The Illusion of Reincarnation

A man expresses concern about reincarnation and karma, having transitioned from Catholic concerns about heaven to non-dual Vedanta worries about enlightenment to avoid rebirth. Rupert clarifies that heaven in traditional religious teaching simply means being. From the perspective of a separate self, God and heaven appear distant, but in non-dual understanding, being is already infinite – that is what is meant by God. Being is not incarnate now, so there can be no reincarnation. Like space that isn’t contained in a room but in which the room appears, our true being is not in the body but that in which the body appears. When the body dies, being remains as it eternally is. The entire concept of reincarnation assumes time and space are real, but in reality, being exists in eternity.

From event 09 - 16 March, 2025 Seven-Day Retreat at Mercy Center, 9–16 March 2025

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