question about rebirth

[AdamUK]

So if everything on earth died in some massive natural disaster and theres no life on other planets.

Where would our soul if thats the appropiate term goto?.
Would it just stay in limbo waiting for more life or maybe transcend to another plane of existence.
Any ideas?.

Please excuse any typos and my lack of knowledge with terms etc!.

Adam.

[Sacredstar]

But there is life on other planets and in other dimensions on this planet.

being love

Sacredstar

[AdamUK]

ok fair enough,

cheers

adam.

[Vajradhara]

Namaste AdamUK,


thank you for the post.

Buddhism doesn't posit a belief in souls or, as we'd say in our tradition, Atman. the Buddhist view is of no-soul or self, or Anatman.

i should point out at this point that Buddhist cosmology is, for all intents and purposes, a cyclical view of things.

i suppose, if i can guess, that what you are asking is what would happen to all humans if we were all killed at once, without having realized Nirvana? is that close?

[AdamUK]

"i suppose, if i can guess, that what you are asking is what would happen to all humans if we were all killed at once, without having realized Nirvana? is that close?"

yes

well all living organisms.

[Vajradhara]

Namaste AdamUK,


thank you for the post.

in the Buddhist tradition, only sentient beings are beings that are subject to rebirth. so our teaching on rebirth wouldn't apply to all organisms, per se, only if they are sentient.

and within the basis of designation that determines sentience, Buddhism finds no grounds for distingushing beings on the basis of their sentience, for all beings desire to be free of suffering and to be happy.

[tatvamasi]

I think a lot of questions which should have been directed towards Hindus is being directed towards Buddhists.

Just my observation.

We can answer intelligent questions too, not just animal sex or idol worship.

Hi Vajradhara, this is Born_to_Lose_Live_to_Win.

[Vajradhara]

Namasker tatvamasi,


welcome to the forum, enjoy your stay

i try to be as general as possible with my Sanatana Dharma replies since it's not my tradition, per se, i would rather be too general than specifically incorrect about something

hopefully, you can clear up anything that i've miscommunicated about your tradition

[tatvamasi]

Originally Posted by Vajradhara

Namasker tatvamasi,


welcome to the forum, enjoy your stay

i try to be as general as possible with my Sanatana Dharma replies since it's not my tradition, per se, i would rather be too general than specifically incorrect about something

hopefully, you can clear up anything that i've miscommunicated about your tradition

Namaste Vajradhara,

You never miscommunicated anything about Sanatana Dharma.

My frustration is that posters always assume that intelligent and logical questions should be directed towards Buddhists, Taoists or Confucianists, while questions on mythology and meat eating are better suited for the Hindu appetite!

Sometimes I think it would have been better if instead of "Hinduism", it were called "Advaita", "Shaivism", etc. etc. so that people might get a proper understanding of things.

[Vajradhara]

Originally Posted by tatvamasi

Namaste Vajradhara,

You never miscommunicated anything about Sanatana Dharma.

My frustration is that posters always assume that intelligent and logical questions should be directed towards Buddhists, Taoists or Confucianists, while questions on mythology and meat eating are better suited for the Hindu appetite!

Sometimes I think it would have been better if instead of "Hinduism", it were called "Advaita", "Shaivism", etc. etc. so that people might get a proper understanding of things.

Namaste Tatvamasi,

thank you for the post.

indeed... which is one of the reasons why i always explain that the term "hinduism" is a western term coined by the British to describe the entire array of religious beliefs that are found in India, the term does not actually denote any particular tradition.

it has, in a sense, become a buzz word in the west and, interestingly, i've seen Sanatana Dharma adherents adopting the word for themselves.. in a sense, it empowers those that the term was used to exclude.

it is often my impression that people feel that the external expressions of Sanatana Dharma are too confusing for them to really understand... which is often the exact problem. our traditions, essentially, posit something beyond intellectual understanding.. and for many beings, that is a very hard concept to really grasp.