The Nicean Council excluded a bunch of books, and Jesus was Jewish. In kabbalah, you learn about reincarnation, and so why did people think Jesus and John were OT prophets? So karma isn't a punishment, but a teacher, you repeat lessons, which are scaffolded, until they are mastered. Well, why don't you remember past life lessons? Why aren't crib sheets allowed in exams? Is doing the right thing only for personal gain still the right thing? Then no one should be upset with billionaires for reversing dei. And Jesus said the whole law can be summed love God, love your neighbor as yourself. Not better than, not less than. And that the kingdom of heaven is within us. Also the fall of the morning star gave "the devil" the earth as his dominion. "Be in the world, not of it," and "be wise as serpents, innocent as doves," eg be neither boot nor doormat. Love you neighbor as yourself. Ha-Satan is the prosecutor, who freely comes and goes into heaven (where is the Kingdom?) who lists every reason (sin) you don't get to be there (schism of self). And a defending angel can list one redeeming quality and you're in. You passed that particular lesson set. Now you have a new set.

Also Jesus said he teaches in parables, don't take things so literally. Why wouldn't he want every student to understand? They're not on that lesson set, yet. Someone just learning division isn't ready for trig.

[–] dontbelasagne@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (5 children)

You make a great point about how we're not allowed to remember lessons. Wouldn't the world be more peaceful if everyone knew what lessons they had already learnt? Like say in one life someone insults someone with a disablity, the next life they're a person with the same disability and they remember the insults they said so they know how shitty they made that person feel? And in turn, would make them do the right thing more often, not because of personal gain but because it's the right thing to do. Without the memories, people could revert straight back to throwing insults. It's like putting a kindergartener in college math because "Well you've been here before so you must remember." but the kindergartener can't even do his times tables. How are we supposed to learn when we don't even know what lessons we've already learnt? When you're at school, you remember the previous lessons you've learnt and even have knowledge of them so why isn't it the same in a spiritual school?

[–] Earflap@reddthat.com 1 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

If everyone remembered your past lives you could be held accountable for actions "you" never took. Imagine being born only to find out that your last life was a serial murderer and you have 300 consecutive reincarnations left before you'll ever experience freedom again.

No, I think its better that we don't remember. Plus, life wouldn't be at all novel if you've already experienced everything there is for you to enjoy.

[–] dontbelasagne@lemmy.world 1 points 19 hours ago

Being hold accountable actions I never took is the concept of karma. This life I have now is the result of all my previous karma in the buddhist view of it. But how do I know I deserve this life? What did I do to earn it? I didn't do anything, I just happened to be born in this life. It doesn't feel fair to not know why we're in these lives to begin with.

Your analogy seems great to me. I would know why I'm in that specific life and I would know how long I have here. Each life would feel like making progress and making progress would show I'm truly sorry for being a serial murderer in a past life. That should be how reincarnation works, everyone knows who they were in a past life and if it's lesson oriented how many lives they have to live. If someone knows they have 300 lifetimes then they would know all the details of what they did in the 300 lifetimes. Plus if god is truly omnipotent, then he can create things he himself hasn't even seen still making things novel while rembering past lifetimes.

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