Causes Of Rebirth
"Om namo bhagavate vasudevayah"
The present life of a living being is just one among many. A soul passes through countless bodies, taking birth again and again. As discussed in an earlier post, every soul is a part of the Supreme Soul, the Supreme Purusha—Bhagavan Shri Krishna.
If the Purusha (Ātma), which originates from the Supreme Purusha and is destined to reunite with Him, then why does it get caught in the cycle of birth and death?
The answer lies in attachment—to the body and the material world. The soul, deluded by material pleasures, begins to identify with the body and forgets its true spiritual nature. It starts believing that this material world is its home. As a result, it becomes bound to the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth.
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