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 only way to break the cycle is 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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I agree that giving up all conciousness to a higher power is not healthy, because then you don't care about anything or anyone else, even though that does demonstrate extreme focus and discipline. But, I think that having reincarnation as a societal belief is healthy and good for the community. If people are trying hard to live good and virtuous lives so that they will move up in their next life, society is controlled by this religious belief. Laws are barely even needed since everyone is so concerned with moving up.
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