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**Klorissana** · 12-06-2011, 11:46 PM

If there is no afterlife, there is almost no point.
I would suggest that if there is no after-life then there is no point. It is the sense of favorable rebirth/sin that creates a sense of morality. So behaving well can depend on hope or fear depending on ones tradition

I think this is a potentially dangerous view. If your behavior is based on the hope of being reborn favorably and/or the fear of being reborn unfavorably then you not realize Nibbana. An elightened being would behave properly without thought of seeking reward or avoiding punishment. Practice without gaining ideas and without fear.

12-06-2011, 11:46 PM	#32
Klorissana Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 375 Senior Member	If there is no afterlife, there is almost no point. I would suggest that if there is no after-life then there is no point. It is the sense of favorable rebirth/sin that creates a sense of morality. So behaving well can depend on hope or fear depending on ones tradition I think this is a potentially dangerous view. If your behavior is based on the hope of being reborn favorably and/or the fear of being reborn unfavorably then you not realize Nibbana. An elightened being would behave properly without thought of seeking reward or avoiding punishment. Practice without gaining ideas and without fear.
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