These questions are not accidental, given that one of the theories about the origin of our species claims that the Earth is a place where souls go through a stage of reflection and correction. According to this theory, our planet is a prison planet where we all are incarcerated, that is why it is useless to aspire for universal peace and the perfect order of the world since living on this planet does not set such a goal.
The proponents of this theory believe that we all have our own purpose – to find our true selves, remember our divine origin, develop the bright side of our souls, and return… to our homeland. Let’s talk about this perspective from the spiritual point of view.
In Genesis, there is an indication that we once lived in another divine place and our souls were not imprisoned in the corporal shell:
“And the Lord God made Adam and his wife garments of skins and clothed them”, “…in the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till you return to the earth from which you were taken.”
If we turn to Buddhism, it is possible to find a definition that human life is a chain of continuous suffering. To live in the Buddhist understanding means to suffer.
Those who believe in reincarnation make a couple of interesting points. When babies are born, they cry, as if the soul were aware that it was born in the material world, on planet Earth. After some time, children’s memory is blocked and they forget who they were and where they lived before birth.
Buddhists believe that we do not die forever, and after some time, our souls are born in a new body, go through suffering, and then die and are reborn again. If a person leads a righteous life, they improve their karma and in the future, get rid of suffering. If they commit evil deeds, then in the next life, they condemn themselves to more suffering.
The basis of Buddhism is that the person is able to break the eternal wheel of rebirth and get spiritual liberation by reaching nirvana.
According to the theory of prison planet, to return to the “Garden of Eden”, humans should climb the same staircase from which they were once thrown down.
With experience, trial and error, sweat and blood, following the path of inner perfection, a person climbs up the ladder of spiritual evolution, returning to the homeland. At each step, he or she has to make an effort, working on their personal lesson. As you see, in this sense, this theory is no different from most world’s religions.
Each new transition upwards must be deserved, and you can get stuck at some stage or crumble down. There is only one way: to rise from the low material matters to very high, divine ones. When this happens, the soul completes its earthly incarnation and goes into a qualitatively new form of existence, the theory states.
One would assume that if it really works this way, then there is nothing easier than to escape this prison and voluntarily leave this place. But such action only aggravates our fate and prolongs our stay on this planet. That is why all religions consider suicide a great sin. Spiritual evolution allows a person to understand why he or she is here and learn the lesson.
The harder a person suffers the aggression and the imperfection of the world, the more pain they feel at the sight of hungry children and homeless animals, the lighter their soul becomes and the closer their way home is. You don’t need to be religious or spiritual to agree that many people who have suffered in life happen to be creatures of extraordinary kindness.
However, the only difference is that the proponents of the theory that Earth is a prison planet believe in the extraterrestrial origin of humans. That’s why we experience an unexplained longing when looking at distant stars in the endless sky, they say. They believe that someday, we will return in the place, full of harmony and joy, where we once came from, where we can complete a real mission and where our existence will be filled with love and high sense.
What are your thoughts on the prison planet theory? Please share them with us in the comments.
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As you mentioned in the first paragraph that it is useless to care about the world peace and imperfection,,Should i carry on by seeing those hungry faces and the domination of bad forces ?Ignoring them that it is the Government which is responsible for the situation they are in or is the divine who incarnated them to be born hungry and die hungry .I hope not.And i think you can't release your soul from this endless cycle by just ignoring those mistakes done over for centuries by humans.
Read the urantia book if you can get a copy.lotsa stuff in there about our existence. It make`s you think
This is the truth I was born with. I can't see who the author of this text is, but whoever you are, we came here from the same place. The world humans created on this planet is a chaos. It is hard to stay away from it. It is hard to fix it, or not to become a part of it. When becoming the part of the chaos mistakes are done again. And we know them, each one of us. And then we ask ourselves - can we undo our mistakes? All I know is we are trying, those who are aware of this Truth. Thank you for this text, it makes me feel less alone.
Great Our mission is creat balance n Freedom of Body Mind Spirit n Spirtualy
I don't think this world is a prison.....but we are meant to relive this life till the end of time no matter what we do. The "Gods" of this universe are as cruel as your mind can imagine, if not more. The sleep you go into after death is quick but when you are reborn an become of age an remember what "The Gods" of this universe don't want you to remember......you remember changing things in your old life is as simple as a thought away all you have to do is know your natural reaction (how you react in situations) once you know your natural reactions you can change anything....