Rebirth

Just caught a vid in facebook but no link to its location on youtube. Any way its a vid by Ajahn Brahm my favourite teacher talking about what the Buddha has said on reincarnation or rebirth like some people put it. And below is some thoughts that I have after watching :)

Rebirth as not most non-buddhist thought as when someone dies they leave their body in a soul state and goes into another body to next life. Not really to dwell into the technical part and indeed alot of Buddhist text has gone rather detailed into the process. As detail as a scientist's thesis.

Ven. Ajahn Brahm says that we could in fact easily see our past lives if we go into a highly concentrated meditative state. Nothing magical....and I believe it can really happen. Only people that experience the process before sounds so dettached about the topic and that person is Ven. Ajahn Brahm.

If someone capable of and has seen his/ her past lives, he will definitely subscribe to law of cause and effect and will know that unwholesome striving in this life is fruitless.

I was just thinking if everyone believes in the notion of cause and effect, there will be no war, discrimination, differences, fights, ill-willed, not even inter-religious tension. Yet there is enormous potential in human development, scientific advancement and all towards bringing the human races to next higher level of existence.

But even if someone does not not believe in Law of Cause and Effect, the law is still there.......embracing all activities and all beliefs of mankind. The law that is even more omnipotent than law of gravity :)