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The texts are referring to reincarnation of the subtle and causal bodies -- that is, the mind and its accumulated memories and karmas -- into another biological form -- or perhaps, if we're talking about heavens and hells, just the "subtle body" without normal biological limitations. Or biology itself may vary from plane to plane of existence. I know of the Book of the Dead, but not familiar.

@winterknight When speaking of 'reincarnation', are the teachings referring to the illusion of 'karma' in this life or actual reincarnation in another biological form? This has never been clearly explained. I am not asking whether reincarnation into another body is a real phenomenon or not, but the intention of the texts. What is your understanding? Additionally, are you familiar with the Tibetan Book of the Dead?

Brahman is beyond being and non-being. No, truth goes beyond the mind. 1. You have already quit the game. So simply, completely surrender. Give up all desires, expectations, and thoughts, and just be. Do not resist anything that happens, not in the world or in your mind. Just be. And you're instantly un-bound. 2. I don't know. From the standpoint of reincarnation theory, yes, you are certainly reborn. 3. Mental demons, perhaps. All thoughts are self-referential in some way. It is not self-referentiality that is the problem, but whether the Self is veiled or not. And for what purpose would you want to know whether someone is enlightened or not? You can't know, because enlightenment doesn't really exist. All you can do, if one was evaluating a teacher, is to look at things like whether the person seems to have coherent words and actions, understands and is able to respond to questions, makes sense in their ideas, projects peace and patience, etc.

1. How do you quit this game? I do not mean this life, but this whole reincarnation on Earth thing? I do not wanna see this planet again. I know reaching enlightenment is a way, but its too slow. I want to renounce the contract that binds me here NOW. 2. What happens when someone commits suicide? Don't worry I am not planning this, I have 2 daughters, but there is contradicting information on this. 3. Some people talk about psychedelics opening portals for demons, is that true?

So this is the problem with mixing non-dual and dual concepts... it gets to be a confusing mess. Consciousness is not "outside" of mind and thoughts; they are nothing but appearances "within" it -- they are just forms of it. They are "contained" in it, but it is not contained in them. Actually they are not even that... but let's not get too complex. From the standpoint of non-duality, you were never born into this ego, let alone some other ego later. From the standpoint of reincarnation theory (which is not pure non-duality), you keep your ego, and it travels with you from body to body. Best not to think about it too much -- just inquire into the "I" feeling relentlessly and you will find out who you are and you'll understand. Great, good to hear! You would have to explain in a lot more detail what you meant by this. There is no one "dark night." Each person's problems are different.

@Leo Gura I know that that’s what you said. But when you say to us “in the next reincarnation you will be Hitler”, who else could you be talking to but our egos? Your first slight of hand was to call it ‘transcendental I’ rather than your usual ‘absolute infinity’. The absolute isn’t personal to me, me and Hitler are both the absolute, at the same time (there is no past or future). If me and Hitler are both the same, how could one die and the next be born. You clearly said that when we die, we will reincarnate into the next person. But we already are them! Right now! Why are you introducing a future. We both know that the future will never come. That video had A LOT of flaws. I don’t even know where to begin. Please don’t talk about things that you have no grasp of. You’re not enlightened. That’s already bad enough.

@Leo Gura It’s actually very misleading for people to tell us that after we die, we will reincarnate as somebody else. That’s because, in the videos, you are talking to our egoic selves, not our ‘transcendent I’. Reincarnation will always just be a concept. There’s no way you can be in a no-mind state and still perceive that after you die (death is an illusion), you will reincarnate as somebody else. We already are them! Why are you creating a distinction between me and Hitler in the first place. That will only be true if you are talking to our egoic selves. But remember, our egoic selves will not reincarnate.

Buddhists and Advaita Vedantins see that a bit differently. Many Buddhists believe in reincarnation but they cant resolve that paradox. Vedantins believe the Atman is the True self, which is reincarnated. The duality is resolved because Atman is fundamentally Brahman.

What's the biggest thing keeping you back from helping even more people? Be it financial, lack of expertise in some field, human needs, etc Is there reincarnation/past lives?

@Winterknight How can enlightened teachers know what they know? As in things about how free will works, what happens when the body/mind dies, reincarnation etc. How important is IQ when it comes to how easy or hard it is to become enlightened. Are your chances of becoming enlightened small if you don't have above average IQ? Also I am constantly going around being afraid of different hell realities that god could create, like a reality were all you are conscious of is extreme pain for eternity. I am constantly living in fear thinking about it so I'm wondering how do you think I should relate to this? Thanks!

@winterknight Have you had any experiences that would lead you to think that reincarnation is a true phenomena? Like maybe an experience(memory) of a past life or perhaps an insight into the way life brings forth "seemly" sentient beings and then also takes them back into itself(even tho they were always inside of God I guess ahahha) So yeah just curious about another persons perspective on reincarnation I guess?

Suicide is cautioned against because if there is one birth, there is another -- there is reincarnation. Suicide doesn't mean you solve your problem. You simply get born again and have to face life's pain all over again, from the start. Better to commit the real suicide -- the one that kills the false self -- which can only happen through inquiry. Then you recognize divine immortality instead of being born again. Then you get all the benefits of life, and all the benefits of death. The video is ok, not great. There's a little truth to it, but it's also misleading. It implies that first there was a person and then it was sucked in and totally disappears, when in fact the realization is that there was never a person. Also, the Self is not this homogenous ball. But it's hard to represent the Truth in images. From the standpoint of enlightenment, the real truth is that there are no other people. Or if there are, they are all enlightened. But if you mean someone who has explicitly sought and seemed to have found and whose understanding is perfect, then no. I don't know what that would be like. It's hard to say, really, about the rest. The problem I was always different... always a little strange. So hard to say how much spirituality changes that fact. I think people seek my presence a bit more, but it's also hard to say for sure. Whether the bodhisattva can sustain a relationship with someone not interested in spiritual work doesn't really depend on their enlightenment but on their prior karma. That's what runs their bodies and minds. Finally, in fact there cannot be said to be any form. But if there is, then just as there are worlds with pain and suffering, there are surely worlds without -- as there are hells, there are heavens. Though even heaven is hell compared to the perfect realization of the Self. Because the realized one sees the truth that what appears to be suffering and pain is actually nothing other than grace and perfection.

@SoonHei Your question is a very interesting, and quite honestly one of the better ones i've heard regarding enlightenment. Yes, mooji is correct to say he is here forever. Ramana says the same thing, and I will say the same, as it is truly how I feel. However you are asking about the mechanism that goes into reincarnation, and for that, I have no answer. The sages and the scriptures say that when you pursue enlightenment in one life, even if you don't reach it, you will be born again in circumstances that are more conducive to enlightenment. I have heard this from very wise sages. But I say, let's just be silent on the matter because it is the most truthful.

It's probably my ego but I'm really put off by the thought of being Hitler or someone that undergoes torture or some other crazy shit. If that is the case, do you get a say so? The concept reminds me or reincarnation but even with that it's based on karma. At least with that idea you have some control. But yea I get it. It's my ego talking and "god" or "soul" probably wants it.

I dont think Leo believes in past lives, not in the "Buddhist reincarnation" sense at least. Its more like, the real you hidden beneath your ego, which is god, is experiencing every life form through consciousness

That’s cool. It’s fun to talk about it from a self perspective too ? There is also a trans-personal perpective. From this perspective, the self is illusory. Reincarnation beyond the self is fascinating.

Of course I'm talking from the self. What is the point of talking about reincarnation if we are not looking at it from the perspective of the self? If everyone else is me there's no point talking about reincarnation

@Baotrader Leo does not believe in past lives, the very function of belief implies that the truth is you really don't know, otherwise if you really did know, it wouldn't be a belief would it? Its like me saying to you " I believe in the sun!" you would look at me stupid wouldn't you, why? Because there is no need to believe there is a sun, what good does it do if you believe in the sun? None. It doesn't have any meaning at all. My advice would be this.. Don't believe in linear reincarnation, instead CHALLENGE your belief about linear Time. Its always been the present, has it not? Are you not reading this now? And when you posted this, wasnt that now? And when you go to bed tonight won't that be now? And when you die won't that be now? Now is an absolute, no need to believe it, it really won't do no good for you if you did, but now is boundless silents, be quiet for a moment you can hear it between your ears. Or you could say that the absolute you is being reincarnated in every moment of time. You died trillions of time today and you got birthed into existence trillions of times today aswell.. That's alot of drowning in pussy juice for you lol.

On the retreat, they frequently said that Buddha mentioned reincarnation, including his own (even as animals) and of his disciples.

There is nothing to reincarnate into. What the Buddha really meant when he was talking about reincarnation is the perpertual identification to the body and mind. But of course, his disciples didn't understood that (like in any other religion) and started to imagine all kinds of things about everything he said ------> Current Buddhism full of dogmas.

@SoonHei There is no 'they', self cannot pass through gateless gate. There is no awareness, no god, no self, no reincarnation...nothing. Only Truth. Whatever truth is, it cannot change

Reincarnation is a belief system of the mind. Any human being has the potential to escape the lonely right-hand path.

The highest stage of Enlightenment is achieving optimum harmony so you can live at least 10 times the lifespan you where taught. We have the capacity as this planet earth inside has, to put a balance between what dies and what is reborn and go literally to infinity in the flesh, but for the majority, this is insane because they did not see it in their experience, they did not escape the vibrational pull of planet earth itself. But I've seen and experienced this. By the way, Reincarnation is a point of view of the mind, let the mind go and reincarnation is a belief system.

From Leo's latest video.. Does coming to compete self realization / full enlightenment (like mooji/osho/sadhguru/Buddah etc ) end your infinite movie watching/living cycle??? End In a sense that , "they" will always be watching experience as the witness (even if there is more reincarnation after the death of their physical body) And Will A natural death at the end of your life, without realizing the Truth, keep you in the loop of reincarnation? Is enlightenment the complete way out, permanently? Or it's just something which one needs to do in each reincarnation I guess it's paradoxical question I'm asking as there is only ONE But the ONE living as Mooji right now, has that particular ONE freed itself from the loop to now merge with God n enjoy the movie eternally?

Hey I got some questions about this video... So the fact that it's all happening simultaneously means God as oneness is experiencing/Is all of it . So supposing after I die in my current ego's life then I'll be watching/living another new life from the infinite film reel as leo puts it...? Or am I already doing that? Or have done it? It's Just that I'm locked into my current version ego because this is God knowing the experience of SoonHei ... Main thought: Is it that unless One has a realization via enlightenment / awakening in their living life - he / she / that soul will continue the reincarnation cycle? @Leo Gura