Question


How can one know about their previous births?

Answer


Patanjali Yoga Sutra III.18 says:

By making samyama on previous thought-waves, one obtains knowledge of one's past lives.

The basic idea is that every thought remains in a subtle form even after it is gone from our conscious mind. Thus one can though Yoga bring these subtle thoughts back into the conscious mind. This can even be done for previous births.


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