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Since life if suffering, do you think a Buddhist would prefer that he/she was never born in the first place?
The reason is that Buddhists work several lifetimes to attain Nirvana, the state of non-being. So, Nirvana is the same as the "state of the unborn". If given a choice, it would be only rational for a buddhist to chose not being born in the first place. What do you think?
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- MarkLv 610 years agoFavorite Answer
That could almost be described as an odd way of phrasing the exactly correct preference of a buddhist.
Starting with the idea that a human dies and is reborn, and doesn't get any choice in the matter; and that life is innately unsatisfactory (an alternatve translation of the word that is usually rendered, as you put it, as "suffering"), humans cannot help but be thrust into an endless cycle of this undesirable state.
It follows that ending this cycle would be A Good Thing.
Not getting born - or more precisely, not getting reborn - is the ultimate achievement that the individual might hope to attain.
And Buddha's teachings are a way to achieve this, if his path is followed "properly".
This is a rather simplified view of the situation, but sort of the right general idea.
It's worth mentioning, though, that Buddha's teachings extended to a great deal more than this. From a wider view, the Human Condition is subtle and complicated. The failings and impairments of the Human Condition might be viewed as analogous to a disease or sickness. If we follow that analogy, the Buddha is the doctor who has figured out how to make it better.
Sorry for the fantastically gross over-simplifications.
- missleslieLv 710 years ago
"Thou shall have no other gods before ME" First commandment of the Ten and these are written in your heart. Take a look at them on Paper and see if they look familiar.... and life is not suffering as much as it is called trials to chisel off the sharp end of your character to be more like christs character.... and there is no reincarnation..
Once around the block and One life time is all you get to find Jesus Christ as your Saviour and that is it. Please do not waste your time on Satan's lie and be influenced in a way that will never get you to heaven through another god. Trust me, but then why should you?, just trust me anyway.
You have nothing to lose BUT eternal life so, why not give Christ a chance to save your hear and Soul so when all is said and done..you will have picked the right direction. Better safe than sorry...and Christ is the only one who guarantee eternal life to His children. I ask that you please give Him a Chance and your whole life will become as LIGHT.Gods Promise and He never Lies{He is the one that made you and gives you Free choice.}
Source(s): King James Bible - 10 years ago
Not exactly... Think of it this way- you are trying for your driver's license for the first time. You fail the test, so you try again. You fail one more time. (Nervous or whatever). So you take it again, you pass. Now would it have been better to just give up on driving for all eternity, or should you keep trying?
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