Increasingly, medical experts have presented evidence supporting the existence of reincarnation and the concept of karmic relationships spanning multiple lifetimes. For example, unresolved debts or unreturned favors from a past life often lead to encounters in subsequent lives to settle these outstanding issues. Similarly, lovers who could not unite in one life may find each other in the next, fulfilling their past life’s wishes to marry.
A past life tale from ancient times: The scholar and the kind woman
Once upon an ancient time, there was a scholar on his way to the capital to take the Imperial examination. He fainted in a snowstorm. Luckily, he was rescued by a young woman who took him home and nursed him back to health, enabling him to continue his journey. The scholar fell in love with the young woman and tried to persuade her to run away with him. The young woman refused, but was still very kind to him. The scholar was so depressed that he couldn’t study.
A revelation in the temple
One day, while wandering aimlessly, the scholar found himself at a temple. There, an old monk noticed his despondent demeanor and inquired about his troubles. He told the old monk what had happened. He said he was puzzled by the fact that the woman refused to go with him, yet continued to be very kind to him. The old monk asked: “Do you want to know the reason?” The scholar said: “Please enlighten me.”
As the old monk talked, the scholar learned that he was also a scholar in his last life. In that lifetime, too, he was on his way to the capital to take the Imperial exam. On the way, he saw the body of a drowned young girl lying naked on the shore. He hastily took off his robe to cover it, and then hurriedly went on his way. Later, another man came by and saw the dead body. He felt pity so he bought a coffin and buried her.
Her husband in this life was the one who bought the coffin. She was kind to the scholar to repay the favor she received from him in her past life, but she would never elope because her gratitude to her husband was much greater. The scholar finally understood and thanked the monk profusely before resuming his journey to the capital.
A modern dilemma: Love, regret, and karmic debt
A netizen shared a personal anecdote about a close friend who was introduced to a billionaire. The wealthy suitor was determined to marry her, but their impending union was unexpectedly disrupted by another man. She eventually married this man, only to regret her decision on their wedding day. She soon realized that the man she thought was perfect was actually unbearable. Despite her initial intention to endure the marriage, she ultimately chose divorce, generously dividing her business earnings with him and buying him various gifts.
Later, a psychic revealed to her that she had owed her husband money in a past life. His apparent love and eagerness to marry her were driven by this past life debt. Once they were married, his true, disingenuous nature surfaced. Anxiously, she inquired if she had repaid her debt in this life. Upon confirmation from the psychic that she had, she was relieved.
These stories underscore a profound belief: Nothing in life is coincidental. Every event, every encounter, is influenced by reasons that often trace back to a past life.
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