Vedic Worldview Can We Engineer Our Incarnations in Advance?
Oct 19, 2025
Can we plan our next life, or are we unknowingly shaping it already? Discover the Vedic and Buddhist insights on rebirth and the impact of unfulfilled desires. Thom shares a captivating story of enlightenment and a cautionary tale from the Mahabharata, illustrating how revenge can lead to endless conflict. Learn how Vedic meditation can help break free from the cycle of desire, revealing deep inner fulfillment. This deep exploration encourages living fully in the present, embracing the universe within.
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Buddha's Hallway Of Past Lives
- Thom recounts Buddha's nirvana vision where he saw a hallway of past lives back to a blade of grass.
- With a single impulse he made all those past lives enlightened, recorded as the Jataka tales.
Desires Design Future Incarnations
- Unfulfilled desires are the mechanism that guarantee reincarnation according to Thom.
- If your inner identity is a list of unmet wants, you will continue incarnating to settle them.
Practice Meditation And Study Together
- Practice Vedic meditation regularly to experience baseline consciousness as your true identity.
- Combine direct experience with rigorous intellectual understanding to stabilize enlightenment.
