Before We Were Born

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The Sacred Stages of the Soul Before Incarnation Volume I

Shree Shambav

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Shree Shambav Ink & Imagination Where Words Breathe and Imagination Soars
09 February 2026

Philosophy of mind; Spirituality & religious experience; Mind, Body, Spirit: thought & practice

Series: Journey of Soul

BEFORE WE WERE BORN

The Sacred Stages of the Soul Before Incarnation

What if your life was not an accident?

What if your pain, your longing, your family, your body, and even your forgetting were chosen-before you were born?

Before We Were Born is a profound two-volume spiritual series that invites readers into a rarely explored dimension of existence: the sacred architecture of the soul before incarnation. This is not a book about belief, doctrine, or escape from human life. It is a contemplative journey into remembrance-one that reframes life itself as a consciously chosen curriculum of awakening.

Written as a living dialogue within the quiet stillness of Buddha Hall, guided by the gentle presence of Guruji, the series unfolds through story, silence, and insight rather than instruction.

Volume One: The Eternal Architect

Volume One explores what exists before identity takes form. It asks:

What is the soul when it is not defined by name, body, memory, or role?

Here, the soul is revealed as timeless awareness-complete, luminous, and free-yet moved by a quiet desire to experience truth through contrast. Birth is not portrayed as a fall from perfection, but as a sacred choice: fullness seeking expression.

The volume journeys through the nature of the soul, prana and consciousness, the Akashic Field, karma as precise intelligence rather than punishment, and the profound Life Review where the soul learns not through judgment, but through empathy. These stages reveal that nothing is imposed-everything is understood, felt, and chosen.

Volume Two: Designing a Life & The Descent into Form

Volume Two moves closer to incarnation itself.

Part One: Designing a Life reveals how the soul consciously chooses purpose, body, family, geography, culture, and time-not for comfort, but for inner evolution. Pain, joy, and emptiness are reframed as signals guiding growth rather than mistakes to escape.

Part Two: The Descent into Form explores the most courageous acts of consciousness: consenting to pain as initiation, accepting the veil of forgetting, and finally leaping into birth. Incarnation is shown not as loss of power, but as trust-power temporarily hidden so love, courage, and choice can become real.

The journey culminates in remembering authorship: life no longer seen as random cruelty, but as sacred design. Awakening emerges not as control over life, but clarity within it.

Why Readers Are Drawn to This Series

It reframes suffering as initiation, not punishment It offers responsibility without guilt, faith without dependency It speaks to those who feel life carries a deeper intention It is experiential, poetic, and deeply human It does not tell you what to believe-it invites you to listen

This is not a book about becoming divine.

It is a book about remembering why you chose to become human.

If you have ever felt that your life holds a meaning deeper than circumstance...

If pain has felt too precise to be random...

If truth has arrived in you as recognition rather than information...

Before We Were Born is waiting to be remembered.

By: Shree Shambav
Imprint: Shree Shambav Ink & Imagination Where Words Breathe and Imagination Soars
Volume: 1
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 127mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 299g
ISBN: 9789356920545
ISBN 10: 9356920540
Series: Journey of Soul
Pages: 300
Publication Date: 09 February 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Shree Shambav is an internationally acclaimed, multi-award-winning, best-selling author, inspirational speaker, artist, philanthropist, life coach, strategist, and entrepreneur. A two-time world record holder with over 125 best-selling works, his creations span literature, mindfulness, spirituality, personal mastery, and inner transformation. Recognised with numerous national and international honours-including accolades associated with the Office of the President of India-his journey reflects a rare synthesis of vision, discipline, compassion, and selfless service.An alumnus of the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) and the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Shree Shambav combines academic excellence with extensive corporate leadership experience gained through influential roles in multinational corporations. This unique convergence of intellectual rigour and lived wisdom informs both his writing and his guidance.Renowned for his profound insights and grounded presence, Shree Shambav has guided countless individuals toward self-discovery, mindful living, and authentic purpose. His distinctive literary approach-known as Shambavism-is not merely a style of writing but a lived philosophy. Shambavism does not instruct from authority; it invites remembrance from within. Through contemplative language, silence, and experiential depth, his work cultivates clarity, resilience, and reconnection with the soul.Beyond literature, Shree Shambav is the founder of the Shree Shambav Ayur Rakshita Foundation, an inclusive organisation dedicated to human dignity beyond divisions of race, gender, or nationality. Rooted in ecological reverence and social responsibility, the foundation champions inner transformation, inclusive growth, environmental preservation, and conscious coexistence. His initiatives include the Shree Shambav Green Movement and Vidya Vedhika (Vizhuthugal), supporting education, sustainability, and community upliftment.

Reviews for Before We Were Born: The Sacred Stages of the Soul Before Incarnation Volume I

A profound and luminous work, Before We Were Born invites readers into the sacred architecture of existence itself. Blending ancient wisdom with poetic clarity, the book does not demand belief-it awakens remembrance. Each chapter feels like a quiet conversation with eternity, offering depth without dogma and insight without fear. This is not a book to be rushed, but one to be lived with. It gently reshapes how we understand birth, purpose, pain, and the unseen intelligence guiding every life.- Roopa