Buddhism and Reincarnation
My wife asked me the other day – in Buddhism, do you believe that you get reincarnated straight away or do you hang around for a while before you being reincarnated?
Hmm, I said, I don’t know. So I studied Buddhism and Reincarnation this afternoon and came to the following conclusion.
Whether you are reborn as a human, an animal or any other form of living being depends on your karma. Your thoughts and actions in your current life. The better the karma, the happier the rebirth.
Some teachings suggest that the rebirth is nothing else than a having different stages of your mind, whilst changing your body and appearance. The outer skin is changing, whilst the mind goes through various stages. A cycle of consciousness.
Some theories imply an immediate rebirth whilst some Tibetan tradition say it can take up to 49 days.
I found the next picture, maybe not from Buddhism, but very interesting.
So to summarise, our consciousness or mind will travel indefinitely from one body to the next. The better our karma was in one life, the happier we are reborn. But, happier does not mean with more wisdom, or in a better place. It might just mean simpler, but happier.
Not sure if that is a good thought or not?
Marcelo, what do you think?
L&K
Volker
