Permeation

1. Birth and Rebirth
For general understanding, rebirth does not mean trans-migration. An individual
soul does not migrate from a physical body into another one. No, it just won’t fit
at all. Every individual or thing that exists would not be the same - it could only
be in a similar condition e.g. twins are similar but never the same individuals.
Every individual is unique respectively and no individuals would be the same even
though they do share some sort of the same genes before time.
On this pretext, you may have heard in various stories whereby a spirit or ghost
has the ability to possess into the body of an individual but it never absolutely
overtakes the soul of the possessed individual. This is because one cannot simply
exchange the soul at one’s whim and fancy. Even individuals with the most
powerful magic charm could not perform this feat. Also, you have heard of the
organ transplant cases, whereby the new recipients need to take
immunosuppressive drugs to treat any transplant rejections – live long.
In Buddhism, rebirth refers to evolving consciousness or stream of consciousness
of a person (upon death) and the new consciousness arising in the same person (in
the new person) is neither identical to, nor entirely different from, the old
consciousness, but forms part of a causal continuum or stream with it. The basic
cause for this persistent re-arising of personality is the abiding of consciousness
in ignorance; when ignorance is uprooted, rebirth ceases. For example, a flame is
transferred from one candle to another, or a fire spreads from one field to another.
In the same way that it depends on the original fire, there is a conditioned
relationship between one life and the next; they are not identical but neither are
they completely distinct.
And it is possible for rebirth to take place from a single source into different
identities at any various point of time, just like how the genetic lineage works for
generations. This is how we explain the destiny of being siblings, being life
partners, being close friends in one’s lifetime. Somehow or somewhere before
time, the so-called relevant individuals are inherited from the similar sources of
predecessor. Thus in the present lifetime one has the opportunity to meet and
know with the relevant beings and not the other non-relevant beings. Inevitably,
under the natural law of attraction, anything that belongs to the same ancestry
would somehow attract with each other, no matter how far or near distance and
how long or short time period. So by now, one would know what the phrase,
‘Destiny is made in Heaven; Man looks for his other half; We shared with a
common chemistry’, would mean in the general context.

2. Generally, most individuals could not recall their respective past lives because
they have inherited much assimilated element-dots deriving from myriad of
predecessors. However, some individuals did remember vividly on their past lives
and could relate it well in their present lives. A higher density of any particular
element-dot inheritance would mean a higher retention of genetic information that
determines the particular pool of behaviour of a predecessor.
Let us look at the following illustrations: -
Illustration 1
Key: -
Force of Ignorance Prevailing Conscious Mind Dependent phenomenon
Force of Awakening Subtle Conscious Mind
The Mind of a living being The Mind of a departing being
The Subtle Conscious Mind is The force of Ignorance has outdone
released into fragments the force of Awakening
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回
光
返
照
A final burst of energy before death

3. Key: -
Subtle Conscious Mind of Individual A Subtle Conscious Mind of Individual B
Subtle Conscious Mind of Individual C Subtle Conscious Mind of Individual D
Fragments of liberated Subtle Conscious Mind of different
Individuals under an Imbalanced phenomenon
The Subtle Conscious Mind of different Individuals The Mind of a new being derived
congregating under a Balanced phenomenon from different predecessors

4. Illustration 2
Key: - E = Energy M = Matter
Generation 1
Individual A Individual B Individual C
E1-1 E1-2 E1-3 E1-4 E2-1 E2-2 E2-3 E3-1 E3-2 E3-3
E1-5 E1-6 E1-7 E2-4 E2-5 E2-6 E3-4 E3-5
M1-1 M1-2 M1-3 M1-4 M2-1 M2-2 M2-3 M2-4 M3-1 M3-2 M-3-3
M1-5 M1-6 M1-7 M2-5 M2-6 M3-4 M3-5
Disintegrating process
E1-1 E1-4 E1-3 E1-7 E2-1 E2-2 E2-4 E2-6 E3-1 E3-2 E3-4
E1-5 E1-6
E1-2 M1-1 M1-2 M2-2 M2-3 M2-4 M3-1 M3-2 M3-4 M3-5
M1-7 M1-4 M1-5 M2-5 M2-6 E2-5
M1-6 M1-3 E2-3 M2-1 M-3-3 E3-3 E3-5
Some lapse of time after the disintegrating process
M1-2 M1-3 M1-4 M1-5 M2-2 M2-3 M2-4 M2-5 M2-6 M3-1 M3-2 M3-4 M3-5
 E1-2-1 E1-3-1 E1-4-1 E1-5-1  E2-2-1 E2-3-1 E2-4-1 E2-5-1 E2-6-1  E3-1-1 E3-2-1 E3-4-1 E3-5-1

5. M1-6 M1-3  E1-6-1 E1-3-1 M2-1  E2-1-1 M3-3  E3-3-1
E1-2-1 E1-6 E1-5-1 E2-1-1 E2-4 E2-6-1 E3-1 E3-2-1 E3-5-1 E3-5
 M1-2-1 M1-6-1 M1-5-1  M2-1-1 M2-4-1 M2-6-1  M3-1-1 M3-2-1 M3-5-2 M3-5-1
New integrating process
Generation 2
Individual A1 Individual B1 Individual C1
E2-4
E1-1 E1-2 E2-1 E1-3-1 E1-6 E2-2 E2-3 E3-4 E2-5 E2-6 M-2-4-1 M1-2-1
M1-5-1 M2-6-1 M1-3 M3-5-1 M3-2-1 M3-5-2 M3-1-1
Remarks: -
Individual A, Individual B and Individual C are three respective individuals living in separate
locations in Generation 1.
Individual A1 and Individual B1 are husband and wife in Generation 2.
Individual C1 is good friend of Individual A1 and Individual B1 in Generation 2.
Type of person - Individual A1 is a perfectly normal or healthy type,
Individual B1 is a hyperactive type or supernatural type,
Individual C1 is a weak or defective type.
The law of kamma applies in determining the above rebirth conditions.
In the above illustration, supposedly Individual A is an ardent pianist then the new
being would somehow be naturally talented toward the play of piano or something
with similarity. This is how we explain the natural talented skills we always
uncovered from young children and it is the same case scenario for the phobic
conditions in any particular individuals. Ultimately, it is the wonder of nature that
everyone would not be totally the same or totally different from each other.
According to Christianity, it is believed that human beings begin with Adam and
Eve and this saying may hold its truth literally.