Buddhism and rebirth

Posted by Jai Narayan on April 10, 2004, at 13:40:50

In reply to More on Buddhism ))))gardenergirl(((( hugs, posted by Jai Narayan on April 9, 2004, at 9:40:16

Rebirth is part of the continuous process of change. Samsara is the cycle of birth, death and rebirth. All beings move through incarnations. There are various dimensions of existances.
There are 31 in Buddhism.
We will look at 2.
1. The world of sense/desire where one is relatively miserable.
This includes animals, hungry ghosts and hell beings.
A rebirth in these states of woe is the result of unwholesome karma.
2. The world of pure form which is relativaly fortunate.
This includes the realms of the gods, the demigods and human beings.
Rebirth in these fortunate realms is the result of wholesome karma.
You might ask what is Karma?
Karma is the law that every cause has an effect, as in the actions we preform will have a result.
We are all responsibile for our lives, it's important to be aware that our actions hold consequences.
The Buddha said "What you are is what you have been, what you will be is you do now."
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Jai Narayan

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