[Advaita-l] Can Anyone Answer My Doubt?

[Praveen]

praNAm,

IMO and understanding, the mind you're possibly mixing here is with
the mind "as defined by science" when you put in words such as "...
especially the brain". On the contrary, manas of Vedanta or Sankhya
puts it, is hardly so and possibly more of a conglomerate. I hope you
find it interesting and satisfying to look for an answer in that
direction.

You'll possibly get more technical and useful answers than this in
other replies here, but I'd non-technically put so: whatever it is
that, though the birthless Self, identifies itself in relation to this
world, creating an individuality as jIva, and multitudes therefore, is
what carries forth to other births.

gurorarpaNamastu,
--praveen

On 19 Dec 2007 13:49:06 -0000, Sharath T Poojary
<sharat4u1 at rediffmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> When they say the soul is born again and again, WHOM are they refering to? The SELF is birthless and stays where it has been. The body, ego and mind, since they are the part of material world are destroyed with the body on death.
>
> You see mind is actually material in nature. It is caused by the background working of the body, especially the BRAIN. Of course, the sense of PERCEPTION and Realness that seems associated with the mind/thoughts is due to SELF (CONSCIOUSNESS). Self illumines the mind, but mind belongs to the material part (body). This being so, WHO is there to take RE-BIRTH? WHO is the CARRIER of VASANAS to the next birth?
>
> I hope someone who has seen through this problem will help me see it too. I'm anxiously waiting for a reply.
>
> Regards,
> Sharath
>
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