| Reincarnation means that the soul is
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| | How is Our Next Body Determined?
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| changing bodies. This change of bodies
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| | There are two factors that determine
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| occurs not only at death, but throughout
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| | which body we shall obtain in the next
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| life; from boyhood to youth to old age,
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| | birth. The first is our karma -the
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| then to a baby's body. These moment by
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| | reactions to our good and bad activities
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| moment changes are too small for the
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| | that were performed in this life and in
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| person to be aware of, but when we
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| | previous lives. The second factor is our
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| consider greater amounts of time, then
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| | desire to enjoy particular sense objects.
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| the change of bodies is obvious. The
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| | The example of a man purchasing a car is
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| change of body known as death is the most
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| | appropriate in this regard. He has a
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| apparent.
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| | desire to enjoy in a particular way with
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| The Bhagavad-gita compares the change of
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| | his car, and he also has a certain amount
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| body at the time of death to a person
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| | of money to spend. He takes both factors
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| discarding old and useless clothes, and
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| | into account to determine which model to
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| putting on new garments. Regardless of
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| | purchase.
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| whatever plans and adjustments we make,
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| | Krishna tells us that the state of
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| our body eventually wears out, and we are
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| | consciousness that we have upon leaving
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| obliged to accept a new one.
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| | the present body determines the type of
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| Although everyone must die, still we are
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| | body that we will have in the next
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| making plans as though death was not
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| | birth.' This is our "final exam" which we
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| certain. Saints have described this as
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| | should study for throughout this life by
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| the most amazing thing in this world.
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| | cultivating remembrance of Krishna. One
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| That is, even though we see that everyone
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| | may think that at the time of death he
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| is dying and getting old, we think that
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| | will suddenly make up for the rest of his
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| it will not happen to us, and we neglect
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| | life by "getting religion." However,
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| the real purpose of human life:
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| | things don't work that way. The thoughts,
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| self-realization. One must inquire as to
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| | desires and attachments that one has
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| what happens at the time of death.
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| | cultivated throughout his life will be
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| Although one may have the body of a man
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| | reflected in those final moments. There
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| in this life, the soul may take the body
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| | is no way to cheat on this "exam."
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| of a woman in the next. One may have an
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| | As far as activities are concerned, we
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| oriental body in one birth, a western
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| | should only perform activities that carry
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| body in the next; or one may take birth
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| | no karmic weight (technically called
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| in an animal or insect species as a
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| | "akarmic" activities), so that we will
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| result of one's activities and desires in
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| | not have to return to this world either
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| this life. It is important to understand
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| | to receive bad or good results. Then we
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| how the soul transmigrates from one body
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| | will return to the spiritual abode of the
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| to the next.
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| | Lord.
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