, even plants. The soul goes through the path of spiritual evolution. From the lowest form of life to the highest. This is called reincarnation. The soul has some desires, so God gives it some kind of material body according to its desires. He wants to fly - birds, swim - fish. The human form of life is the highest, then a person should think about why he was born and then must die, who he is, what is the meaning of life, why there are troubles, suffering, we do not want this. The answers to these questions are also given by God Himself. He specially comes from the spiritual world to Earth at different times in different Incarnations to tell people about this. After the departure of these Incarnations, the divinely revealed scriptures remain,where the words of God's representatives are sealed. Such as the Bible, Bhagavad Gita, Koran. From generation to generation, spiritual knowledge is passed on to people by spiritual teachers, priests, they repeat the words of God, explain them to all people in temples, churches, educational institutions, everywhere.
Receiving spiritual knowledge, we get out of the illusion of this material world, we begin to understand the true nature of the world around us, we acquire the meaning of life, we stop sinning. For sin is what separates us from God, this is evil, and by the grace of God we ourselves get rid of sinful habits and desires, realizing that this is unnecessary, we do not need it and brings suffering both to those around us and to ourselves. I myself felt it myself. How I became a believer of Krishna in 2-4 years, gradually got rid of addiction to alcohol, smoking, became a vegetarian, stopped engaging in illegal sex (outside of marriage). I have found peace of mind, understanding of my life, my health and well-being have improved.
It turns out that we, souls, were created by God in order to live with Him in the spiritual world. We are separated particles of His body, small small expansions and therefore have the qualities of God - are divine. And naturally we want to be a god, to command the world around us, to enjoy as a leader. But with such desires, He does not need us in the spirit world. Therefore, He created this material world for us, gave us these temporary material bodies - live well independently, try to become a god, play. By this, the material world was created by Him as a place of suffering for us and material bodies are given to us as punishment. We satisfy some of our desires here, we succeed in doing something, because He is our Father and loves us, so He gives us a little bit of a good life in this world. But basically everything is sad here, problems, troubles can happen at any time. We will not get true happiness, love, satisfaction here. Because we are not meant for this kind of life in these material bodies in this material world. We experience disappointment, despair, and in search of the meaning of our existence, we turn to God and begin to enlighten, acquire spiritual knowledge, and be attracted by another spiritual life. Living also in these material bodies, we can change our life for the better. When we begin to restore our relationship with God, we gain the care and protection of God Himself. Living also in these material bodies, we can change our life for the better. When we begin to restore our relationship with God, we gain the care and protection of God Himself. Living also in these material bodies, we can change our life for the better. When we begin to restore our relationship with God, we gain the care and protection of God Himself.
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