irth , ▁such ▁that ▁one ' s ▁past ▁de eds ▁in ▁the ▁current ▁life ▁and ▁in ▁all ▁previous ▁lives ▁are ▁reflected ▁in ▁the ▁present ▁moment , ▁and ▁one ' s ▁present ▁de eds ▁are ▁reflected ▁in ▁the ▁future ▁of ▁the ▁current ▁life ▁and ▁in ▁all ▁future ▁lives . ▁This ▁understanding ▁of ▁reb irth ▁is ▁u ph eld ▁in ▁caus ality ▁as ▁well . ▁ ▁Ten ri ky o ' s ▁ont ology , ▁however , ▁diff ers ▁from ▁older ▁k arm ic ▁religious ▁trad itions ▁such ▁as ▁Buddh ism . ▁In ▁Ten ri ky o , ▁the ▁human ▁person ▁is ▁believed ▁to ▁consist ▁of ▁mind , ▁body , ▁and ▁soul . ▁The ▁mind , ▁which ▁is ▁given ▁the ▁freedom ▁to ▁sense , ▁feel , ▁and ▁act ▁by ▁God ▁the ▁Parent , ▁ce ases ▁to ▁function ▁at ▁death . ▁On ▁the ▁other ▁hand , ▁the ▁soul , ▁through ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁den a oshi ▁( 出 直 し , ▁" to ▁make ▁a ▁fresh ▁start "), ▁takes ▁on ▁a ▁new ▁body ▁l ent ▁from ▁God ▁the ▁Parent ▁and ▁is ▁re born ▁into ▁this ▁world . ▁Though ▁the ▁re born ▁person ▁has ▁no ▁memory ▁of ▁the ▁previous ▁life , ▁the ▁person ' s ▁thoughts ▁and ▁de eds ▁leave ▁their ▁mark ▁on ▁the ▁soul ▁and ▁are ▁carried ▁over ▁into ▁the ▁new ▁life ▁as ▁the ▁person ' s ▁caus ality . ▁As ▁can ▁be ▁seen , ▁Ten ri ky o ' s ▁ont ology , ▁which ▁rest s ▁on ▁the ▁existence ▁on ▁a ▁single ▁cre ator ▁de