Moog wrote:
Cup of tea, then rebirth.
Do you think, while you are having your cup of tea, you will be aware of all the lives you have lived previously? And will it be earl grey, or sencha green tea?
I used to have quite a negative opinion of Buddhism. I was turned off by the idea that all is suffering. It seemed so depressing. But then I spent 15 years with depression, and now it seems quite realistic. I realise that's not really what the idea is about, it doesn't just refer to depressed people. But I feel less negative about Buddhism than I used to.
One of my biggest problems with Christianity is suffering, not just of people but of animals. The idea that Eve is to blame for all that suffering is preposterous. And I've never understood how any benevolent God could create a world, knowing what would happen, and yet condemning so many living beings to so much suffering.
I fancy some chamomile tea now.