Thursday, 1 May 2014

Swami Vivekananda on Reincarnation:Everything in this universe is indestructible


Swami Vivekananda has given a rational basis to the idea of reincarnation: Everything in this universe is indestructible… ‘You cannot take away one atom of matter or one foot pound of force. You cannot add to the universe one atom of matter or one foot pound of force.’ (2.229)
If everything in the universe is indestructible, it follows that man is immortal. How can that be? Everyone dies! Death and disintegration are the fate of the body, not the soul. How do we live and transform ourselves after the body has died? We take on multiple bodies until we attain freedom or moksha. Does the Law of Conservation of Energy apply to consciousness? Open question.


Artist: Swami Tadatmananda, vedanta.zenfolio.com

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