Asked the student: "Wise man, you taught us that after death, our soul might reincarnate. But what happens in between? Who decides who will reincarnate? And most of all, why do we not remember this?"
Answered the teacher: "In-between incarnations, our soul remains in the transit. There either you yourself or god chooses where to go next. Most of us don't remember it because remembrance would ruin your purpose."
Insisted the student: "What is that transit like?"
Answered the teacher: "It is a happy place, full of joy. However, it is experienced differently by everyone, since everyone's experience differs."
Continued the student: "Is it heaven?"
Explained the teacher: "To some it might be a heaven... to others it might be a hell. Such concepts cannot do the transit any justice. They are part of a judgement system... the transit does not judge. Others in the transit might judge, though..."
Asked the student: "You said we can choose where to go next... I can understand that those for whom the transit is like hell, wish to leave quickly. However, those for whom the transit is like heaven might wish to stay, and not leave at all. How is this resolved?"
Explained the teacher: "Heaven is said to be perfect. If something is perfect, there is no need for change. Thus a status quo will be in place for eternity. Some of us like that. Others prefer variety, adventure, challenge. Those who prefer perfection will stay. The others move on."
Asked the student: "But wise man, if we chose to move on, why do we fail to remember those choices? Why do we treat those who claim to remember as nuts?"
Asked the teacher: "Do you treat those who claim to remember as nuts?"
The student folded his eyes and replied: "No, I don't."
Said the teacher: "Good. Did you ever have a deja-vu?"
Answered the student: "Yes. I did just now, when I folded my eyes. I remembered that moment though it had not happened yet. How is that possible?"
Explained the teacher: "We believe these moments remind us of the challenges we set out for ourselves. You just now connected to your own purpose."
Asked the student: "So did I do good? Or did I make a mistake?"
Answered the teacher: "That remains to be seen. As I can not know your challenges nor purposes, we will have to wait for the future to unfold itself."
Continued the student: "But why do we not remember more? What happens with all we learnt?"
Explained the teacher: "Our knowledge is combined into the divine. It is purged from our systems to let us live our lives as they were meant to be."
Asked the student: "The divine takes our knowledge? Why?"
Answered the teacher: "To fulfill its own purpose." and left the student to ponder.
Insisted the student: "What is that transit like?"
Answered the teacher: "It is a happy place, full of joy. However, it is experienced differently by everyone, since everyone's experience differs."
Continued the student: "Is it heaven?"
Explained the teacher: "To some it might be a heaven... to others it might be a hell. Such concepts cannot do the transit any justice. They are part of a judgement system... the transit does not judge. Others in the transit might judge, though..."
Asked the student: "You said we can choose where to go next... I can understand that those for whom the transit is like hell, wish to leave quickly. However, those for whom the transit is like heaven might wish to stay, and not leave at all. How is this resolved?"
Explained the teacher: "Heaven is said to be perfect. If something is perfect, there is no need for change. Thus a status quo will be in place for eternity. Some of us like that. Others prefer variety, adventure, challenge. Those who prefer perfection will stay. The others move on."
Asked the student: "But wise man, if we chose to move on, why do we fail to remember those choices? Why do we treat those who claim to remember as nuts?"
Asked the teacher: "Do you treat those who claim to remember as nuts?"
The student folded his eyes and replied: "No, I don't."
Said the teacher: "Good. Did you ever have a deja-vu?"
Answered the student: "Yes. I did just now, when I folded my eyes. I remembered that moment though it had not happened yet. How is that possible?"
Explained the teacher: "We believe these moments remind us of the challenges we set out for ourselves. You just now connected to your own purpose."
Asked the student: "So did I do good? Or did I make a mistake?"
Answered the teacher: "That remains to be seen. As I can not know your challenges nor purposes, we will have to wait for the future to unfold itself."
Continued the student: "But why do we not remember more? What happens with all we learnt?"
Explained the teacher: "Our knowledge is combined into the divine. It is purged from our systems to let us live our lives as they were meant to be."
Asked the student: "The divine takes our knowledge? Why?"
Answered the teacher: "To fulfill its own purpose." and left the student to ponder.