The Not Returning Carrot

[Guest guest]

All religions offer carrots. Most creeds offer

the Eternal Life carrot, but Buddhism, oddly

enough, offers the ultimate carrot, that of no

return, no rebirth in any world, hell, or

heavenly realm. Why offer such unsavory

treat as reward, and why I call it a carrot?

All afterlife promises are conceptual carrots

to help live the good life. Of course, many

will doubt this even when believing there

is no separate anything. Yet, not returning,

is soteriologically, a very effective carrot

because if you have given up surviving in

any form, if you don't care even to know that

existence exist, then there is total freedom,

liberation in this life, and no reason to hurt,

or be hurt. And after death? Well, death will

take care of itself.

 

Pete

[Guest guest]

In case anyone else didn't know this word:

so·te·ri·ol·o·gy

 

The theological doctrine of salvation as effected by Jesus.

 

 

Nisargadatta , Pete S <pedsie4 wrote:

>

> All religions offer carrots. Most creeds offer

> the Eternal Life carrot, but Buddhism, oddly

> enough, offers the ultimate carrot, that of no

> return, no rebirth in any world, hell, or

> heavenly realm. Why offer such unsavory

> treat as reward, and why I call it a carrot?

> All afterlife promises are conceptual carrots

> to help live the good life. Of course, many

> will doubt this even when believing there

> is no separate anything. Yet, not returning,

> is soteriologically, a very effective carrot

> because if you have given up surviving in

> any form, if you don't care even to know that

> existence exist, then there is total freedom,

> liberation in this life, and no reason to hurt,

> or be hurt. And after death? Well, death will

> take care of itself.

>

> Pete

>