This might sound weird but I am realizing that with greed, lust, and craving in general, it causes a person to draw things to himself. The faster and more intense a person draws to himself the more the mind caves in on itself and starts eating itself alive. The spiritual self eating will never stop and just keep getting stronger and hungrier. I don't mean this literally but in a metaphorical way. Is that what hell is, when the mind is eating itself forever? So I guess no one punishes you, you are doing it to yourself.
BTW I am Buddhist and meditation is starting to reveal these things.
2007-02-15 16:17:13 · 6 answers · asked by ? 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
My mind is fatter than Star Jones.
2007-02-15 16:21:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow, so in a way you are what you eat. You eat and drink, breate, and injest all these chemicals, and toxins, poisions into your body on a daily basis, some without even thinking. You begin to crave it, like sugars and caffeins, and all the "good" stuff, then you need it, and all it is doing to you is destroying you, hence you are destroying yourself.
I have been studdying Budhism for a few months, solo, and love some info, and insight, contact me please. I'm lost and don't know where to go for info.
2007-02-16 00:29:48 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Im sure the individual brings on their own demise in some way. As far as hell it may just be a word for negativity since it was written before people were literate. Take a break and get out and meet people.
2007-02-16 00:24:29 · answer #3 · answered by JAMI E 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What you're describing is symbolic retribution, where the sinner is punished in hell for all eternity by having to endure a punishment relating to the sin that they committed in life. Many religions believe in it. Dante's Inferno, a medieval christian work, does an excellent job of describing it in a christian form.
2007-02-16 00:32:16 · answer #4 · answered by ferniee2 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah sure I bet you will have lots of self eating followers ha
Evil is grown from ignorance just as your theory. Keep trying Buddhists are supposed to be enlightened not blinded by the light.
No offense but I had to be honest with you; look deeper ...
"Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better."
Albert Einstein
2007-02-16 00:28:57 · answer #5 · answered by dogpatch USA 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is this because Gautama didn't eat that much during meditation? No, no one is punishing anybody. It's deal or no deal, that's all.
2007-02-16 00:27:14 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋