This kind of life is so rare because it’s hard to get. The main cause is pure morality. Who can say of themselves that they practice that and how often? There’s not even common agreement on what pure morality is, but we can infer that since everyone wants to be treated well, that being a...
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With 8 billion people on this planet and growing, what is unique about a precious human life? While fulfilling sensual needs and desires and indulging in entertainment is common for all humans, delving deeper into what makes life truly meaningful is progressively rare. The Buddhist tradition provides access to deep mind training based on an...
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Following the exploration of various realms of existence, the question of rebirth becomes unavoidable. In fact, most religions do expect an existence in some form of afterlife. Also in the natural world, it’s more about transformation. Nothingness is not really an option. Physically, the atoms and molecules of our body continue even after our death....
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Is this precious life the only one we will ever have? Looking around we see many kinds of animals. Often we are also in an animal-like state of mind, just looking for sensual satisfaction. Sometimes, when we are in great pain or terrified, it feels like we are in hell, and occasionally we may feel...
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We take our human life for granted. But there are animals and possibly other life forms. Even among humans, not everyone has the opportunity to spend time on a spiritual quest. What is a precious human life and do I have it?