Query:
Why should anyone care what happens in future incarnations... all manifestations being independent
personalities?
Vijay Kumar:
If the base assumptions are wrong... the whole theory becomes
irrelevant... Baseless! Every human being in fact is a spiritual force... absolute spiritual consciousness
that has manifested the human form to work out its karma... remove dross impurities within! With the
explosion of big bang... starts the journey of every soul Atman and in the cosmic sojourn our soul Atman
gathers impurities!
The truth of life is... it is our soul Atman... the spirit within that
manifests the human form to remove the dross impurities within! Ever since every soul Atman separated from
its parent body... God Almighty himself... every soul Atman in its cosmic sojourn got mired in impurities
similar as a rolling ball gathers moss.
Until the formation of life supporting planets like mother Earth occurred
in the cosmic system... souls' atmans could not manifest life form! The first manifestation by any soul Atman
in the cosmic journey of life is form of amoeba (single cell formation)... the first manifestation in cosmic
life cycle! Our soul Atman is the absolute master and controller of the body and not vice versa. It is not
within the capability of a human body to manifest a soul Atman!
Our soul Atman further manifests bodies that keep evolving! Further
evolving into multi-cell formation... then insect life, plant life, animal life and finally the form of human
beings! Out of a maximum of 8.4 million manifestations by our soul Atman... the initial 7.3 million
manifestations are spent in insect, plant and animal form. Human beings have a total of 1.1 million
manifestations to reach the stage of enlightenment (kaivalya jnana).
Journey in the human form is the most pleasant experience for our soul
Atman... it is only in human form our soul Atman finally liberates self from cycle of birth and death
forever... regains its lost original pure prime pristine primordial form! Every form of life in cosmic system
is super consciousness pervading the cosmos.
It is true... on the physical manifest scale as pointed by you no two
life forms are directly connected but on the cosmic scale entire life journey of 8.4 million manifestations
by our soul Atman is one single span of life... a single cosmic journey comprising of 96.4 million earthly
years!
Whatever the residual balance of karma at the time of death of body... the same becomes the opening balance for the
next manifestation... the new journey of life! The doctrine of karma acts as accountant general of cosmic system,
keeping record of minutest action indulged by one. The doctrine of karma is the only connecting link between two
phases of manifestations.
In present life I may be born a laborer but if I desire manifesting a
higher form of human life... I need enacting karma accordingly! What if I chance to marry the princess of the
state? The doctrine of karma is the prime principle that decides our destiny... the next phase of
life!
It is only by indulgence in good karma... positive karma all the time...
human beings finally emancipated forever from cycle of birth and death... reached the end goal of cosmic
life... the 8.4 millionth manifestation... when human beings after gaining enlightenment became a Mahavira,
Gautama Buddha, Jesus Christ or prophet Mohammed!
Whatever I have stated above... all is contained in sacred Bhagavad-Gita of Hinduism... the foremost of all sacred
Scriptures existing on mother Earth! Bhagavad-Gita of Hinduism is one such document knowing which human beings
finally reached the stage of enlightenment (kaivalya jnana) and finally salvation (moksha). The contents of
Bhagavad-Gita can never be understood literally... one needs reading in between the lines.
The doctrine of Bhagavad-Gita was given to mankind by Lord Krishna... an
avatar of Dwapar Yuga (God manifest in human form). Bhagavad-Gita contains truth and only truth! For
following the precepts contained in Bhagavad-Gita one need not convert to Hinduism. Even while following ones
religion... one can ceremoniously follow dictates of Bhagavad-Gita... no matter what!
In the West... more particularly for followers of Christianity it is
difficult to fathom basic teachings of Bhagavad-Gita... the prime reason why Christianity abhors coming of
Antichrist... the revered Bhagavan Kalki... an avatar of modern era (God manifest in human form)... one who
shall uphold Dharma (righteousness) against adharma (lawlessness).
As pointed out in Christianity... the whole cosmic system was not created by God Almighty in
seven days. As stated in sacred Bhagavad-Gita... the origination of the cosmos took billions of years before life
supporting planets like mother Earth evolved! Right from A to Z.... everything related to spirituality is contained
in sacred Bhagavad-Gita of Hinduism!
From the stage of big bang when God Almighty explodes self... to the
stage of dissolution of cosmos (termed Pralaya in Hinduism)... everything is explained in sacred
Bhagavad-Gita of Hinduism to the minutest detail! Bhagavad-Gita not only confirms the truthfulness of big
bang theory... it also makes clear how the journey of life must be covered... lived!
After death of the body if we truly desire manifesting a higher life form
(as a soul Atman)... our indulgence in good karma... positive karma all the time in present life is
necessitated! As explained by Mahavira... the 24 Tirthankara of Jainism (preceptor) and also confirmed by
Bhagavad-Gita if workings of present life go below a certain level... our soul Atman can again manifest the
animal form! This is an absolute truth of life that can never be belied by any other Scripture or
document.
A to Z of Journey of Life explained in words everyone can easily understand and
fathom. More on doctrine of karma can be found at : Life after Death... Vijay Kumar - 13 June 2010.
Full text of query: Why, from his own point of view, and apart
from general humanitarian considerations, should anyone care what happens in future incarnations, since, if I
understand correctly, those are different personalities?