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I read Buddhists believe that the mind is seperate from the body and does not die when the body dies. The mind hasn't a beginning or end. The word I thing of is eternal.
I believe this is true. The mind is seperate from the body and does not die when the body dies. The mind does not have a beginning or end. Intelligence always existed.
I believe we had a consciousness before we received a body. I think that in the spirit realm where we had consciousness, we learned there.
I also think that some developed talents there. I'm not saying that Buddhists believe this but they may think so. I believe that when some spirits came to earth, their talent seemed already developed such as child prodigees. Mozart is an example.
Mozart already had {it seemed}, symphonies in his head and could play at 3 or 4 years of age. Some inventors like Benjamine Franklin and Edison may have come to earth with ideas of inventions already in their minds. Just waiting to be activated. I've heard the saying "Necessity is the mother of invention", as soon as there was a need the idea was already in them. It just needed to be activated, brought forth with something.
Buddhists believe in reincarnation. Whether these spirits had former bodies or {as I think} were spirit intelligences before they arrived on earth, these spirits were some how capable of learning about the world before they came and able to develope talents such as composing music. Amazing! When they exhibit these talents on earth, it was like remembering.
I believe the mind does not die after death as Buddhist believe. That is why the title "etrnal mind" seemed fitting. I believe we will live as a conscious spirit, the spirit is eternal.
Buddhists believe the personality is made up of five changing factors:
1. Body
2. Feeling
3. Perception
4. Mental activity {the will}
5. Consciousness
They believe there is no permanent because of the changing elements but I propse there could be an eternal soul with body, feeling, consciousness, perception, will, that experiences changing perceptions but holds the wisdom, enlightenment already gained. In other words some feelings, perceptions and will remain attached to the mind. Otherwise all the enlightenment gained would be lost. I've heard an expression, "old soul". I did not hear this in any Buddhist article. It was from another source. I hear that old sould have more wisdom because they gained and retained wisdom.
I read that Buddhists believe that the cycle of death and rebirth is a result of ignorence. I interpret that to mean that because they haven't learned good conduct or don't practice good conduct {what they've learned}, they repeat the same mistakes that cause suffering, whether to themselves or to others.
Betty Eadie in her book, 'Embraced by the Light" {about her after daeth experience} mentioned bad habits, repeating the same mistakes over and over again and causing the same negative results unti there is learning and the will to improve, to not repeat the mistake. I think of it as repentance.
Obviously there is good reason to {somehow} retain the enlightenment gained so as not to repeat the same mistakes and cause more suffering.
Part 2 "Karma" to follow
I believe this is true. The mind is seperate from the body and does not die when the body dies. The mind does not have a beginning or end. Intelligence always existed.
I believe we had a consciousness before we received a body. I think that in the spirit realm where we had consciousness, we learned there.
I also think that some developed talents there. I'm not saying that Buddhists believe this but they may think so. I believe that when some spirits came to earth, their talent seemed already developed such as child prodigees. Mozart is an example.
Mozart already had {it seemed}, symphonies in his head and could play at 3 or 4 years of age. Some inventors like Benjamine Franklin and Edison may have come to earth with ideas of inventions already in their minds. Just waiting to be activated. I've heard the saying "Necessity is the mother of invention", as soon as there was a need the idea was already in them. It just needed to be activated, brought forth with something.
Buddhists believe in reincarnation. Whether these spirits had former bodies or {as I think} were spirit intelligences before they arrived on earth, these spirits were some how capable of learning about the world before they came and able to develope talents such as composing music. Amazing! When they exhibit these talents on earth, it was like remembering.
I believe the mind does not die after death as Buddhist believe. That is why the title "etrnal mind" seemed fitting. I believe we will live as a conscious spirit, the spirit is eternal.
Buddhists believe the personality is made up of five changing factors:
1. Body
2. Feeling
3. Perception
4. Mental activity {the will}
5. Consciousness
They believe there is no permanent because of the changing elements but I propse there could be an eternal soul with body, feeling, consciousness, perception, will, that experiences changing perceptions but holds the wisdom, enlightenment already gained. In other words some feelings, perceptions and will remain attached to the mind. Otherwise all the enlightenment gained would be lost. I've heard an expression, "old soul". I did not hear this in any Buddhist article. It was from another source. I hear that old sould have more wisdom because they gained and retained wisdom.
I read that Buddhists believe that the cycle of death and rebirth is a result of ignorence. I interpret that to mean that because they haven't learned good conduct or don't practice good conduct {what they've learned}, they repeat the same mistakes that cause suffering, whether to themselves or to others.
Betty Eadie in her book, 'Embraced by the Light" {about her after daeth experience} mentioned bad habits, repeating the same mistakes over and over again and causing the same negative results unti there is learning and the will to improve, to not repeat the mistake. I think of it as repentance.
Obviously there is good reason to {somehow} retain the enlightenment gained so as not to repeat the same mistakes and cause more suffering.
Part 2 "Karma" to follow