Gita Group Discussions - Concept of Atma, Slokas 2.20, 2.21, 2.22

This group discussion centers on the concepts covered in sloka 2.20, 2.21 - There is something else between physical body and 'Soul/Atma' that never dies. - Demystifies death - Six stages of existence -  - Why don't we go back to an older birth? Why can't we remember previous births? - Is our karmas and balancing karmas a most convoluted balance sheet like a family owned business? - Past does not add value. Memory is just a memory - emotions create a baggage - We cannot live in the past; nor future; only present. - Is time a mental construct? - Is time subjective? How do we reconcile that different species have different life spans? - Go to no=mind state, we become ageless. - How do you explain to kids /family members who may be dying - that it is all irrelevant? - Is it ok to plant 'seeds' in children's mind of our beliefs? - Do these teachings give emotional succor or are they mere intellectual construct? - Not born, not dies - organ donation - does it make sense? -Living in the present is not chronological time - it is living in the dimension of eternality -Do scriptures talk of euthanasia? Abortion?  -When we die, is it happy event or sad event?