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REBIRTH – The EvidencesREBIRTH – The Evidences

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1. Some Famous People Who Believed In Rebirth1. Some Famous People Who Believed In Rebirth( Reflection: Such Great Minds would have contemplated,

investigated ,reasoned, had glimpses into the truth of Rebirth )

Benjamin Benjamin

FranklinFranklin

Statesman,Writer,

Inventor

Mahatma Mahatma GandhiGandhi

Statesman, Statesman, PhilosopherPhilosopher

Carl JungCarl Jung

Psychologist,Psychologist,

WriterWriter

Mark TwainMark Twain

WriterWriter

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Some Famous People Who Believed In RebirthSome Famous People Who Believed In Rebirth

Albert Albert SchweitzerSchweitzer

Doctor, Doctor, Humanitarian, Humanitarian,

WriterWriter

SocratesSocrates

Philosopher,Philosopher,TeacherTeacher

SchopenhauerSchopenhauer

Philosopher, Philosopher, WriterWriter

William Wordsworth

PoetPoet

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2. CASE STUDIES2. CASE STUDIES( Reference can be done on the works of Prof. Ian Stevenson ( Reference can be done on the works of Prof. Ian Stevenson

and other Researchers. ‘Google Search!’ Refer to Journals like and other Researchers. ‘Google Search!’ Refer to Journals like ‘Journal of Psychical Enquiry’ etc )‘Journal of Psychical Enquiry’ etc )

Ian Ian StevensonStevenson

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3. From The Great Religions3. From The Great Religions( Investigate for yourself the Early Teachings Of The World ( Investigate for yourself the Early Teachings Of The World

Religions on Reincarnation or Rebirth )Religions on Reincarnation or Rebirth )

BUDDHISMBUDDHISM CHRISTIANITYCHRISTIANITY

TAOISMTAOISM HINDUISMHINDUISM

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4. TRANSSEXUALISM4. TRANSSEXUALISM( Reflection : In the Cycle of Rebirths we have lived before in ( Reflection : In the Cycle of Rebirths we have lived before in

our past lives as males or females. )our past lives as males or females. )

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5. CHILD PRODIGIES5. CHILD PRODIGIES( The Rebirth Doctrine could logically explain why ( The Rebirth Doctrine could logically explain why child prodigies show unbelievable capabilities in child prodigies show unbelievable capabilities in

Mathematics, Music etc. )Mathematics, Music etc. )

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6. PHOBIAS6. PHOBIAS( Inexplicable phobias seem to be consistent

with the Rebirth Doctrine … certain happenings in one’s past lives. )

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7. DEJA VU7. DEJA VU( You can check out this strange psychical experience

which is consistent with a Rebirth Doctrine. Google Search on ‘déjà vu’ ! )

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8. OBSESSIONS8. OBSESSIONS( Reflect : ‘Why do certain people suffer from compulsive ( Reflect : ‘Why do certain people suffer from compulsive and obsessive syndromes? Could these have something to and obsessive syndromes? Could these have something to

do with happenings in their past lives?’do with happenings in their past lives?’

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9. THE DREAM WORLD9. THE DREAM WORLD( Reflect : Could some recurrent dreams be traced to

memories from past lives? )

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10. MULTIPLE PERSONALITIES10. MULTIPLE PERSONALITIES( Investigate for yourself into the literature of psychiatry and psychotherapy. Various books have been written on this, eg

‘The Search for Bridey Murphy’ etc )

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11. HYPNOSIS11. HYPNOSIS( Check out the great amount of work and research on

‘past life regression’, ‘retrogressive hypnotism’, ‘psychotherapy’ etc … strong evidences for rebirth or

reincarnation. )

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12. MEDITATION12. MEDITATIONREBIRTH is no longer a Theory… it is a Fact! And you can prove or realize the fact of rebirth through MEDITATION.Refer to the many Dhamma Talks by Ajahn Brahmavamso on Rebirth, Meditation, Kamma … at

www.bswa.org

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May the reality of rebirth spur us to May the reality of rebirth spur us to walk The Path with diligencewalk The Path with diligence

The EndThe EndWith Metta,With Metta,

Bro. Oh Teik BinBro. Oh Teik Bin