The self-sacrifice we learned in eastern religions and philosophies in not healthy. We learned in Hinduism people believed in reincarnation. They were forced to live a certain way to reach a greater being in the next life cycle. And having "Bad Karma" will only bring them down. Living in a society like that will not let people act like they should naturally. However it did keep order in that society with the caste system. It is not wise to willingly give up our consciousness in search for a higher one. We learn this is Siddhartha. He spent 6 Years trying to find a higher one. But only to realize that the "Higher" one is to break the life cycle and to reach Nirvana. He wasted 6 years of his life to only reach a conclusion he had with him all along. So giving up your consciousness in search for a "Higher" one might just cause more problems for you.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
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um...I dont know why its white?
ReplyDeleteYou say that Siddhartha wasted six years of his life trying to reach a higher consciousness that doesn't exist; yet reaches Nirvana. Isn't the higher consciousness he seeks Nirvana? Even if he had the knowledge of Nirvana with him all of the time, it was only after those six years had passed that he was able to reach that knowledge. How then, were those six years wasted?
ReplyDeleteDennis, Remember the one main content rule regarding blog posts: explore the possible answers first, then take a position. Show me you’re actively considering the options.
ReplyDeleteAs far as bad karma, don't we end up doing selfish things because our "self" demands it? So, if we rose above ourselves, could we have bad karma?