East Meets West : หน้า 41/88 Explore Buddhist beliefs about death, the afterlife, and attaining peace of mind through meditation and merit accumulation.
Death & Afterlife
Monica
Luang Por
accumulate merits. Also, one should acknowledge
the purpose of being born a human so as to cease birth
and find the celestial realm as a halfway before
reaching the goal of nirvana. And for those who can
attain a higher level of Dhamma, their minds will be
free from any emotional breakdown including the fear
of death. More particularly, for the person who can
reach higher levels of meditation and gain the proper
peace of mind, death or life will be no different to them
because they know the nature of death before
experiencing the real death.
: What do Buddhists expect in the afterlife?
: A Buddhist who clearly comprehends the truth of life
would expect no reincarnation in the next life like
the Lord Buddha, or at least, expect to be in the celestial
realm, and not some unwholesome realm. However,
the celestial realm is not the ultimate goal as it is only a
temporary asylum. When our time in the celestial
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