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- Wed Oct 10, 2012 5:10 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: the great rebirth debate
- Replies: 7540
- Views: 1330059
Re: the great rebirth debate
Hello all, I like this thread, I've found many answers to my question, please don't stone me but I'm very indifferent to the question if there is rebirth or not, but I tend more towards non-believing it. With great interest I've read the postings of stuka and clw_uk , do they still post here?? I hav...
- Wed Oct 03, 2012 11:48 am
- Forum: Theravāda for Beginners
- Topic: What continues from one life to another?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 9277
Re: What continues from one life to another?
Thanks LonesomeYogurt
I get that metaphor, but IMHO there's nothing personal (from this life) which will be transmitted to the next? I've tried to find a definitve anwer on that topic but it seems that even the opinions are divided?
greets
I get that metaphor, but IMHO there's nothing personal (from this life) which will be transmitted to the next? I've tried to find a definitve anwer on that topic but it seems that even the opinions are divided?
greets
- Tue Oct 02, 2012 6:38 pm
- Forum: Theravāda for Beginners
- Topic: What continues from one life to another?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 9277
Re: What continues from one life to another?
but isn't it that the next person will not be 'you', the you in the now will be forever dead only the karma or sorry kamma survives, is that right?
- Fri Sep 28, 2012 11:22 am
- Forum: Theravāda for Beginners
- Topic: Question about Death and Nirvana!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3478
Re: Question about Death and Nirvana!
Thank you Cooran
- Tue Sep 25, 2012 7:09 pm
- Forum: Theravāda for Beginners
- Topic: Question about Death and Nirvana!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3478
Re: Question about Death and Nirvana!
Thank you very much @ all :). But it doesn't go like this, I die, I close my eyes, take my last breath and suddenly I open up my eyes again as a new person, a new-born?? Sorry for the stupid question, I'm kinda slow sometimes :D. I mean what I understood from the links posted here is that only karmi...
- Thu Sep 20, 2012 1:32 pm
- Forum: Theravāda for Beginners
- Topic: Question about Death and Nirvana!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3478
Re: Question about Death and Nirvana!
I mean what I've understood so far is that only my karmic tendencies 'survive' is that correct? But my next rebirth will not be the same person!
- Thu Sep 20, 2012 1:18 pm
- Forum: Theravāda for Beginners
- Topic: Question about Death and Nirvana!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3478
Re: Question about Death and Nirvana!
Thank you very much
- Wed Sep 19, 2012 5:50 pm
- Forum: Theravāda for Beginners
- Topic: Question about Death and Nirvana!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3478
Question about Death and Nirvana!
Hello everybody, I'm new on this forum, been very interested in the Theravada branch of buddhism for the past couple of months, before I was mainly studying Advaita Vedanta. Anyways I have a question, since I'm a complete beginner when it comes to Buddhism, but I've always wondered what happens to m...