October 30, 2011

• Do you believe in heaven and/or hell? Why or why not?

  I used to believe wholeheartedly in both heaven and hell, but over time, my belief in those concepts has fluctuated. Sometimes I think they are possibilities and other times not. More often these days, I lean towards the 'not' end of the scale.

  What I believe is that we are placed on this planet to learn, to experience, to grow and to evolve and when we die I feel that we have a period to review that life and learning and to decide whether we have learned and absorbed all that we can. If we have, then I believe we join a collective consciousness--this would be something akin to the omniscient being which is described in some religious writings--and contribute our knowledge to the universe. If we feel there is more to be learned, or things we might have handled differently, I believe we have the chance to be reborn. Yes, that is reincarnation. We then have opportunities to repeat the lessons and try to do better the next time around.

  I'm not intending to get into a debate about this. It's what I believe. Your mileage may vary.

     

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