Theory of evolution ... The Scientific Theory of Evolution – Charles Darwin Theory Charles Darwin is famous worldwide for his evolutionary theory. According to his theory, one species evolved into another. Thus one body changes into another. We evolved from the animals, our closet relatives in the animal kingdom are the monkeys. The Vedic Theory of Evolution The Vedic scriptures also state an evolutionary process, but the definition is different from that of Charles Darwin. There are 8.4 million different species of living beings in the whole of creation as follows: 900,000 species of aquatic. 2,000,000 species of plants. 1,100,000 species of insects. 1,000,000 species of birds. 3,000,000 species of beasts. 400,000 species of human beings All these species were created by God and like Charles Darwin’s theory; we also evolved from the animals but not by changing the same body, but by transmigration of the soul from one body to another. Changing bodies from birth to death, and the evolution of 8,400,000 species. Transmigration Of The Soul From One Body To The Next Every living being is a soul (including plants and animals) covered in a material body. The soul takes one body then quits it to take another and so on. Going through all the various species in the plant and animal kingdom (8 million) and then finally taking a human body. The human body is the highest and most elevated of all bodies. Once we attain the human body, if we misuse or fail to utilize the higher consciousness then we again fall down in the plant and animal kingdom. Then again we have to go through the evolutionary process, moving from one body to the next in the plant and animal kingdom for 8 million births before we get another human birth. “As the embodied soul continuously passes, in the body from childhood to youth to old age, the soul similarly passes into another body at death. A sober person is not bewildered by such a change.” Lord Krishna (Bg. 2.13) “As a person puts on new garments, giving up old ones, the soul similarly accepts new material bodies, giving up the old and useless ones.” Lord Krishna (Bg. 2.22) What Do the Non-Vedic Religions Say About Evolution The one-man made religions, Christianity and Islam, do not believe in an evolutionary process. The Muslims and Christians believe we only live once, thus this is the only life. They believe in resurrection. At death we are buried and we have to wait in our grave for the Day of Judgment on which day God either sends us to heaven forever, or hell forever. The humans have a soul but the plants and animals do not. They are simply created as food for the humans. The Vedic scriptures state that even the plants and animals can go to the kingdom of God, but they have to wait for their human incarnation. If one lives a sincere life regardless of his religion, he will slowly be elevated in spiritual life which will one day lead to liberation from the cycle of birth and death and thus attain the kingdom of God. There is overwhelming evidence to support the Vedic theory of evolution, thus transmigration of the soul from one body to the next, reincarnation. The Vedic theory of evolution is very scientific and only differs from Charles Darwin’s theory in terms of the method. According to the Vedic religion the plants and animals do have a soul and the animals were not created as food for the humans. The animals are made of flesh and blood just like the humans and they do feel pain and have intelligence, just like the humans. Higher and Lower Life Forms There are 400,00 different species of human beings. Most of these species are uncivilized. Within a species of human beings there are many different conditions in which one takes birth into. Variety of colors: Born black. Born white. Born gray etc.. Within each color of human beings there are different nationalities that one can be born into. Note that until 5000 years ago, there was only one nationality for all the humans in the world, Bharat Varsian. Which means the sons of Bharat or India. Yes, the whole world was called Bharat Versa or India until 5000 years ago. Born Indian Born American Born Chinese Born Saudi Arabian Born African etc.. Within each nationality of human beings there are different religions in which one takes birth into. Note that until 5000 years ago, there was only one religion in the whole world, the Vedic religion. Born Hindu (Vedic) Born Muslim Born Christian Born Jewish etc.. Within each religion that a person is born into there are different health conditions that one takes birth into: Born healthy Born diseased Within each diseased or healthy body that one takes birth into, there are different financial situations: Born rich Born poor Within each financial situation that one takes birth into, there are different family situations that one can take birth into: Born with loving and caring parents Born with mean and un-caring parents Born without a parent (one parent died before your birth) Born with no parents (both parents died soon after your birth) Please accept my humble obeisances All glories to Srila Gurudeva ... All glories to Srila Prabhupada ... Chant these names with love and you will feel the ecstasy: Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare ... Hare Krishna ... Jay Jagannath ...
Posted on: Thu, 18 Sep 2014 14:24:28 +0000
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