As a Buddhist, I'm open to the possibility that my mind will reincarnate into another human life (Reply #6)

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Sat Apr 10, 2021, 02:31 PM

vlyons (10,145 posts)

6. As a Buddhist, I'm open to the possibility that my mind will reincarnate into another human life

don't know if reincarnation is true or not, but I'm open to the possibility of it being so. Which means that the only thing we take with us when we die is our mind. So I've been working on cleaning up my mind. Training it to stay calm no matter what comes my way. Training it to not respond with anger. Accepting that all things are impermanent, including this body that I inhabit. I'm 74, so I have fewer years ahead than behind.

When all appearances of this life dissolve, may I with great ease and happiness
let go of all attachments to this life, like a child returning home.

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41 replies	Author	Time	Post
The transient breathtaking beauty of spring prods me to acknowledge that my life is in its [View all]	Atticus	Apr 2021	OP
well said...and I'm there with ya....	bahboo	Apr 2021	#1
right there too	lookyhereyou	Apr 2021	#7
From all who have lived many more years than they have left,	PatrickforB	Apr 2021	#2
Boy, will you feel silly when they discover the immortality serum tomorrow.	malthaussen	Apr 2021	#3
LOL!	soldierant	Apr 2021	#21
I've just learned to quit worrying about "it" because it doesn't do me any good, never did."	rickyhall	Apr 2021	#4
Truth beautifully expressed... Thanks for sharing!	Karadeniz	Apr 2021	#5
As a Buddhist, I'm open to the possibility that my mind will reincarnate into another human life	vlyons	Apr 2021	#6
+1. My vegan friend feeds her cat fish because she thinks	Laura PourMeADrink	Apr 2021	#25
In Tibetan Buddhism as a way of developing compassion for others,	vlyons	Apr 2021	#31
I didn't know that. What an interestingly kind and loving thought. nt..	Laura PourMeADrink	Apr 2021	#32
The bitter thing is	Piasladic	Apr 2021	#8
that is so true nt	KT2000	Apr 2021	#10
They always have.	SergeStorms	Apr 2021	#11
And a good "take" it is. nt	Atticus	Apr 2021	#13
Thank you, Atticus.	SergeStorms	Apr 2021	#23
I love this!	KT2000	Apr 2021	#9
Wise words Atticus. Savoring this moment...smelling the roses...living in the present, the	c-rational	Apr 2021	#12
And then there is this:	world wide wally	Apr 2021	#14
Paraphrasing Woody Allen	rambler_american	Apr 2021	#15
Paraphrasing Captain Yossarian (Catch-22)	Bo Zarts	Apr 2021	#36
With all there is to know an individual knows nothing.	pwb	Apr 2021	#16
We only have today.	sarge43	Apr 2021	#17
Thank You for your words...Very Powerful...	Stuart G	Apr 2021	#19
Thank you	sarge43	Apr 2021	#22
Why?	Laura PourMeADrink	Apr 2021	#26
Why it was a hard lession?	sarge43	Apr 2021	#34
So true	extvbroadcaster	Apr 2021	#18
How are we supposed to be happy? Half million dead.	Laura PourMeADrink	Apr 2021	#27
An old buddhist parable:	RVN VET71	Apr 2021	#35
Reminds me of a poem I hadn't thought of in decades:	femmedem	Apr 2021	#20
It is a beautiful spring, especially with Biden and Harris.	58Sunliner	Apr 2021	#24
Not only has the past year brought that home to me, a couple of nights ago, it was hammered into me.	BobTheSubgenius	Apr 2021	#28
This message was self-deleted by its author	Chin music	Apr 2021	#29
Hey!	Grasswire2	Apr 2021	#30
This message was self-deleted by its author	Chin music	Apr 2021	#33
What a beautiful post, Atticus... you spoke for me in every sense..	secondwind	Apr 2021	#37
I agree	seta1950	Apr 2021	#38
It makes me	DownriverDem	Apr 2021	#39
I ain't as good as I once was..	Hotler	Apr 2021	#40
Thank you Atticus	oldbones	Apr 2021	#41

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