Talk:Rebirth or Resurrection: Opposed to Human Nature

By Vishal Agarwal

Some human beings naturally take more time to understand certain things. Then, some people will take more time to understand and believe in the "right doctrines" of Christianity and Islam, while others will take less time for the purpose. But these faiths allow us only one life to understand these ‘profound truths.’ Is it not unfair that God condemns such people, otherwise good-intentioned and noble-hearted, to everlasting Hell? Or maybe the Semitic faiths do not exhibit a proper understanding of human nature. Some people who are inquisitive by nature, like to confirm things personally before they believe in them. It might take some of us more than one lifetime to get convinced that ‘Muhammad is the Last Prophet’ or that ‘Jesus is the only Son of God.’ Should we then, go to Hell because of our well-meaning inquiry? On the contrary, Hinduism displays an exemplary understanding of Human psychology and states that we can improve our lot from one life to another (or the other way round). As Sri Krishna states in the 8th chapter of the Gita- "Men attain perfection through the efforts of several lives." Rebirth does not condemn or judge others-

“Reincarnation is not interested in ridiculing, belittling, or otherwise humiliating us into changing, but simply in showing us where we are and how far we have yet to go. In its purest form, it is an optimistic and enlivening process, for it continually points us toward the direction our heart truly desires to go – in the direction of joy, peace, and love. It may seem a stern and even cruel master at times, but in the end, we will emerge from the process thankful for the patience and gentleness it has shown. It is, after all, simply the process of the soul redefining itself and, in the course of doing so, moving all life toward new heights of self-achievement and self-fulfillment.”