The Universe in a Single Atom

[BigBuffet]

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Does he give a scientific explanation for how his theory of reincarnation works?

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I don't believe in reincarnation. Reincarnation serves no purpose if we don't remember past lives and the lessons learned therein.

Plus the belief in reincarnation serves as an excuse to be sloppy in this life...

[Vivalution]

This looks really interesting? Unless someone suggest otherwise I will probably add this to my reading list.

[arahant]

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This looks really interesting? Unless someone suggest otherwise I will probably add this to my reading list.

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It's not a BAD book. At least it's a quick read. There is nothing new in it though; it's more like a window into the life and thoughts of HH the Dalai Lama than anything else.

[kagame]

anything by the Dalai Lama is amazing, end of conversation

the amazing thing about this book is that the Dalai Lama picked up his scientific knowledge at the hands of genius leading scientists, not at all through normal education

cutting edge about EVERYTHING

[The once and future king]

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Does he give a scientific explanation for how his theory of reincarnation works?

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I don't believe in reincarnation. Reincarnation serves no purpose if we don't remember past lives and the lessons learned therein.

Plus the belief in reincarnation serves as an excuse to be sloppy in this life...

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Why would it have to serve a purpose? Is there a purpose to your present incarnation?

Anyway the whole point of Buddhism is to avoid being reincarnated. Existence = suffering.

[BigBuffet]

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Why would it have to serve a purpose?
The purpose of reincarnation to me would be to remember lessons previously learned. Otherwise their is no purpose to it.

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Is there a purpose to your present incarnation?

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Nope.

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Anyway the whole point of Buddhism is to avoid being reincarnated. Existence = suffering.

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There is no proof that there is or isn't reincarnation. I don't believe in it, some people do. I think it's a waste of time to wrap your whole life around the possibility of it.

I don't waste my time with religion and philosophy that has no proof. I just do the best I can each day. All you blank wall starers and chanters spend way to much time with that crap.

And worshipping your gurus is one step from drinking the kool-aid...

[reb]

Belief in reincarnation should not have any impact on anyones life, since in buddhist philosophy there is no transmigration of the "self", only thought patterns and character, so essentially you die anyway.

[David Steele]

I just read it in the bookstore and I don't thing it is a great book.

While the Dali Lama has an admirable willingness to investigate science subjects, he ends up with very superficial and biased conclusions in his summaries.

He likes science that he takes to be in line with his religion ( e.g. features of QM ) but has an unscientific attitude with other conjectures of his beliefs (e.g reincarnation, mind reading ).

D.