{"content":[{"text":"The Mystery of Reincarnation – A Christian \n Perspective","bbox":{"left":0.071429,"top":0.056023,"width":0.8047570000000001,"height":0.065703}},{"text":"Can reincarnation be true? Dr. Pat Zukeran examines evidence for this Eastern belief and compares \n it to the Biblical concept of resurrection.","bbox":{"left":0.071429,"top":0.157083,"width":0.846756,"height":0.03254599999999999}},{"text":"Eastern Doctrine of Reincarnation","bbox":{"left":0.071429,"top":0.206588,"width":0.375611,"height":0.017959000000000003}},{"text":"Many cultures throughout the world have long held to the concept of reincarnation. A recent Gallup \n Poll revealed that one in four Americans believed in reincarnation. Reincarnation literally means, “to \n come again in the flesh.” World religions author Geoffrey Parrinder defines reincarnation as “the \n belief that the soul or some power passes after death into another body.”{1}","bbox":{"left":0.071429,"top":0.241503,"width":0.8535400000000001,"height":0.06722200000000003}},{"text":"Reincarnation is a major facet of the eastern religions of Hinduism and Buddhism. Many sects have \n variant views of reincarnation. Here is a general summary of the basic principles. Most hold to a \n pantheistic view of God. Pantheism comes from the Greek pan meaning “all” and concept of theism \n meaning “God.” In Pantheism, God is an impersonal force made up of all things; the universe is God \n and God is the universe. All created beings are an extension of or an emanation from God.","bbox":{"left":0.071429,"top":0.325487,"width":0.845486,"height":0.08456199999999997}},{"text":"Living things possess a physical body and an immaterial entity called the soul, life force, or Jiva. At \n death, the life force separates from the body and takes a new physical form. The law of karma \n determines what form the individual will take. This law teaches that one’s thoughts, words, and \n deeds have an ethical consequence, fixing one’s lot in future existences.{2} Our present state is the \n result of actions and intentions performed in a previous life. The amount of good or bad karma \n attained in our present life will determine if one returns in a higher or a lower form of existence.","bbox":{"left":0.071429,"top":0.426811,"width":0.8470300000000001,"height":0.10189799999999999}},{"text":"One will endure hundreds, even millions of reincarnations, either evolving into a higher or lower \n form of life to work off the debt of karma. This cycle of reincarnation is called the law of samsara. \n Eventually one hopes to work off all bad karma and free oneself from the reincarnation cycle and \n attain unity with the divine. This freeing from the cycle of reincarnation is called moksha. The soul is \n viewed as imprisoned in a body and must be freed to attain unity with the divine.","bbox":{"left":0.071429,"top":0.545471,"width":0.853871,"height":0.084561}},{"text":"Each school of thought varies in their teaching regarding how one attains ultimate deliverance from \n the reincarnation cycle. Most agree that it is only from the human form one can attain unity with the \n divine. Deliverance from the bondage of the body can be attained through various means. Some \n schools teach that through enlightenment that comes from knowledge, meditation, and channeling, \n one can break the cycle. Other schools teach that deliverance comes through faith and service to a \n particular deity or manifestation of the divine. In return, the deity will aid you in your quest for \n moksha. Other schools teach that one can attain deliverance through discipline and good works.","bbox":{"left":0.071429,"top":0.646794,"width":0.8522040000000001,"height":0.11923700000000004}},{"text":"Much of the reincarnation teaching in the West is adapted from the teachings in the eastern \n religions. Is there evidence that proves reincarnation to be true? We will examine these next.","bbox":{"left":0.071429,"top":0.782793,"width":0.789015,"height":0.032547000000000104}},{"text":"Evidences for Reincarnation","bbox":{"left":0.071429,"top":0.832299,"width":0.30893499999999996,"height":0.017958999999999947}},{"text":"Leading reincarnation researcher Dr. Ian Stephenson, head of the department of Neurology and \n Psychiatry at the University of Virginia, believes there is compelling evidence for reincarnation. \n Proponents give five proofs: hypnotic regression, déjà vu, Xenoglossy, birthmarks, and the Bible.","bbox":{"left":0.071429,"top":0.867214,"width":0.81871,"height":0.04988400000000004}}],"images_bbox":[],"images_bbox_not_text_overlap":[]}