Reason behind birth: In the beginning, there exists nothing except a form of energy which we call Supreme soul. This energy at a higher consciousness has transformed some part of it into material which became the basis of the universe. So the universe is composed of not only the physical particles, but also the invisible energy. Now, to acquire different states of consciousness, the Supreme soul has evolved into different life forms which we call species. These species are of 8,400,000 distinct types including trees, insects, birds, animals and human beings. The Supreme soul dwells as a fundamental spirit in all these different forms. The fundamental spirit which is in the humans should acquire different experiences so that its level of consciousness increases and finally becomes the Supreme soul. This is the reason why the soul takes birth again and again. For example, when a soul is born as a rich person who enjoys life in such way he never bothered about the poor, the souls experience became limited in that it could not understand the sufferings of the poor. So, the soul has to take birth again as a poor person to experience the other side. Like this, the soul takes on several births till it experiences every thing at the fullest level and achieves an unperturbed stable state. Finally, the soul experiences oneness in everything that exists. The soul at this state is called Divine soul. When the soul becomes a Divine soul, there is nothing to experience, so it goes into a cognitive state and is capable of helping and guiding the mankind. Sai baba of Shirdi, India is one such Divine soul.
Posted on: Sat, 08 Mar 2014 06:09:24 +0000