Originally posted by Bosse de NageSo I've got my own soul but my life starts off on a particular direction because some random chap before me ended his life in some other direction?
Good guess, I think. See if this makes any sense--
"Buddhists understand life as samsara, meaning perpetual wandering, and describe the transition like a billiard ball hitting another billiard ball. While nothing physical transfers, the speed and direction of the second ball relate directly to the first. So the term most often used is rebirth, rath ...[text shortened]... y, or dependant origination, where this arises because of circumstances which happened before."
Getting back to "knowledge" vs"knowledge".
If an ancient text was discovered that claimed to contain truth and a school of men interpreted the text to reach a certain understanding and further declared that their interpretation was the correct one, they could claim that any different interpretion was in error because it disagreed with their interpretation, which they have declared to be the correct interpretation.
Sounds dodgy.
Originally posted by Bosse de NageRight understanding, et al.
--which brings about an end to suffering. The Four Noble Truths speak of suffering; the Eight-Fold Path speaks of ending suffering.
(Question for you--I'm told that Buddhists prefer to talk about rebirth rather than reincarnation. Why?)
Edit for Freaky:
"The eightfold path is Right Understanding, Right Intent, Right Speech, Right Action, Ri ...[text shortened]... dfulness, and Right Concentration." (http://www.acay.com.au/~silkroad/buddha/p_path_frames.htm)
Anyone eliminated from getting on that ride?
Originally posted by KneverKnightSounds like you came across a copy of the Book of Mormon?
Getting back to "knowledge" vs"knowledge".
If an ancient text was discovered that claimed to contain truth and a school of men interpreted the text to reach a certain understanding and further declared that their interpretation was the correct one, they could claim that any different interpretion was in error because it disagreed with their interpretation, which they have declared to be the correct interpretation.
Sounds dodgy.
Originally posted by HalitoseYou only get to be you once. That's the rules. Next time, you have to be you, and that only once. After that, if you haven't become you yet, you will only have a few more chances at becoming so.
I liked the old me better. 😵
If, at the end of your you opportunities, if you have not become you, you are you forever, living in the regret that you never knew yourself.
Good luck, now get going, you.