Are We Ever Reborn?

"Are we ever "re-born?" Let's say our inner
light or "soul" is like a flame atop a
candle. In this metaphor, the candle is our
body with a limited lifetime. Just before
the candle goes out imagine transferring
the flame to a new candle, i.e. body. Is it
the same flame or a new one? Is a flame
ever the same flame? Or is the word
"flame" or "soul" just a name for something
that is always new and changing and
never possessing a unique fixed existence.
To know our timeless nature we just sit
and open our minds to what is."

Genjo Marinello, Osho
Excerpt | Plum Mountain News