Why there are more people now than 2500 year ago
Why there are more people now than 2500 year ago
Why there are more people now than 2500 year ago
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Re: Why there are more people now than 2500 year ago
As in population growth? It tends to go that way by a natural progression with high birth rates, longer longevity with increases in medical sciences, etc.
If you mean where do the new "spirits" (for lack of a better term) come from, well there is the animal kingdom and other beings in other realms, according to the cosmology.
If you mean where do the new "spirits" (for lack of a better term) come from, well there is the animal kingdom and other beings in other realms, according to the cosmology.
Re: Why there are more people now than 2500 year ago
that means that on one hand the 'sinners' have been doing significantly better as of late, if they become lucky enough to reborn as humans, while on the other the 'saints' have been falling off their brahma worldsDavid N. Snyder wrote:As in population growth? It tends to go that way by a natural progression with high birth rates, longer longevity with increases in medical sciences, etc.
If you mean where do the new "spirits" (for lack of a better term) come from, well there is the animal kingdom and other beings in other realms, according to the cosmology.
in any event something must be going on in other spheres of existence
Re: Why there are more people now than 2500 year ago
Years ago, I remember a Tibetan Buddhist teacher saying at a talk, that there's no reason why beings from other planets couldn't be reincarnating here.LXNDR wrote:
in any event something must be going on in other spheres of existence
Personally I think its all pointless speculation, as I drink my morning cofee and look out of the window at bees buzzing around the flowers. Time to do some weekend weeding .
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Re: Why there are more people now than 2500 year ago
Why must it?LXNDR wrote:In any event something must be going on in other spheres of existence
You will not be punished FOR your 'emotions'; you will be punished BY your 'emotions'.
Pay attention, simplify, and (Meditation instruction in a nutshell) "Mind - the Gap."
‘Absit invidia verbo’ - may ill-will be absent from the word. And mindful of that, if I don't respond, this may be why....
Re: Why there are more people now than 2500 year ago
Hi LaxndrLXNDR wrote:that means that on one hand the 'sinners' have been doing significantly better as of late, if they become lucky enough to reborn as humans, while on the other the 'saints' have been falling off their brahma worldsDavid N. Snyder wrote:As in population growth? It tends to go that way by a natural progression with high birth rates, longer longevity with increases in medical sciences, etc.
If you mean where do the new "spirits" (for lack of a better term) come from, well there is the animal kingdom and other beings in other realms, according to the cosmology.
in any event something must be going on in other spheres of existence
Buddhism does not talk about sinners and saints. According to Buddhism there are wholesome acts and unwholesome acts.
Animlal can perform wholesome acts too. Just look around and see some animals are better than some human.
Human world is not a bad destination. Buddha desend from Braham world to human world so as to attain Nirvana.
“As the lamp consumes oil, the path realises Nibbana”
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right, that's why i quoted these words, having used them for lack of a better term or my laziness to search for oneSarathW wrote:Hi LaxndrLXNDR wrote:that means that on one hand the 'sinners' have been doing significantly better as of late, if they become lucky enough to reborn as humans, while on the other the 'saints' have been falling off their brahma worldsDavid N. Snyder wrote:As in population growth? It tends to go that way by a natural progression with high birth rates, longer longevity with increases in medical sciences, etc.
If you mean where do the new "spirits" (for lack of a better term) come from, well there is the animal kingdom and other beings in other realms, according to the cosmology.
in any event something must be going on in other spheres of existence
Buddhism does not talk about sinners and saints. According to Buddhism there are wholesome acts and unwholesome acts.
Animlal can perform wholesome acts too. Just look around and see some animals are better than some human.
Human world is not a bad destination. Buddha desend from Braham world to human world so as to attain Nirvana.
no destination is absolutely good or bad, everything is relative
i know human realm is considered fortunate as demonstrated in the Sakkapannha sutta for example, but i'm not sure whether it's considered so unconditionally or only for the times when there's living buddha in the world
it is also known that those who reach brahma worlds attain nibbana right there
Re: Why there are more people now than 2500 year ago
not being in possession of supernatural psychic powers, have no clueTheNoBSBuddhist wrote:Why must it?LXNDR wrote:In any event something must be going on in other spheres of existence
Re: Why there are more people now than 2500 year ago
According to Buddhism you cant attain Nirvana in Brahamawold as they do not have sense faculties.
I do not think anybody want a rebirth in a lower places such as Apaya.
I do not think anybody want a rebirth in a lower places such as Apaya.
“As the lamp consumes oil, the path realises Nibbana”
Re: Why there are more people now than 2500 year ago
Because it would be impossible to make sense of a sphere of existence in which nothing at all was going on.TheNoBSBuddhist wrote:Why must it?LXNDR wrote:In any event something must be going on in other spheres of existence
Re: Why there are more people now than 2500 year ago
Because there is enough conditions for manifestation such a quantity of humain beings. When conditions will disapear or decrise, humain beings will disapear or decrise.amara wrote:Why there are more people now than 2500 year ago
Re: Why there are more people now than 2500 year ago
but the mere fact of multiplication of human race must be a response to some kind of cosmic necessity, perchancewalkart wrote:Because there is enough conditions for manifestation such a quantity of humain beings. When conditions will disapear or decrise, humain beings will disapear or decrise.amara wrote:Why there are more people now than 2500 year ago
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Re: Why there are more people now than 2500 year ago
...What 'spheres of existence'...?Sam Vara wrote:Because it would be impossible to make sense of a sphere of existence in which nothing at all was going on.TheNoBSBuddhist wrote:Why must it?LXNDR wrote:In any event something must be going on in other spheres of existence
Hypothesis.but the mere fact of multiplication of human race must be a response to some kind of cosmic necessity, perchance
Why do we always believe there must be an answer to everything - and that we deserve to know it?
You will not be punished FOR your 'emotions'; you will be punished BY your 'emotions'.
Pay attention, simplify, and (Meditation instruction in a nutshell) "Mind - the Gap."
‘Absit invidia verbo’ - may ill-will be absent from the word. And mindful of that, if I don't respond, this may be why....
Re: Why there are more people now than 2500 year ago
SarathW wrote:According to Buddhism you cant attain Nirvana in Brahamawold as they do not have sense faculties.
so i guess it's more accurate to speak of planes of the Brahma world, which there're 20 ofDPPN : Brahmaloka wrote:Anāgāmins, who die before attaining arahantship, are reborn in the Suddhāvāsā Brahma-worlds and there pass away entirely
Re: Why there are more people now than 2500 year ago
indeed, a hypothesisTheNoBSBuddhist wrote:LXNDR wrote:Hypothesis.but the mere fact of multiplication of human race must be a response to some kind of cosmic necessity, perchance
Why do we always believe there must be an answer to everything - and that we deserve to know it?
predictability brings a sense of stability into life, which is generally considered a positive thing, that's why eternalism is so popular
then there's another option, total indifference, which i'm in favor of, but to succeed in it one must get grounded within oneself