--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "John" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, 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 ? 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." We'll see. Perhaps that "never" will be a theme in discussions at some point.
