Is There Life After Death? Is there a birth after death and death after birth? Why does this cycle continue indefinitely? It is because of the causes and effects, and the products and the causes' that this cycle goes on. If the causes were reversed, the outcome would be disastrous, and the birth would end. Man creates causes in the middle of his whole life. What are the causes? When the grounds are created, there is no escaping their subsequent consequences. Causes are created in all actions. If someone insults you by saying that you are 'stupid', that is a consequence. Saying this under the rules that govern the consequences of your actions is karma from your past performance. When this insult happens, the negative acceptance that occurs inside you, like, 'your father is stupid', is the cause of your next life. This action may even affect the response. These words are a reflection of past lives. The deep inner motive of any event is the cause. Everything else is a