Buddhists: Is the idea of endless rebirth a happy or depressing concept to you?

Sounds better than heaven or hell. Definitely sounds better than nothing.

the first guy or girl stole my answer

I’m obviously quite silly, because I want to come back until we’re all ready to stop.

I have no evidence of rebirth, and I don’t think it’s useful to dwell on something of which I have no memory.

But I wouldn’t want to miss a second of it. If you’re coming back, I’m coming with you. I’ll be whatever you need.

Buddhism is centered on the notion of escaping Samsara, this is the whole point of attaining enlightenment, no?

Well first off, I don’t think enlightenment is meant to be what it seems. It’s not to be ‘heavenly’ or ‘divine’ or in constant ‘happiness and joy’. I believe it’s just meant that you are self aware. You’re aware there is an extreme difference between the ‘Needs’ and ‘Wants’ in life and the true importance of giving to others without investing any judgement, or unjust manner. And truly realizing every thing, being, creature, spec of anything on this earth is one in the same. We are all equal, we are all light and dirt. We’re nothing and everything.

As for rebirth, if we’re one in the same and all is everything. We will all simply come back as nothing. And if nothing is everything, then what’s it matter if you come back as a fly, a pig, a king, or never reborn at all. If you have lived, you will remain always as nothing.

depressing lol…that is why you try to END it and get out of this place forever…you don’t wan to be dragged back here after some time…some say the world is a “trap’ for ‘cosmic energy’

i’ll answer in the form of a talk; if this is the only hope you have for extra existence after this one, then the prospects are not only dismal but unreliable. ou can be as nice as you want to be, as humanitarian as possible, as giving to others as you can afford to be, as loving as possible, as compassionate,or ny other worthy attribute one could hopeto have or possess, and it wouldn’t make a diference whatsoever. you are controlled by a force unknown to you, no relationship with this force, no knowing. no hope, no future, no promise. is this force good or evil, benevolent, loving, caring, or just a force above you of which you have no part or say so. to me this would be unthinkable!

It is total upsetting to be reborn as a pig or an ant, unless one reaches full Enlightenment, then nothing of extreme suffering would mean anything.

This is why Buddhist teachings and teachers all stress practices to help us achieve Enlightenment, at least to the level of non-regression.

Self awareness is part of it, but not in the ordinary sense like the Muslim girl said, most people don’t know what they are doing, even if and when they feel they have the full control of their awareness and body faculties. This is not the mundane awareness we try to achieve, because no one can manage their future even if they are slight clear minded.

When one achieve Enlightenment, one can not only control ones’ own destiny, but others as well; even to the extent of changing the weather, Earth moment and the Universe itself.

How the decision is made in the Reincarnation cycle is not control of any God, but of what you do in life would causes you to rebirth in different circumstances in another life.

Killers will be killed by those he killed or as animal be killed many thousands of times by others right after they completed their Hell experiences.

Those that are misery will become hungry ghosts or poor human in life, those of righteous will go to Heavens; those acts like animals will become animals; those don’t even deserve to be animals will go lower. This is the causes and effects, the Laws of Karma.

Scientifically speaking, you can never find proofs with equipments, because we wouldn’t even find the smallest particle in this Universe, how can we come up with equipment that needs to measure spiritual factor and trans-dimensional axis?

Fortunately there is one way to prove it, but it take many years to do it, because our human mind is move too fast and not fast enough. Too fast, because our brains are using electrical energy, so the speed of our brain and our thoughts are moving at almost half the speed of light. But our minds are too slow because our brains cannot go beyond the speed of light, because the limitation of our brains’ capacity.

So we must slow down and speed up at the same time. Slow down so our mind can be aware, and speed up so we are fully aware. The slowing down portion will take you years to perfect.

Once you slow your mind down to certain level, your mind will catch up with the speed of light, then you will travel back in time, well at least your time- your past lives; that is how we Buddhist prove there is Cycle of Rebirth, and some Hinduism practitioners can do this too.