2024JAN26 D6 Exploring the Six Realms

[@sarojailangovan9669]

Thanks for your kind reply. I think it is up to us to believe or not. Some scholars used to scare masses about rebirth in poor families or as animals depending on our behavior in this life. I follow teachings of a sage ( Thiruvalluvar) who wrote 1330 couplets of poetry which covers three stages of our present life and to attain peaceful, joyous life. They are guiding principles for Tamil people from South India. He doesn’t mention about rebirth or reincarnation. There are also other sages who teach about different saivite faiths.

[@sarojailangovan9669]

I have doubt about rebirth or reincarnation. What is the original teaching from Buddha himself not from his followers? Is it possible to find out about after life?

[@MountainGateNM]

HiSaroja! That is a big question! When the Buddha was asked questions about deaath and after-life, he refused to answer. I'm sure he himself knew, and he spoke of memories of his past lives coming up during his time meditating under the Bo tree. Tibetan Buddhists have a strong believe in life continuing after "death" and have many teachings about it. The Buddha taught of eternal life-beginningless life. Yet we do experience death in many ways, including at the end of what is termed "thhis life." It gets more complicated than that, and is not a question that can be easily answered as there are so many levels to it. As we continue to meditate and reach deeper levels of understanding, we begin to realize how complex a question rebirth is. In Buddhism we do not speak of "reincarnation" because, if life is beginningless and endless, how can we leave life to reincarnate in a new body? The difference between a living body and a dead body is clear. But where does the energy that animated that body before it died go? Science tells ius that energy cannot be lost, but only transformed. In this sense, life IS eternal. And yet...