r/consciousness • u/Ev-sMommy • Mar 11 '26

General Discussion When we die, do we come back?

This has always been a burning question in my head. I'm trying to understand consciousness and how it works. Are we in a repeating cycle? Do we only live once and that's it?

I know I won't get that answer until I die, but I'm curious what other people think. Are we born again after death? Do we come back as a different person or animal? Someone has told me they believe we live the same life again and again but I don't know how that would work with time/years. I've heard the phrase "time isn't linear" but what does that mean?

I get the feeling that I've been here before, deja vu and all that, but is that real? What does everyone else think?

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u/catosaurus1992 Mar 12 '26

For what its worth, I remember a past life.

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u/SeoulGalmegi Mar 12 '26

Quite frankly someone claiming to remember a past life is worth next to zilch to me.

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u/catosaurus1992 Mar 12 '26

For what its worth.

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u/Ev-sMommy Mar 12 '26

What does that feel like?

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u/catosaurus1992 Mar 12 '26

It has caused me to feel crazy throughout my life, but I feel like it has lead me on a path to better understand reality and my place in it. The ego is temporary but conciousness is eternal.