Reincarnation - What would you choose?
Reincarnation - What would you choose?
Here's one of mine I rescued from the other place. There it was a poll, but that facility is not available yet here, so just choose and explain.
A belief in reincarnation has been a part of many religions and cultures throughout history. Some of us might remember the interest that was aroused by the story of Bridey Murphy. Although it is a complex concept, a simple definition of it would be the belief that the soul, upon death of the body, comes back to earth in another body or form. All complexities aside, forgetting the effect that your actual karma might dictate, if you had the a choice to return after death, which one of these would you choose? Can you tell us the reasons for your choice?
1. A beautiful, intelligent, talented, healthy young woman
2. A handsome intelligent talented, healthy young man
3. A prize Arabian steed, winning the Triple Crown
4. A bristlecone pine tree in a protected forest
5. An eagle
6. A clairvoyant
7. A person born in the year 3000 A.D.
8. Yourself, very young but with full knowledge of the life you had lived
9. Never mind. I don't want to come back.
Is there something or someone else that you would want to become?
Not a bad idea. I've amended the choicea to include a number 9 - i.e. not wanting to come back.
My mom says that. Says life is a misery. Isn't she a ray of sunshine?
Me, I'm going with 8.
Hey Buzz, you didn't say what you would choose?
I didnt think you had a choice...
But I would come back as a pampered house cat... all they do is sleep, eat and drive their keepers nuts. Talk about happy...
The last time I was reincarnated I came backas a human sperm. That was one hell of a race! At the end I ran into a human egg also in the process of reincarnating. We've been inseparable ever since, but I think I want something less demanding next time around.
ROTFL Hal....
8 would be my choice too.
That would reduce the population considerably, would it not?
If I can't have #8, I would want to come back as a Manta Ray.... with the rare exception of man, they have no other natural predators. They just cruise the seas!
Wow that's tough I quite like #8, I sometimes wonder what would of happened if I zigged instead of zagged at certain times in my life. But I also like #9, if I could not come back but still be somewhere, watching? If Angel's exist that would be cool! As the world is evolving now I am sometimes not sure if it will be worth being here in 100+ years.
I love to come back as an Eagle, but it seems like there is a large group of people right now that can't stop shooting them. So, never mind.
Charles, a huge AMEN to that! Number 9 it is for sure. I don't even want to see what happens from "afar" wherever that may be.
Somehow, I don't think we get to choose. I mean, I don't know that much about it, but somehow, I just don't think we can choose.
And if we could, I have no idea what I'd choose.
Everything has its good points and bad points. Maybe a rock. That would be karma... A rock where geologist go on field trips and bang on your head to get a chunk off.
I like that Dowser.
Personally I don't believe in reincarnation, but it's fun to play.
I think most would come back as rocks. This is why there are more rocks than saints. It can't be too bad sitting in a pretty field, and I have a few out in my driveway that live an interesting life.
Nothing. I would want to have reached enlightenment, leaving ignorance behind me - to exit samsara. I am not there yet, but someday, it might happen.
Based upon pure observation over that last 52 years, I'd like to return as a dog in a Jewish home.
Ah, Summer, your goal is admirable. To be Siddhartha the ferryman, to be by the river that whispers spiritual messages. Did you ever sit and shiver, while just looking at a river.
Jonathan, you like eating kosher leftovers?
You like eating dog food?
They are thinking about de-evolving some chickens to get dinosaurs... that DNA is in there...
dog food isnt bad in a pinch. horse feed tastes better
I sort of lean to number 9. I like the number 9.
It might be nice to try something different than here. I've always sort of wanted to be an entity. The physical body is a pain, but definitely the most powerful thing in this world.
Yes that would be a good life. All my Jewish friends treat their pets very well.
8 is not my choice because I'm afraid of what I would be if tried to come back and correct any wrong moves. It might make me boring or some sort of prude.
If I knew the things I know now at a younger age, I may be tempted to take advantage of others. I can do without the temptation.
I guess I'm not really interested in replaying my life, even if I know some of the answers.
Oh that's great Gunny. I guess you would have to be omnipresent to know all the details of everyone else's life too.
Good choice - sort of like being God.
Most of mine lived an interesting life, now they're in boxes in my garage, taken out on occasion and admired...
It IS fun to play-- I always thought I'd want to be a bird, but then, I sort of looked at what life would be like, as a bird, and that's enough of that. I really like the manta ray idea-- just cruising. Wonder what they eat?
If it's liver, I don't want to...
Thanks
and Exactly.
My preference would definitely be leftover brisket and knishes.
Interestingly, I recently read an article that said birds were the descendants of dinosaurs. Maybe the DNA in chickens is the way to go. Let's turn the Americas into a Jurassic Park. I don't mind the vegetarian ones, but Tri-Rex is a little scary.
Good news, they don't eat liver! I looked it up and they eat plankton and small organisms that they filter out of the water as they cruise along. Very nice, no need to go shopping.
Birds are very busy and they have to watch for predators all the time. They also poop on themselves.
I think if you come back you might be one of the saints, though. Discouraging words don't seem to rattle you.
That sounds more like a sailor's dream.
I want to be a house cat. A pampered cat -maybe in Dowser's house 'cause she is so awesome to her animals.
Think about it.... 17 naps a day... someone always there to scratch your back.... ah yes... a house cat is what I wanna be!
I would be " One With the Universe ."
Interesting. Once for Hallowe'en I was Dali's "Man with his head full of clouds".
At this point I'm just hoping I don't come back as a professional honey dipper. And I don't mean the one that has any bees involved.
I'd be fine with myself and knowledge and such.
Ever read Replay by Ken Grimmwood?
That's kind of a similar thing to Bill Murray in "Groundhog Day."
Only not particularly funny and somewhat dark. Worth a peruse if you are into that sort of thing. He wrote another titled, Into the Deep, in which cetaceans turn out to be the true sentient beings on the globe. Interesting as well as fun.
I'm having second thoughts about coming back as myself. That would mean I'd have to re-marry my ex to have my Most Wonderful Daughter. Leaping into that can of worms would be a difficult endeavor at best. Maybe if I had a great deal of time to think it through tactically all would end being happy and perky and bursting with love. I have my doubts.
what i would come back as isnt on your list. but i saw something a while back ild like .
when after im old and grey , and after ive passed away ,just take my tough old hide and tan it to perfection . then take it and make a ladies barrel racing saddle out of it , that way i will forever be between the 2 things that have brought me joy and love in this life , good strong horses , and good strong women.
Sounds reasonable to me.
Only got on a horse (not including merry-go-round horses) once in my life. As soon as I mounted it, it ran to the barn. Now the OTHER is a different story.
Historically speaking, horses have treated me with far more respect and loyalty than women folk. Sad but true.
I assume you've never been married to a Chinese woman.
Nope. Just a Big City Hippy Girl. Oil and water. She was the culmination of a long line of Vampire Girls. Apparently it took me 40 odd years of sticking my hands in the fan before I figured it out.
Is there something or someone else that you would want to become?
Not a bad idea. I've amended the choicea to include a number 9 - i.e. not wanting to come back.
My mom says that. Says life is a misery. Isn't she a ray of sunshine?
Me, I'm going with 8.
Hey Buzz, you didn't say what you would choose?
I didnt think you had a choice...
But I would come back as a pampered house cat... all they do is sleep, eat and drive their keepers nuts. Talk about happy...
The last time I was reincarnated I came backas a human sperm. That was one hell of a race! At the end I ran into a human egg also in the process of reincarnating. We've been inseparable ever since, but I think I want something less demanding next time around.
ROTFL Hal....
8 would be my choice too.
That would reduce the population considerably, would it not?
If I can't have #8, I would want to come back as a Manta Ray.... with the rare exception of man, they have no other natural predators. They just cruise the seas!
Wow that's tough I quite like #8, I sometimes wonder what would of happened if I zigged instead of zagged at certain times in my life. But I also like #9, if I could not come back but still be somewhere, watching? If Angel's exist that would be cool! As the world is evolving now I am sometimes not sure if it will be worth being here in 100+ years.
I love to come back as an Eagle, but it seems like there is a large group of people right now that can't stop shooting them. So, never mind.
Charles, a huge AMEN to that! Number 9 it is for sure. I don't even want to see what happens from "afar" wherever that may be.
Somehow, I don't think we get to choose. I mean, I don't know that much about it, but somehow, I just don't think we can choose.
And if we could, I have no idea what I'd choose.
Everything has its good points and bad points. Maybe a rock. That would be karma... A rock where geologist go on field trips and bang on your head to get a chunk off.
I like that Dowser.
Personally I don't believe in reincarnation, but it's fun to play.
I think most would come back as rocks. This is why there are more rocks than saints. It can't be too bad sitting in a pretty field, and I have a few out in my driveway that live an interesting life.
Nothing. I would want to have reached enlightenment, leaving ignorance behind me - to exit samsara. I am not there yet, but someday, it might happen.
Based upon pure observation over that last 52 years, I'd like to return as a dog in a Jewish home.
Ah, Summer, your goal is admirable. To be Siddhartha the ferryman, to be by the river that whispers spiritual messages. Did you ever sit and shiver, while just looking at a river.
Jonathan, you like eating kosher leftovers?
You like eating dog food?
They are thinking about de-evolving some chickens to get dinosaurs... that DNA is in there...
dog food isnt bad in a pinch. horse feed tastes better
I sort of lean to number 9. I like the number 9.
It might be nice to try something different than here. I've always sort of wanted to be an entity. The physical body is a pain, but definitely the most powerful thing in this world.
Yes that would be a good life. All my Jewish friends treat their pets very well.
8 is not my choice because I'm afraid of what I would be if tried to come back and correct any wrong moves. It might make me boring or some sort of prude.
If I knew the things I know now at a younger age, I may be tempted to take advantage of others. I can do without the temptation.
I guess I'm not really interested in replaying my life, even if I know some of the answers.
Oh that's great Gunny. I guess you would have to be omnipresent to know all the details of everyone else's life too.
Good choice - sort of like being God.
Most of mine lived an interesting life, now they're in boxes in my garage, taken out on occasion and admired...
It IS fun to play-- I always thought I'd want to be a bird, but then, I sort of looked at what life would be like, as a bird, and that's enough of that. I really like the manta ray idea-- just cruising. Wonder what they eat?
If it's liver, I don't want to...
Thanks
and Exactly.
My preference would definitely be leftover brisket and knishes.
Interestingly, I recently read an article that said birds were the descendants of dinosaurs. Maybe the DNA in chickens is the way to go. Let's turn the Americas into a Jurassic Park. I don't mind the vegetarian ones, but Tri-Rex is a little scary.
Good news, they don't eat liver! I looked it up and they eat plankton and small organisms that they filter out of the water as they cruise along. Very nice, no need to go shopping.
Birds are very busy and they have to watch for predators all the time. They also poop on themselves.
I think if you come back you might be one of the saints, though. Discouraging words don't seem to rattle you.
That sounds more like a sailor's dream.
I want to be a house cat. A pampered cat -maybe in Dowser's house 'cause she is so awesome to her animals.
Think about it.... 17 naps a day... someone always there to scratch your back.... ah yes... a house cat is what I wanna be!
I would be " One With the Universe ."
Interesting. Once for Hallowe'en I was Dali's "Man with his head full of clouds".
At this point I'm just hoping I don't come back as a professional honey dipper. And I don't mean the one that has any bees involved.
I'd be fine with myself and knowledge and such.
Ever read Replay by Ken Grimmwood?
That's kind of a similar thing to Bill Murray in "Groundhog Day."
Only not particularly funny and somewhat dark. Worth a peruse if you are into that sort of thing. He wrote another titled, Into the Deep, in which cetaceans turn out to be the true sentient beings on the globe. Interesting as well as fun.
I'm having second thoughts about coming back as myself. That would mean I'd have to re-marry my ex to have my Most Wonderful Daughter. Leaping into that can of worms would be a difficult endeavor at best. Maybe if I had a great deal of time to think it through tactically all would end being happy and perky and bursting with love. I have my doubts.
what i would come back as isnt on your list. but i saw something a while back ild like .
when after im old and grey , and after ive passed away ,just take my tough old hide and tan it to perfection . then take it and make a ladies barrel racing saddle out of it , that way i will forever be between the 2 things that have brought me joy and love in this life , good strong horses , and good strong women.
Sounds reasonable to me.
Only got on a horse (not including merry-go-round horses) once in my life. As soon as I mounted it, it ran to the barn. Now the OTHER is a different story.
Historically speaking, horses have treated me with far more respect and loyalty than women folk. Sad but true.
I assume you've never been married to a Chinese woman.
Nope. Just a Big City Hippy Girl. Oil and water. She was the culmination of a long line of Vampire Girls. Apparently it took me 40 odd years of sticking my hands in the fan before I figured it out.