Buddhism and rebirth

[Serrao]

Originally Posted by celest

You can reach Nirvana while your still alive, rebirth happens until you reach Nirvana and then you can escape Samsara ( birth, death, rebirth )

This is also what I thought Nirvana and Samsara are about.
I'm wondering though, what happens inbetween two subsequent incarnations according to Buddhism.

[Serrao]

Originally Posted by sunsoul

The bardo is an explicitly Tibetan term that is used in Tibetan Buddhism to describe the process of moving over from life to death and back to life.

Is it possible, according to Tibetan Buddhism, to "contemplate about Life" during the Bardo?

[Serrao]

Originally Posted by cathutch

Check Sn 5. 6: Upasiva-manava-puccha
As a flame overthrown by the force of the wind goes to an end that cannot be classified,
so the sage free from naming activity goes to an end that cannot be classified.

Souns like no one knows about Life after the achievement of the Highest Goal. And those who reside "There" don't come back to tell us what Life is like "Over There".

[sunsoul]

Originally Posted by Serrao

Is it possible, according to Tibetan Buddhism, to "contemplate about Life" during the Bardo?

You prepare for the moment of death and try to pass over with as little fear as possible. The contemplation on life is ideally done during life!

[CSEe]

Originally Posted by Serrao

Hello ,

Is it possible, according to the Buddhist philosophy, for a soul to choose not to reincarnate again without having attained Nirvana?

Thank you.

Is there any different choosing a tree or a house to stay ? .....because is all your choice , is always your reason of choosing . Buddhism is realization of your emotion of choosing not what have you chosen . As long as there is desire ....there is nirvana , there is suffering because as one awaken to Buddhism , nirvana and suffering is same ......no good verses bad , no right verses wrong , no true verse false ......love is same as hate same as desire same as fear ...is all emotion ......

[Serrao]

Originally Posted by CSEe

Is there any different choosing a tree or a house to stay ? .....because is all your choice , is always your reason of choosing . Buddhism is realization of your emotion of choosing not what have you chosen . As long as there is desire ....there is nirvana , there is suffering because as one awaken to Buddhism , nirvana and suffering is same ......no good verses bad , no right verses wrong , no true verse false ......love is same as hate same as desire same as fear ...is all emotion ......

So if I understand you correctly, according to you, an angel is the same as a demon too?
Also what their faces look like is the same?
And how they act is the same too?

I believe in diversity; for me the slightest difference, noticed with discrimination, is definitely a difference and not the same.

[CSEe]

Originally Posted by Serrao

So if I understand you correctly, according to you, an angel is the same as a demon too?
Also what their faces look like is the same?
And how they act is the same too?
I believe in diversity; for me the slightest difference, noticed with discrimination, is definitely a difference and not the same.

Is always " you" that looks at the demon or angel ....is always you who judge them , is always you holding on your emotion of them . As one awaken to Buddhism , one realized he is always alone in the journey of his will of his choice in his world ....he realized there is no other except his existence and the cause of his existence ......he realized the demon is him , he realized he is the angel as he realized his emotion in the demon or angel .
If one sees something with his eyes , there will be confusion as there are many choices of judgement .....if one sees with the eyes closed , still there is confusion as one will still had choices based on emotion ...but if one awaken to emotion , there will be nothing to see as there is only the emotion itself .....


Buddhism is realization of your existence and your cause of existence ....not determination of your knowledge ... Mind is emotion of present condition , mind is constantly in a process of changing , constant in motion and never stop ...but if human created emotion to hold on to their mind , this will lead to longer journey into self realization and suffering or joy is the nature of this path ........awaken to Buddhism , one will always in a constant condition readiness of change not holding on to any beliefs or faith ....Buddhism is always about realization of you..not determination of who you are.....

[Serrao]

Originally Posted by CSEe

Buddhism is realization of your existence and your cause of existence ....

This realization you're talking about, is it this what they named Nirvana?

[CSEe]

Originally Posted by Serrao

This realization you're talking about, is it this what they named Nirvana?

If there is a name .......it would not from a realization ...realization is not part of the knowledge but knowledge could be a tiny little part of realization

[tainamom]

It is possible if it is willed by the Creator. If not, everyone must reincarnate even if they reach nirvana. The difference between nirvana and other areas of waiting is that when one reaches nirvana, they have a choice on where they want to go. Everyone else must go where they're told to go.