reincarnation and death
I find this article just a wee bit biased. Note the sarcasm.
When people write articles I think that they should do their best to be unbiased and open-minded about the subject. Yes, I know there are some people that go a bit overboard in the whole reincarnation bit, but that's their business. I for one believe in reincarnation, I did even before I became a Buddhist. I believe that I've lived lives before and will continue to do so after this one, (unless I'm lucky enough to find nirvana).
I dislike how at the end of the article the writer makes a quip about how the belief in reincarnation is just a buffer for the fear of death. Well then what is their view on the existence of heaven and hell? I for one am not necessarily afraid of death. I do not want to die, nor do I seek it, but I do not fear my inevitable death.
When people write articles I think that they should do their best to be unbiased and open-minded about the subject. Yes, I know there are some people that go a bit overboard in the whole reincarnation bit, but that's their business. I for one believe in reincarnation, I did even before I became a Buddhist. I believe that I've lived lives before and will continue to do so after this one, (unless I'm lucky enough to find nirvana).
I dislike how at the end of the article the writer makes a quip about how the belief in reincarnation is just a buffer for the fear of death. Well then what is their view on the existence of heaven and hell? I for one am not necessarily afraid of death. I do not want to die, nor do I seek it, but I do not fear my inevitable death.