Reincarnation - from romance to research by Chaitanya Charan

2. Reality
Dr. Ian Stevenson
Four types of evidences:
• Recollections
• Recognitions
• Behaviors
• Birthmarks

5. The Case of Necip Unlutaskiran
• Born in Adana, Turkey,
• Past-life as Necip Budak in
Mersin 80 km away
• Knew about scar on wife’s
thigh

6. The Case of Necip Unlutaskiran
• Affectionate to children
• Jealous of wife’s new
husband
• 6 correlating birthmarks –
probability 1 / 160^6

7. Fraud?
No money
No fame
No religious motive
Embarrassing eg Jasbir
Singh

8. Fraud
“Neither self-delusion, intentional
fraud, peer pressure, nor coincidence
could explain how the children Ian
investigated could have known all that
they knew about strangers who’d died
before they were born.”
- Tom Shroder, Editor, Washington
Post

9. Reality
Two different
people – non-
intersecting sets
Intersection point:
non-material soul

10. Rationality
Longing to live forever
and love forever in a
world where nothing
lasts forever
Eg African tribal child
desiring a pizza

11. Opportunity
We are sparks
attracted to other
sparks.
Now we can become
attracted to the whole

12. Opportunity
All-attractive Krishna:
Whatever is attractive
in anyone is present in
its fullness in Krishna

13. Opportunity
Put Krishna first in our
relationships & our heart
will be fulfilled,
irrespective of whether
specific desires are
fulfilled or not

14. Romanticizing Reincarnation
Soulmate – soul or mate?
Don’t incorporate
reincarnation into a
materialistic worldview –
let reincarnation redefine
your worldview