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Bodhisattva in Recovery
Sure. Drop by my island paradise and we can watch the Hummingbirds and deer while sipping ice tea under the Arbutus tree in my back yard.Any stories to tell?
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Sure. Drop by my island paradise and we can watch the Hummingbirds and deer while sipping ice tea under the Arbutus tree in my back yard.Any stories to tell?
I'm a Shakta. I think you mean Vaishnavas of your sect. I never agreed with the "less/more fortunate" birth concept.This would only apply to Hindus. It's in our scriptures. A lesser birth is like reincarnating into a cockroach. It's considered unfortunate.
I apologise.I'm a Shakta. I think you mean Vaishnavas of your sect. I never agreed with the "less/more fortunate" birth concept.
It's okay.I apologise.
Many people, virtually all to be accurate... Believe that Death is something negative as it takes the people we love away from us.
But death is a natural end to all beginnings. What is created has to come to an end yet it seems we often cannot cope up with this idea.
So, why do most of us fear death?
Is it the fear of the unknown that one believes that he's given one life and he won't be able to enjoy himself ever again on this planet?
Or because of the supposed pain that most revieve while dying in an accident, by a heart attack, etc?
Or because one fears of judgment from their God or know that their bad karma will give them a lower birth like among animals, plants or insects?
I think it's very natural and normal to fear.Many people, virtually all to be accurate... Believe that Death is something negative as it takes the people we love away from us.
But death is a natural end to all beginnings. What is created has to come to an end yet it seems we often cannot cope up with this idea.
So, why do most of us fear death?
Is it the fear of the unknown that one believes that he's given one life and he won't be able to enjoy himself ever again on this planet?
Or because of the supposed pain that most revieve while dying in an accident, by a heart attack, etc?
Or because one fears of judgment from their God or know that their bad karma will give them a lower birth like among animals, plants or insects?
Death is not programmed into humans. We have a collective expectation to go on living. Even when overtaken by old age, we still feel young at heart and we do not want to die unless we are suffering.
Animals do not have a concept of death, nor do they anticipate it or contemplate it like we do. We are unique in that we know what death is, how it feels to lose loved ones, and we fear it, even though we know it is inevitable.
From the perspective of a Bible believer, I see that the Creator fashioned humans to resemble himself and to reflect his qualities. He lives forever and he created man to live forever too, but I don't believe that he wanted or needed humans in heaven. He put us here on planet earth as caretakers.
Death came to humans as a result of disobedience and they lost their opportunity to live forever in the earthly paradise God provided for them.
I believe this will ultimately be restored when rebellion has been dealt with to God's satisfaction.
Many people, virtually all to be accurate... Believe that Death is something negative as it takes the people we love away from us.
But death is a natural end to all beginnings. What is created has to come to an end yet it seems we often cannot cope up with this idea.
So, why do most of us fear death?
Is it the fear of the unknown that one believes that he's given one life and he won't be able to enjoy himself ever again on this planet?
Or because of the supposed pain that most revieve while dying in an accident, by a heart attack, etc?
Or because one fears of judgment from their God or know that their bad karma will give them a lower birth like among animals, plants or insects?
Death is not programmed into humans. We have a collective expectation to go on living. Even when overtaken by old age, we still feel young at heart and we do not want to die unless we are suffering.
Animals do not have a concept of death, nor do they anticipate it or contemplate it like we do. We are unique in that we know what death is, how it feels to lose loved ones, and we fear it, even though we know it is inevitable.
From the perspective of a Bible believer, I see that the Creator fashioned humans to resemble himself and to reflect his qualities. He lives forever and he created man to live forever too, but I don't believe that he wanted or needed humans in heaven. He put us here on planet earth as caretakers.
Death came to humans as a result of disobedience and they lost their opportunity to live forever in the earthly paradise God provided for them.
I believe this will ultimately be restored when rebellion has been dealt with to God's satisfaction.
Many people, virtually all to be accurate... Believe that Death is something negative as it takes the people we love away from us.
But death is a natural end to all beginnings. What is created has to come to an end yet it seems we often cannot cope up with this idea.
So, why do most of us fear death?
Is it the fear of the unknown that one believes that he's given one life and he won't be able to enjoy himself ever again on this planet?
Or because of the supposed pain that most revieve while dying in an accident, by a heart attack, etc?
Or because one fears of judgment from their God or know that their bad karma will give them a lower birth like among animals, plants or insects?
We're programmed by the maker to love life in order to stay and multiply, the same we that we love sex.
Why would the maker program living beings in ways when they have to go into an opposite way?
Also why do God's people remain celibate, are gay, incapable of reproducing naturally or have other issues?
It's not death people fear, it's the end.Many people, virtually all to be accurate... Believe that Death is something negative as it takes the people we love away from us.
But death is a natural end to all beginnings. What is created has to come to an end yet it seems we often cannot cope up with this idea.
So, why do most of us fear death?
Is it the fear of the unknown that one believes that he's given one life and he won't be able to enjoy himself ever again on this planet?
Or because of the supposed pain that most revieve while dying in an accident, by a heart attack, etc?
Or because one fears of judgment from their God or know that their bad karma will give them a lower birth like among animals, plants or insects?
So, why do most of us fear death?
Which opposite way, i didn't get your point?
Religious people that stay celibate aren't right in their choices,IOW they're misguided, gays do exist and they don't have
an effect on reproduction as they're few among the population.
There are many who fear death mostly in my opinion because they lack in faith & ask "What if I'm wrong?", I'm personally not afraid of death but I am afraid of losing the ones I love because they are my big support in life.
Faith in what exactly?
Wrong in which context?
Faith in their god and wrong in context of their religion & god.