Does the soul take birth again?

[Akalifauj]

One line from Sukhmani sahib answers this question.  

ਪ੍ਰਭ ਕੈ ਸਿਮਰਨਿ ਗਰਭਿ ਨ ਬਸੈ ॥ 

Remembering God, one does not reside in the womb. Ang 262

 

There are some Sikhs who don't believe the soul travels through any other life.  However the above line from Sukhmani sahib is telling us if a person does simran of Akal Purakh they won't come in the womb again.  The word "again" is being added in the interpretation because we came into this world through the mother's womb as a human already.  Now Sukhmani sahib is saying to prevent from coming again we need to do his simran (remember Akal Purakh).  

Some Sikhs will play with the word ਗਰਭਿ (which means womb) and say we won't reside in the world if we do his simran. Such an analogy does not work because we reside in the world whether we do his simran or not. A jivan mukht person reside on earth till its time to leave the world. 

Similarly replacing the word womb with mind.  The person resides in the mind by thought whether we do his simran or not. A jivan mukht person resides in the mind to fulfill the worldly duties as was shown by Bhagat Dhanna Jatt ji who asked for a good wife and cow after being jivan mukht.  

The analogies don't work and this bothers some Sikhs very much.  They are stuck with their belief system.  Sukhmani sahib says remember him and the mind will be soothed to accept what Gurbani says.  Gurbani tells us what to do and also gives us facts on how Vaheguru runs his creation.