There are 8.4 million species of life in existence. In the species below human beings-animals, birds, fishes, insects, birds, etc-there is no free will. Hence, upon death the soul is naturally and sequentially promoted to the next species. But human beings possess the free will to act according to their volition, and hence, they are responsible for their actions. Their next birth is decided by their karmas in the present life.
The facility to do karmas is given to the human species, not for animal-like activities, but for God-realization.
The scriptures state:
आहार निद्रा भय मैथुनंम च सामान्यमेतत् पशुभिर्नराणाम.
"Eating, sleeping, defending and mating are activities that animals can do as well as humans." The human form is special because in it we can attain God. If however, some human being focuses his or her consciousness merely on eating, then the body of a pig becomes more suitable for such a person, and the soul is allotted that body in its next life. If someone makes sleeping the goal of life, God says that the body of a polar bear is more suitable for such a consciousness and allots it in the next life. In this manner, one of the factors determining our next birth is our consciousness at the time of death.
It is said in Bhagavad Gita that "Whatever one remembers at the time of leaving the body, one attains the same in the next life". Death is such a painful experience that it is difficult to focus one's thoughts at that time, and the mind naturally gravitates to whatever one has practiced thinking of throughout one's life. Hence, what we think of at death, reflects the consciousness we cultivate during life. This verse of bhagvat gita implies that it is the cultivation of our consciousness during our life, which determines the next birth. But we don't know that at which moment we are going to leave this world. So Jagadguru Shri Kripaluji Maharaj advices that always keep diverting your mind in God throughout the whole life. So whenever your time will come to go from this world and if your mind will be in god at that time then God will give one another chance of giving us Human Birth again to complete the remaining part of bhakti(Devotion) which have remained unfulfilled in this birth. |
Beautiful article. God is all perfect and He gives us exactly what we deserve according to our karma. If we sow goodness, will reap goodness, if we sow evil, will reap evil.
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DeleteThank you Swamiji for your continuous reminder to us through making of different type of topic and ideas toward God realisation. We have to keep diverting our mind in God all time.
ReplyDeleteInteresting words of wisdom from Swamiji. Here he is guiding us on what we can do to be reborn in the human species and continue our spiritual journey towards God. Thank you Swamiji.
ReplyDelete"Whatever one remembers at the time of leaving the body, one attains the same in the next life".Very impotent and practical advice from Swamiji.
ReplyDeletenice, we attain the next birth as per our this birth's karmas and attachments.
ReplyDeletevery important piece of knowledge which we need to understand and implement..!!
ReplyDeleteWe should live in constant consciousness that our only duty is towards god and his service. It is the most important task for us. Where ever we have attachment in this life, that is where we are going to be in the next life.
ReplyDeleteVery Important knowledge to be contemplated upon.
Only human beings are responsible for their actions. Their next birth is decided by their actions in the present life.
ReplyDeleteOur next birth depends upon our karmas.As a humanbeing,our foremost duty is to attain God. If this act is leftincomplete in this life,God gives us next life as human to fulfill the incomplete duty by doing devotion.
ReplyDeleteOnly human beings are responsible for their actions. Their next birth is decided by their actions in the present life
ReplyDelete"if our mind will be in god at the time of death, then god will give
ReplyDeleteyou another chance by giving a human body to complete the
remaining part of your devotion which was left unfullfilled in the
previous birth."
We are allotted the bodies in the next birth according to our Karmas. For eg.: If we concentrate on eating, God will allot the body of a pig
ReplyDeleteto him. So we should constantly upon our main goal of God realization
and rise up of these secondary acts.
Very true Bhaiya!
DeleteOnly human beings are responsible for their actions. Their next birth is decided by their actions in the present life. very important piece of knowledge which we need to understand and implement it our life.
ReplyDelete"The cultivation of our consciousness during our life, determines the next birth". Thank you for sharing this Beautiful article.
ReplyDeleteOur thoughts have the power to elevate us or ruin us. Let us all be conscious of the kind of our thoughts and divert it towards God and Guru.
ReplyDeletecultivation of our consciousness (thought process) during the time of death decides our future or next birth. Thanks for the profound knowledge.
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ReplyDeleteIts in our hands how we use our human life. We can waste it in animal like activities or take full advantage of this rare chance where we have freedom to do our karma as per our wish and surrender ourselves to Krishna who only is our eternal soulmate.
ReplyDeleteRadhey Radhey!
Eating, sleeping, defending, meeting are the activies which
ReplyDeleteanimals, birds, etc., also do. human beings should not easte their
life in doing these futile activies but concentrate on the main goal
of life- god realisation.
Only human beings are responsible for their actions. their next birth is decided by their actions in the present life.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful article by Swamiji emphasizing the importance of regular practice of devotion towards GOD. Nobody knows when we would breathe our last breath, so make the most of whatever time we have now.
ReplyDelete"We are alloted the bodies in the next birth according to our Karmas. for eg.: if we concentrate on eating, God will allot the body of a pig to him. so we should constantly upon our main goal of God realisation and rise up of these secondary acts."
ReplyDelete"out of 8.4 million species of life in existence, only human beings possess the free will to act according to their choice and volition."
ReplyDeleteonly human beings are responsible for
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by their actions in the present life."
"Eating, sleeping, defending, meeting are
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also do. human beings should not wast
e their life in doing these futile activies
but concentrate on the main goal of life-
God realization."
"the scriptures state that the facility to do Karmas is given to the human species not for animal like actions but for God realization."
ReplyDeleteChanting names of God brings focus and joy.
ReplyDeleteThe whole universe vibrates with the sound of OM.
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ReplyDeleteThe Bible states;In the beginning was the word and the
word was with God.
Our karma will decide our next birth.constnt consciousness to feel supreme lord to deep our heart in pure divine love only the thing which can lead us to a next birth as a human.
ReplyDeleteVery beautiful article and a total eye opener. We need spirituality and love towards the great Lord to get human birth again.
ReplyDeleteWe should start our task and continue our job given by God about god realization and by chance if we fail while doing our Sadhana/job god gives us another chance of human birth.
ReplyDeleteWe are only responsbile for our own karma.
Human life is the best in every manner but the only short comming is that it is uncertain. we don't know when we are going to leave this body.So swamiji advises not to West a single moment is thinking about the world always rememberG od and sing his praises.
ReplyDeleteVery nice discription about the topic.
ReplyDeleteI am now more clear about this.