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Re: Questions about hinduism
x91naimuddin@wmich.edu wrote:
: i've always had questions about hinduism that i've wanted to ask but
: never got a chance. now, i finally can with this newsgroup. well, i know that
: hindus believe in reincarnation, but can a person remember from one life to
: another? secondly, what is sati all about? thanks for helping. please post to
: me directly.
: -san
Dear Friend:
Rebirth is a fact of life, unfortunately, some people do not choose to
accept it. Yes, there are many people who can remember their past lives,
and these people are called 'jAtismara'.
This is a rite when married women killed themselves by jumping into the
cremation fire of their dead husbands. They did such things in order to
save themselves from humiliation by invading armies or out of extreme
attachment to their husbands.
With best regards,
Dhruba.
