Thread: What to believe
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Old 02-17-2010, 08:02 AM   #7
TheMercenary
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Originally Posted by Griff View Post
Whether it happens or not doesn't matter really does it? I don't think it changes my approach and any hope for revenge on evil doers isn't a healthy way to live. I see the idea of reincarnation as a result of the same attachment Buddhist teaching asks us to avoid. Maybe I've become too attached to the idea that when the lights go out they stay out.
I guess I am not seeing where the revenge angle got into it. It changes much about the way we conduct ourselves in this life if you believe that another one awaits you.
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