[DrazAdwamoi]

A parable, when taken literally, does not make sense to the modern mind.

What does actually make sense to the modern mind?
We believe we are smarter and more advanced that the civilizations of the past, maybe we are, maybe we're not.
History has a tendency to repeat itself and I think this is true. The rise and fall of "great" nations because of ignorance and greed.
As well as many other things.

In my understanding our Mind is what moves on from rebirth to rebirth. Not a soul or the same person we are in this existence.
Our knowledge and habits are part of this Mind. We "naturally" pick up old/past habits or understand past lessons quite quickly.
It is in learning how to "overcome" or use these things that we are able to move closer to understanding The Truth and reaching Nirvana.
To me that explains also how there can be Enlightenment in one life time. All the pieces fall together and the understanding in our Mind is complete, so to say. I can't really explain it in any other terms.
But if we fall backwards into worse old habits or create new misdeeds that's where our Karma comes in and we are reborn in a lesser realm until our Karma ripens and we gain another precious human rebirth.
Just my opinion and understanding.


With Metta