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Would you prefer to go to heaven, or be reincarnated?

Posted on Sep 26th, 2007 by caralena : Elegance Professor caralena
This is in Response to the Questions and Reflections for September 26, 2007:

Well that is certainly a loaded question!  And there really is no easy answer.  I do not believe it is an either/or choice.  After studying various schools of metaphysical thought over the last 30 or so years, I have come to the conclusion that we really do not know the whole story.  Kabbalah  teaches that we are here to correct our "tikkune.,"   Many traditions speak about karma and reincarnating in order to learn specific lessons.  Although this physical life certainly has its grand moments, it is also definitely one of struggle, challenge and pain.  Supposedly, when we actually "finish" our tikkune or karma, we ascend to a higher level of consciousness and are free from bodily consciousness.  That sounds great to me.  I think that the body consciousness holds us back from really seeing the whole picture and that we are aware of such a small fraction of what "life" is about.  Kabbalah also teaches that there are five aspects to the soul, each one higher than the next.  So each of these aspects will not necessarily "reincarnate" together into the same body.  It is obviously much more complicated than that.  Then there are the schools that say we are in a sort of "resting place" or bardo before we move on either to heavenly realms or to reincarnate in a body.  Bottom line for me though is frankly, I would rather go on to a place of higher consciousness and reside in some sort of heavenly realm with the angels...:)
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