[Liskaspexia]

The term reincarnation evokes wishful thinking for something to hold on.

Yes, definitely.


Something "permanent". Many Tibetan records do also use Incarnation in place of Re-Incarnation. Others again call it Re-Appearance. Yeah, they have pretty much dispensed with the Buddha's teachings on that point...among others...

Buddhism is not the only philosophy that struggles with these terms as we all are aware of. The terms are common in many pagan believes. Yeah. But the Buddha didn't teach philosophy.

Maybe re-incarnation is not supernatural? No one knows for sure. We know that there is no evidence to support such superstitious assertions.


It just may be as natural as any other phenomena that we can observe by studying the science of natural history. Who knows what a next generation of scientists discover about it? Maybe there is a teapot flying around Mercury, and it is natural rather than made-up horse-pucky. Who knows what a next generations of scientists discover about it.


We do not need to "embrace" anything when following the teachings of the Dharma. The Buddha asked his followers to be open minded and critical...even to the very teachings of the Buddha.

Important is that we are aware of our own minds confusion. Buddhism points at the mind of mankind as the source of all that matters. Of course. No need to wallow in superstition since the Buddha taught how to gain peace of mind without it.

[FelikTen]

Hello Torrente.

Sometimes I think everything is supernatural. Why? For example not so long ago before penicillin, people died from all kinds of simple infections.
Is it possible to think that before something is discovered it could be called "supernatural". It belongs ,at least temporarily, in a different relm.

Science is very good at proving things and calling them natural, but what of all the stuff out there yet to be discovered. Supernatural?