In Christianity it's a garden where you frollic about...wow how original. In Islam it's pretty much the same thing except some Muslims NOT ALL believe you'll get 70 virgins or something of the sort.
Yet Hinduism has this neat idea of Nirvana and total oneness with the universe. Now that has pizazz!
2007-08-26 03:42:39 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
skahhh:It is a state that is free from any mind-contaminants such as lust, anger or craving; a state of perfect peace unobstructed by psychological conditioning
2007-08-26 03:48:13 · update #1
Hehe some people are just humorless saps.
2007-08-26 03:54:08 · update #2
Most people have great difficulty with the abstract, I believe, and the descriptions that were given to us in the Bible and Qur'an make the allure of heaven more concrete. There are a lot of people who take these descriptions literally. Hypothetically speaking, let's say the scriptures were written in modern day; the descriptions might include "everyone gets a top-of-the-line laptop" and "there's unlimited all-you-can-eat buffets with NO WEIGHT GAIN!" I'm not trying to lessen the significance of what has been given to us through ancient scripture, but trying to illustrate that some things may be allegorical. For me, what I remember is that heaven is going to be worry-free, full of peace, love and harmony. I have no problem with the abstract, so this satisfies me.
Yes, the idea of nirvana is cool, but it is an abstract that a lot of people just can't grasp.
2007-08-26 04:12:39 · answer #1 · answered by aminah 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You left out one Abrahamic religion, that is Judaism. Judaism has a different view of heaven and paradise. Well, the view is so complex that with my level of understanding and command of language, I will not be able to bring it out to you as it should be. So, I hope you will spend some time to research on it. But then again, I'll try to tell you as much as I can manage to.
In Judaism, paradise and heaven is two different place. Heaven is the "administration office" where the angels run the universe. Paradise is the place where people who have attained the World-to-come go to. Paradise is not a physical location but a spiritual one. Therefore, trees, virgins and other physical object have no meaning there. In paradise, the soul is in perfect connection with the Creator. The concept of paradise in Judaism is quite similar to achieving nirvana in Hinduism and Buddhism. You don't go to paradise simply because you believe in G-d. You need to earn it through spiritual activities like in Hinduism or Buddhism. Buddha meditated under a bodhi tree for a very long time (49 days according to wikipedia but I think it was longer) before he attained nirvana. In his meditation, he seeked to understand the universe and the Creator, which is an important key to achieving nirvana. Similar teachings can be found in Judaism. Basically, I think Judaism and Buddhism agrees on each other in the view of nirvana or attaining the World-to-come.
2007-08-26 04:01:41 · answer #2 · answered by mwfun 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I thought Buddhism, rather than Hinduism had Nibbana. I thought Hinduism was a complete and absolute circuit of reincarnation, and that the Buddha Siddhartha Gautama conceived of the idea of ending the cycle by eliminating all good -and- bad Kharma.
I also believed that the Buddhist "Nirvana" was just a cessation of the circle, and may or may not really feel or seem like anything.
2007-08-26 03:47:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, and all of them have much more complex views of what Heaven (which I am oversimplifying the concept of by referring to it as such) may be, rather than just an afterlife representation of Earth.
2007-08-26 03:48:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Haven't read much of that Bible lately I see. Judeo-Christian writings in the Old and New Testaments tell us we can not imagine the glory of God or the riches that await us in Heaven. Where is the limit in that?
Oh what about the many mansions in heaven? Did you ever wonder how huge a number must be to be "many" to the Son of God?
2007-08-26 03:54:42 · answer #5 · answered by Jeremiah 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I'm sorry, where in the bible does it say Heaven is a garden? OH! You mean the Garden of Edan? WOW!!! LOOKS LIKE YOU'VE READ THE BIBLE!!!!
Islam, Christianity, and Judaism all have the same old books...we all read the Torah and the other ones...so it is EXACTLY the same...
2007-08-26 03:50:07 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
I believe your view is unresearched and merely a reflection of ignorance and what you've seen on TV. Also, you forgot one of the so-called "Abrahamic" Traditions and added one that doesn't apply.
2007-08-26 03:49:17 · answer #7 · answered by Livin' Proof 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Some in Christianity believe that we will expand outward to explore the entire universe, we have eternity to do it.
2007-08-26 03:50:18 · answer #8 · answered by ignoramus_the_great 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Its a garden where you frollic about? hmmmm...maybe some people believe that but that is not a certain picture of Heaven that is taught in Christianity.
2007-08-26 03:48:17 · answer #9 · answered by sweet girl 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Describe Nirvana, and could it get boring also?
2007-08-26 03:47:06 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋