4jasmin Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 Hello Community today I had a serious Talk with a fellow Friend and we were talking about Dreams, while you sleep - we talked also about Meditation, Imaginations, Beliefs and so on ... We came to a Point in this Discussion, what made me serious thinking about following : if you would like to meditate to prepare yourself for "Afterlife", what kind of "State", "Imagination" or "Energy" you could rely on? Imagination of "Afterlife" is in no Way to compare with anything in this World and so in Humanity - still just an Imagination Now the Reason for this Thread - please interpret my Words, as I am not a Nativ English Speaker: How could one prepare to meditate for an unknown Afterlife ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1FinickyOne Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 Your post is a little difficult to follow and seems to be quite personal... For me, I would choose to go into the beyond in a relaxed, peaceful state. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockyysdt Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 If there is an after life, what drives you to a need to imagine it meditatively? If it exists, wouldn't an afterlife just be, regardless of what you imagine during meditation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godblessemall Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 One does not construct ones own afterlife through meditation or imagination. However one does construct ones rebirth by creating karma now. "If you want to know what you were is your past life, look at what you are now.... if you want to know what you will be in your next life, look at what you do now." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orton Rd Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 There is no such thing as karma, it's another religious fairy tale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godblessemall Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 35 minutes ago, Orton Rd said: There is no such thing as karma, it's another religious fairy tale Speaking with the confidence of no knowledge or wisdom. You will find out one day. The sad thing is that those who refuse to believe in heavens, hells, karma and rebirth will inevitably do things which will lead them to rebirth in the lower realms. The Buddha said that anyone with wrong understanding will also do wrong action and thence create bad karma. Karma is a natural law which affects all beings in the universe as gravity does, whether you believe in it or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockyysdt Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 2 hours ago, Orton Rd said: There is no such thing as karma, it's another religious fairy tale It depends on your interpretation of its meaning. Words take on new meanings over time, based on their usage. Karma is currently used as a noun. This is my Karma (good luck or bad). This is my Destiny, I have so much bad Karma (based on accumulation of past deeds). On the other hand, 2,500 years ago, Karma (a Sanskrit word) was an adjective, a doing word, ones actions, work, or deed. So basically, our Karma is simply what we do, our actions, work, and deeds. So when you say "there is no such thing as Karma", based on the Buddhas use of this word, I'm afraid you may be incorrect. Everyone's Karma is their actions, work, and deeds. What do religious fairy tales have to do with our actions, work, and deeds? What the Buddha was saying is that ones actions, work, and deeds, have an influence on ones life? Further, as most of us repeat actions, work, and deeds (ingrained habits), the influence on our future lives can be predictable in many ways? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockyysdt Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 4 hours ago, rockyysdt said: It depends on your interpretation of its meaning. Words take on new meanings over time, based on their usage. Karma is currently used as a noun. This is my Karma (good luck or bad). This is my Destiny, I have so much bad Karma (based on accumulation of past deeds). On the other hand, 2,500 years ago, Karma (a Sanskrit word) was an adjective, a doing word, ones actions, work, or deed. So basically, our Karma is simply what we do, our actions, work, and deeds. So when you say "there is no such thing as Karma", based on the Buddhas use of this word, I'm afraid you may be incorrect. Everyone's Karma is their actions, work, and deeds. What do religious fairy tales have to do with our actions, work, and deeds? What the Buddha was saying is that ones actions, work, and deeds, have an influence on ones life? Further, as most of us repeat actions, work, and deeds (ingrained habits), the influence on our future lives can be predictable in many ways? Sorry I meant to write that Karma was a "Verb" or doing word (not adjective). These days people use Karma as a noun. In the Buddhas time, the Sanskrit word "Karma" was a verb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orton Rd Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 There is no reaction to anyone's deeds, karma is just a belief for the sheep and there is no proof that it exists Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VincentRJ Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 On 1/1/2018 at 10:54 PM, Orton Rd said: There is no reaction to anyone's deeds, karma is just a belief for the sheep and there is no proof that it exists There is always a reaction to anyone's deeds. No-one lives in a vacuum. Everything is connected either directly or indirectly. The concept of Karma as an invisible and magical spirit which departs the body upon death, and floats around until it enters the womb of some female, whether human or animal, at some stage after the conception of a new life has taken place, certainly cannot be proved scientifically. This concept could be considered as nothing more than 'magical mumbo jumbo'. However, what I find rather fascinating is that the modern science of genetics is now beginning to understand that our genes can be modified by our behaviour in this life and that certain traits, resulting from 'bad' behaviour' or 'good behaviour', can be passed on to a person's offspring through a process described as 'Transgenerational Epigenetic Inheritance'. Read all about it at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transgenerational_epigenetic_inheritance In other words, this is a type of Karma which is passed on to future generations through genes rather than magical spirits. During the times of the Buddha the existence of genes was not known of course, so the concept of a spirit entering the womb was a satisfactory explanation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kan Win Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 BANGKOK — Believers Monday flocked to Buddhist temples in hopes of being reborn into a new and better life – by lying inside a coffin on New Year day. Please read more on the link below:- http://www.khaosodenglish.com/culture/2018/01/02/believers-temples-take-coffins-wish-2018-luck/ Win Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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