The Problem With Hell

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Pondera wrote: Sat May 08, 2021 12:46 am At what point do we discard the warnings of Hell and welcome the prospects of Heaven?
He trains himself, having undertaken the training rules, seeing danger in the slightest fault.

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cappuccino wrote: Mon Jun 14, 2021 6:25 am
Pondera wrote: Sat May 08, 2021 12:46 am At what point do we discard the warnings of Hell and welcome the prospects of Heaven?
He trains himself, having undertaken the training rules, seeing danger in the slightest fault.

Sikkha Sutta
There are many good people in the world who are destined for a happy afterlife.
Like the three marks of conditioned existence, this world in itself is filthy, hostile, and crowded
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Pondera wrote: Mon Jun 14, 2021 7:05 am
cappuccino wrote: Mon Jun 14, 2021 6:25 am
Pondera wrote: Sat May 08, 2021 12:46 am At what point do we discard the warnings of Hell and welcome the prospects of Heaven?
He trains himself, having undertaken the training rules, seeing danger in the slightest fault.

Sikkha Sutta
There are many good people in the world who are destined for a happy afterlife.
I better be rich man in human world than to be slave worker to heavenly kings
I may be slow learner but im at least learning...
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Pondera wrote: Mon Jun 14, 2021 7:05 am There are many good people in the world who are destined for a happy afterlife.
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cappuccino wrote: Mon Jun 14, 2021 3:36 pm
Pondera wrote: Mon Jun 14, 2021 7:05 am There are many good people in the world who are destined for a happy afterlife.
Mere wishing aint gonna cut
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confusedlayman wrote: Fri Jun 18, 2021 7:12 pm Mere wishing aint gonna cut
be careful what you wish for
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cappuccino wrote: Fri Jun 18, 2021 7:57 pm
confusedlayman wrote: Fri Jun 18, 2021 7:12 pm Mere wishing aint gonna cut
be careful what you wish for
I wish to be free from sensual pleasure
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The problem with Heaven is it isn't the island- may be just a mansion in the middle of rising waters.
“For those standing in the middle of a lake, when a fearful flood has
arisen, for those overcome by old age and death, speak about an
island, dear Sir, you must explain an island to me, so there will be no
more after this.”

“For those standing in the middle of a lake, when a fearful flood has
arisen, for those overcome by old age and death, I speak about an
island, Kappa: Having nothing, no attachment, this is the island with
nothing beyond, this is called Nibbāna, I say, the end of old age and
death. Knowing this, those who are mindful, who are emancipated in
this very life, come not under Māra’s control, they are not servants to
Māra.”
And what is right speech? Abstaining from lying, from divisive speech, from abusive speech, & from idle chatter: This is called right speech.
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