Karma

The wise and spiritually evolved rishis or seers of ancient India applied the principles of Karma to demonstrate the destiny of human souls, and developed the theory of transmigration. This is one of the oldest accepted theories by Asians and explains continuity of the individual cosmic consciousness or soul between life and death. This theory of transmigration considers that the soul is an entity that can exist   without a living physical human body. The matter (body) is totally converted into energy (soul). Naysayers deny the existence of a soul and claim that when the body dies all its chemical and neurologic functions cease and the vital life giving energy dissipates. Materialists deny anything that they cannot measure, observe, or perceive by any of their senses. When someone blows a dog whistle, no sound is heard by the human ear. Does that mean that no sound was produced? Then why do the dogs’ ears perk up and the dog comes running? That sound does exist but is it beyond our limited senses and does not record on the decibel scale. So too many of existence is beyond our senses but does not negate its existence. The spiritual world exists at a much higher energy level that we cannot perceive with our limited senses and equipment.  Those that deny the theory of transmigration, claim that at the time of birth, God creates and infuses a brand new soul into the developing human fetus. This soul lasts for only one life time and, after death, ascends into paradise or suffers for all -eternity in hell. This hypothesis is incorrect because what exists now always existed and is in conformity with the First Law of Thermodynamics that indicates that matter and energy cannot be created or destroyed and must remain constant. Matter and energy, however, are transmutable but the total amount of energy and matter in the universe does not change.