Life Existence and Metamorphosis Sublimation: 蛻變：生命存在與昇華的實相（國際英文版：卷七）

By Shan Tung Chang and 張善通

 Nowadays, you and I are in the midst of AI, big data, multimedia, gossip, rumors, materialistic desires, and the great trend of the times.In the midst of the confusion and material satisfaction caused by complicated and novel things, have you ever thought about examining life with a reflective attitude and taking a careful and quiet look a

• Language: English
• Publisher: EHGBooks
• Release date: Feb 1, 2023
• ISBN: 9781647842741

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Preface

Part 1: Cosmology

1. Only those with high IQ and wisdom will think about the truth of the meaning of life's existence

2. Find clues from real cases in daily life

01. The story of a real reincarnation of a U.S. Army pilot. (Excerpted from a posting on the Internet)

02. Witnessing his son's memories of his past life

03. Seeking help from reincarnation experts

04. Searching online and interviewing veterans to find answers

05. Many people agree that the soul is immortal after death

3. Third, the high IQ has the wisdom of those who will have doubts

01. Why did you come to this life?

02. "The Fog of Life

03. The reincarnation of past lives, present lives and future lives

04. The idea of reincarnation - an inherent Indian culture

05. Did the Buddha advocate the three reincarnations in his teachings on truth?

06. Ignorance and Unawareness - The Beginning of Life and Death

07. I love to be in the world of birth and death

08. What is the driving force of reincarnation?

09. The Confusion of Reincarnation

4. Four, the fundamental of the cycle of life

01. Who is the originator of our cosmic life (the big stage of life)?

02. The root cause of the cycle of birth and death - the strong attachment to self love

5. Evidence of Real Reincarnation

01. A scientific experiment in a mirror.

02. The reincarnation of a reincarnated person

03. Psychic phenomenon.

04. Clinical experiments in parapsychology - hypnosis.

05. Predestination and Celestial Vision.

6. Near Death Experience

01. Seeking the true meaning of life's existence

02. Reflection on the existence of the self

03. The value of life's existence

04. Moment of Self-Awakening

Part 2: Ontology

Chapter 1: Searching for the True Meaning of Life

1. The question that only a person with high intelligence will think about - the true meaning of life's existence

2. A question that only a person with high wisdom and intelligence would think about - the truth of the metamorphosis and sublimation of life

3. Self-attachment, Dharma-attachment, and non-different-attachment

4. The Law of Origination - If this is born, then the other is born, and if this is destroyed, then the other is destroyed

Chapter 2: Wisdom Toward the Ultimate Truth and Reality

1. Searching for the source.

2. Searching for the true meaning of life's existence

3. The principle and purpose of liberation

4. The purpose of Buddha's enlightened truth teaching

Chapter 3: The Way of the Ancient Ones - The Four Noble Truths, the Eightfold Path, and the Twelve Causes

Chapter 4: The Core of the Buddha's Enlightenment - The Theory of Origination

1. All dharmas are created and all dharmas are destroyed by cause and effect

2. The Basic Law of Karma

3. Cause, effect, and consequence of the occurrence of the characteristics

4. The four karmic points

Chapter 5: Origination as an Entrance to Enlightenment and Awareness

1. to see things with wisdom

2. The Four Noble Truths - Four Truths of Righteousness in Life

3. Summary

Chapter 6: The Flow and Return of the Unknowable in Observing the Law of Origination

1. Explain the cause-and-effect relationship of all phenomena in time and space.

2. The specific content of the three worlds, karma, and the twelve karmas.

3. Characteristics of the Law of Origination

4. The twelve karmic relations of cause and effect illustrate the two main directions of life.

5.Conclusion,. The Return of Life and Death to Liberation

Part 3: The Practice

Chapter 1: The key to stopping distracting thoughts and calming the mind

1.The distinction between Indian Brahminism and Buddhism

2. The main points of Buddhism against Brahmanism are

3. The Origin of the Practice and Cultivation of the Mind

4. Three ways to transform annoyance and suffering into emptiness

5.The freedom to see through and let go

Part 4: The Realm

(1) What is the purpose of life?

01 Preface

02 Austerities

03 The Way of Enlightenment

04 The wisdom of the world is, after all, the wisdom of the world.

(2) To realize the true meaning of life's existence

(3) Buddha nature is not elsewhere, that is, in the present

01. What is mind? What is nature?

02. What is dharma?

03. Distinction.

04. Buddhahood is empty.

05. Legal Void

06. The emptiness of the mind

07. The difference between Buddha nature and Dharma nature.

08. Summary

(4) Conclusion

Reference Source

Abstract

Preface

"Don't just believe in the truth!

On one occasion, a Chetti, a great admirer of the Buddha's truthful teachings, heard rumors about the Buddha from time to time, and in order to clear up the doubts he had always had in his mind, he came to visit the Buddha in person at the Vairocana lecture hall.

The Chakra man, Treti, said to the Buddha, "Mahatma! I heard a rumor that

"I have heard this rumor: 'Shaman Gautama is skilled in the illusionary arts of bewitching people, and in the art of deceiving and seducing, and in abducting disciples of other sects in order to strengthen his own prestige.

"Daitya! Is this really the case? Or did someone deliberately slander His Holiness out of jealousy? We really don't want to believe the rumors of slander against His Holiness, so we have come here to ask His Holiness if it is true.

The Buddha said in a gentle voice, "Trulti!

Don't believe in it just because it is the prevailing view of the majority.

Don't believe in the Vedas just because they come from the ancient oral tradition.

(The Vedas are the most important and fundamental texts of Brahmanism and modern Hinduism.

Vedas means knowledge, revelation". The broad Vedic literature includes many kinds of texts of different nature, namely, the Vedic texts, Sanskrit, Forest and Upanishads.)

Do not believe in the teachings of a complete lineage just because they are from a complete lineage.

(Transmission refers to the process of teaching and inheritance of a particular study, skill, doctrine, etc., from one teacher to another.)

Do not believe in the truth simply because it comes from the classics.

(The classics - those exemplary and authoritative works in various fields of knowledge, both ancient and modern, are the classics.

In particular, those major original and foundational works are called sutras, such as Lao Tzu, the Analects of Confucius, the Bible, and the Vajra. Some are even called the sutra of sutras, ranking at the top of the group, such as the Chinese I Ching, the Buddhist Heart Sutra, etc., have this honor.)

Don't believe in logic just because it is logical; (Logic, also known as reasoning, thesis, deduction, and inference, is the philosophical study of valid inference.

Logic is used in most intellectual activities, but is primarily regarded as a discipline in the fields of psychology, learning, philosophy, semantics, mathematics, inferential statistics, brain science, law, and computer science. Logic discusses the general forms that logical arguments take, which forms are valid, and the fallacies in them.)

Do not believe in truth on the basis of mere reasoning.

Do not believe in truth on the basis of rational thought alone.

Do not believe in the truth on the basis of a well-thought-out viewpoint.

Do not believe what the preacher says on the basis of his authority and good name; do not believe what the preacher says on the basis of his authority and good name.

Do not believe what the monk says simply because he is my teacher. (Shaman means Taoist, Taoist, poor, etc., meaning diligent rest, stopping, etc., and was originally an ancient Indian religious term.

It was used by Buddhism and became a synonym for Buddhist male monks (bhikkhus), and in Chinese Buddhism, the meaning is slightly the same as monk.)

Treti! Whenever a thing is done, there are undesirable consequences that are not good, sinful, and condemned by the wise, or there is clinging to it, which leads to unproductive suffering and trouble. That is what should be forsaken."

Then, the Buddha gave some clear examples to illustrate.

Trente! If greed arises in one's heart and anger arises in one's heart, do you think it is beneficial? Or do you think it is not beneficial?

Treti replied, Mahatma! It is not beneficial.

"Vritya! Because a person who has greed and anger in his heart is blinded by greed and anger and becomes obsessed with love and attachment, he will be able to kill, rob, commit adultery, cheat, and do other evil deeds.

Not only do they do it themselves, but they also instigate others to do it with them. Is such a person like a person caught in the darkness of the night, suffering unprofitable pain and distress all the time?

Treti replied, Indeed, it is. That is indeed the case.

"Treti! So, do you think that greed and anger are good or bad? Are they sinful or sinless? Do you think that those who are wise condemn or praise them?

Treti replied, "Maharaja! That is not good; that is a sin; and that is condemned by those who are wise.

"Treti! He who does not have greed and anger in his mind will not be blinded by greed and anger, and will not become obsessed with self love, but will be able to stay away from killing, stealing, evil sex, deceitfulness, and other vices. Not only do they stay away from themselves, but they also advise others to stay away from them.

Treti replied, Indeed, that is true, Maharishi. Indeed, it is so.

Treti! In this way, do you think that being free from greed and anger is good or bad? Are they sinful or sinless? Do wise people condemn or praise?

Treti replied, "Maharishi! It is good; it is sinless; it is praised by those who are wise.

"Tirthankara! The world's gentle, thrifty, and silent people teach their disciples that they should subdue greed, anger, and anger and dwell in peace, and that when greed, anger, and anger are subdued, the body, speech, and mind will not be confused by greed, anger, and anger and create karma.

After listening to the Buddha's teaching, Treti was so impressed that he said to the Buddha that he was willing to follow the Buddha for the rest of his life and become a disciple of the Buddha at home. At this point, the Buddha returned to the original topic and asked Treti, "Treti! Did I ever say to you, 'Come! Treti! Come and be my disciple, I am your teacher.

Treti replied, Tathagata! No.

Tirthankara! Therefore, those who say, Shaman Gautama is capable of bewitching illusions and is skilled in the art of deception and seduction to lure disciples of other sects" are only slanderous words against me by sramanas and brahmins who do not think deeply.

Treti replied, Ah! O great master! This is a wonderful illusion. I earnestly hope that you, too, will induce my beloved clan with such skillful enticements, so that all of my clan may attain long-lasting benefit and happiness. Maharishi! If all the Kshatriyas, Brahmins, Vaishyas, and Shudras can hear such skillful guidance, then all the Kshatriyas, Brahmins, Vaishyas, and Shudras can also attain long-lasting benefit and happiness.

Tirthankara! This is indeed the case. Tirthankara! Not only that, but all the heavenly beings, demons, devas, sramanas, brahmanas, celestial gods, and people too. Even the great trees outside the pulpit, if they have contemplation, can be induced to break the bad dharma and attain the good dharma, and attain long-term benefits and happiness, let alone human beings. This story is taken from The Fourth Book of the Zenith, the 193rd Sutra

Part 1: Cosmology

1. Only those with high IQ and wisdom will think about the truth of the meaning of life's existence

As the saying goes, Be a giant in thought, not a slave to material things, from the above story of the Buddha's words to the people who left the caravan, we can know that

Thinking allows human beings to perceive, interpret, describe or model the world around them, and to make predictions about it.

Therefore, we should all be skeptical until we can prove it for ourselves.

The Buddha did not consider doubt to be an improper state of mind; on the contrary, the more the truth is discerned, the clearer it becomes, and he encouraged those who come to him not to follow blind faith, but to confirm the truth for themselves before they can really believe.

For when our mind is stained by greed, anger, and foolishness, it is as if we have built a wall around ourselves, so that we cannot see clearly the true nature of things outside the wall.

From then on, we are unable to see the real world. The inevitable result is that when our mind comes into contact with the real world, due to the influence of selfish views such as greed and anger, all kinds of distinctions arise.

This is what is so valuable in the process of the Buddha's discovery of the truth, because before enlightenment, other people also have all kinds of differences in their thoughts and expressions due to the influence of selfish viewpoints such as anger and anger.

This is only based on their own logical words, which they believe to be true, and because we are blinded by their clever words, we cannot truly understand the real world.

In fact, thought can refer to general ideas, or to the organization of ideas in thought. Although thought is a basic human activity, we do not know how thought is constituted and how it is generated.

It is natural that people who have not yet experienced karmic emptiness will always rely on "blind faith.

It is because of this blind obedience that they always feel hope in their hearts, and the power of this blind obedience can make them happy in spite of their suffering, otherwise they would be restless and disturbed.

In this power of blind obedience to faith, they are motivated to have hope every day, so they unknowingly indulge in the obsession of self-love (as long as it is in their own interest) and develop the habit of self-centered blind obedience, which is why they are exploited by those who pretend to be religious.

Because of the weakness of blind obedience to faith, people who have the intention to do so have the opportunity to make money and cheat in the name of religion.

The pursuers of blind faith often follow blindly (as long as it is in their own interest), without seeking rational proof, and are thus confused.

However, in the Buddha's doctrine of truth, he never taught unconditional belief in his teachings and the truths he discovered, but rather encouraged seekers of truth to take the initiative to verify the truth.

Instead, the Buddha encouraged seekers of truth to take the initiative to verify the truth and not to follow blindly whatever is in their own interest.

For example, the Buddha once replied to the Kamasutra people, "Yes, Kamasutra people, your doubts and your confusion are correct and justified, for it is right to doubt something that is doubtful.

O Carmelites (people of Grama)! Take heed that you are not easily swayed by gossip and rumors, that you do not merely look at things on the surface, and that you do not think, "Just because he is my teacher, what he says must be right.

O Carmelites (Grama)! Only when you have experienced that something is painful, wrong, evil, do you really want to get rid of them, and when you know for yourself that something is good and beautiful, then you will practice it with confidence.

Therefore, in the modern era of big data, gossip and rumors flooding the multi-media, and materialistic desire for quick profits, it can be said that there are many people who follow people but not the truth (the law), and very few people who follow the truth.

Moreover, as long as it is in one's own interest, one wants to hear what is good for one's own ears, so to speak, and naturally one does not like to hear the truth that is not in one's own interest.

Therefore, religion is easily exploited by evil people with an agenda, and there are especially many fools in religion who are deliberately made up by people with an agenda to fool.

But the Enlightened One, the Buddha, did not want to take advantage of this human weakness to blindly follow the truth he had discovered, but he saw in his deep meditation the horrible reality of the cycle of birth and death of sentient beings.

He understood that the delusional distinctions that cater to momentary love and attachment would only lead him into the deeper trap of the bondage of wandering the cycle of birth and death.

Therefore, we encourage those who seek to teach the reality of truth to rationally examine, verify, and personally observe the reality of awareness through internal meditation, that is, to know and verify the truth before believing in the reality he has discovered.

For example, what about the law of origination, which the Buddha claimed to have discovered as the truth of reality, Karmic emptiness? You don't have to believe in him blindly or fervently, you can reserve your faith and take a calm, skeptical approach to the truth.

The best way to seek proof is to experience it in your own daily life, to compare your doubts, and to get confirmation from the practical experience of your daily life, and to relieve your confusion.

Unlike other religions that encourage their followers to say, "If you don't believe in me, how can you enter the path? This is an untrue statement with sophistic traps?

This kind of forcing others to blindly follow the faith is simply not seen in the doctrine of the truth of righteousness.

Instead, the Buddha would say, if you cannot understand the doubts that arise, how can you break them and have pure faith? Only those who are able to understand the truth and break their doubts

Only those who have pure faith will have the experience of actual personal testimony, and only then will they truly receive the benefits of the truth and the true Dharma.

2. Find clues from real cases in daily life

01. The story of a real reincarnation of a U.S. Army pilot. (Excerpted from a posting on the Internet)

This is a posting from the Internet many years ago. The couple published the book Soul Reincarnation: The Past Life of a World War II Pilot, which tells the true story of their son James' reincarnation.

In 1945, American pilot James Houston was on a mission in the Pacific Ocean. In 1945, American pilot James Houston was killed in a plane crash while on a mission in the Pacific Ocean; in 1999, James Lininger was born. The birth of James Lininger ......

A Louisiana couple, Bruce and Andrei Laininger, were born in 1999. Bruce and Andrea Leininger, a Louisiana couple, published a book based on their son's experiences called Soul Survivor: The Reincarnation of A World War II Fighter Pilot, which received attention from CNN and other media outlets. The book, Soul Survivor: The Reincarnation of a World War II Fighter Pilot, received attention from CNN and other media outlets.

The book describes their efforts over several years to identify their only son, James Leininger, after a step-by-step investigation. James Leininger was reincarnated from a U.S. Army pilot who died in World War II.

The book tells a true story: In 1945, a man named James M. Houston (James M. Houston) was reincarnated. In 1945, an American pilot named James M. Huston Jr. was killed in a plane crash while on a mission in the Pacific Ocean.

In 1999, a boy named James M. Huston Jr. In 1999, a boy named James M. Lininger was born in Louisiana, USA. A large number of facts lead people to believe that the boy was the World War II pilot in his past life.

The story of James's reincarnation has thus become a household word in the United States.

02. Witnessing his son's memories of his past life

Both Bruce and Andre were well educated. Like many modern people, the young couple had never heard of or believed in reincarnation before.

But with their young son James, they witnessed a series of events that they once thought were unthinkable, and were so shocked that they changed their understanding completely. Today, they have no doubt about reincarnation.

James Leining Since he was a child, James Leininger has loved to draw pictures of planes being hit and crashed. (taken from www.soulsurvivor-book.com網站)

At a very young age, James

James was a very young boy and showed a different characteristic, especially his interest and love for airplanes. However, when James was only two years old, his love of airplanes began to bring him trouble: James began to have nightmares, often kicking and screaming in terror.

In his dreams, he kept screaming in terror, The plane is on fire! You can't get away! He was kicking and clawing as if he was struggling to get out of the cockpit.

My mother was the first person to suggest that James was remembering his own past life," Andre says.

At first, Andre was skeptical because James had only seen children's cartoons as a child and had never been exposed to any information about World War II.

Moreover, Andre and her husband did not watch World War II movies at home and never talked about World War II history in front of James.

But over time, as more and more facts came to light, Andre became more and more convinced.

Once, when James was three years old, he walked up to an airplane and did all sorts of tricks, as if he were a pilot performing a series of pre-takeoff checks on the plane.

On another occasion, Andre bought James a toy plane and told him that there was something that looked like a bomb underneath it.

To Andre's surprise, James immediately corrected her and told her it was not a bomb, but a fuel tank.

I've never heard of a bunker or anything like that, Andre said. I certainly don't know anything about sub-tanks," Andrea said.

James Leining James Leininger depicts an air battle scene as a child. (taken from www.soulsurvivor-book.com網站)

03. Seeking help from reincarnation experts

Later, James' nightmares became more and more frequent, even three or four times a week. Andrea's mother then suggested that she seek the help of a therapist, Carol Bowman. Carol Bowman, a researcher in reincarnation, was the first to help.

Bowman is an expert on reincarnation and has published two books on reincarnation.

With Bowman's help, James began to share more and more of his memories of past lives.

Amazingly, his nightmares began to decrease significantly, with almost immediate results. At the same time, James became better at expressing and describing his past-life experiences to people.

Bauman explains that James is currently at the age where he can most easily recall his past life experiences because his innocent memories of his past life are not yet eroded or disturbed by the real world of his present life. At the age of five to seven, this memory of past lives will slowly fade.

James' parents say that between the ages of two and four, James used to tell them about his experiences as a former fighter pilot in World War II, especially when he was drowsy in his bedroom.

James' descriptions were so detailed and vivid, as if he were there, that his parents were amazed and still remember them vividly.

At one point, James told them that his plane had been hit by the Japanese and crashed. James said he was flying a Corsair, and then said with a flourish, "You know what? These jets have flat tires all the time.

In fact, historians and pilots alike know that Corsair fighters did have a problem with flat tires on landing. These can also be easily found in books or online.

André said James also told his father the name of the carrier where his plane landed and took off - Natoma - and the name of the other pilot he was flying with - Jack Larson. Jack Larson.

After some research, Bruce was surprised to find that all of this was true! Natoma was the name of a U.S. aircraft carrier in the Pacific at the time, and Jack Larson was the real name. Natoma was the name of a U.S. aircraft carrier in the Pacific at the time, and Jack Larson was indeed the same! Jack was a U.S. Army pilot during World War II, served in the Pacific, and is still healthy and living in Arkansas.

It was like seeing a living god, I couldn't believe it, I was in shock! My perception has been transformed," Bruce said.

04. Searching online and interviewing veterans to find answers

To find out more, Bruce was obsessed, searching the Internet, collecting and organizing various military records from the time, and interviewing veterans and people who had served on the Natoma carrier.

Bruce said James told him that he was shot down over Iwo Jima. Bruce soon learned that only one pilot in the squadron that flew the raid on Iwo Jima was killed in action, and his name was James M. Houston. Huston (James M. Huston Jr.).

Bruce said James also told him that the engine of his plane had been hit directly by artillery. Among the veterans interviewed was Ralph Clarbour, who served as a rear-seat gunner on the Corsair fighter.

According to Clarbour's recollection, during the Iwo Jima raid on March 3, 1945, James B. Houston's fighter plane happened to be in the middle of the raid. During the raid on Iwo Jima on March 3, 1945, James Houston's fighter jet was flying alongside his own aircraft. He watched as an anti-aircraft shell struck the middle of Houston's engine.

Bruce said that all of this now leads him to believe that his son is indeed James Houston. He was reborn as James Houston.

Later, the Leiningers met with James Houston's sister, Annie. Later, the Leiningers met with James Houston's sister, Anne Barron. The Leiningers contacted James Houston's sister, Anne Barron, and told her about the miraculous experience of their youngest son, James Houston. The Leiningers contacted James Houston's sister, Anne Barron, and told her about the amazing experience of their young son, James Leininger. Now, Anne is convinced, too.

"It's amazing how young James can recall the life of the late James and describe it in such detail and vividly that it's hard not to be convinced! Anne said.

Of course, as little James grows up, his vivid memories of his past life will fade as time passes. However, for young James, Annie sent two gifts.

A bust of George Washington and a gift from Annie. A bust of George Washington and a model of a Corsair fighter plane are exceptionally valuable and will never fade with age.

Both gifts were personal items belonging to the late James that were sent to his family by the U.S. government after the end of World War II.

Bruce concluded, "What James experienced is not a unique phenomenon, but the process and the way in which it was presented is quite amazing and miraculous.

05. Many people agree that the soul is immortal after death

Although reincarnation originally came from Buddhism, many people today, both in the East and in the West, agree with the idea of reincarnation and believe that death is not the end of the story, but that the consciousness remains and the soul does not die after death.

At the University of Virginia, scientists have been studying the case of reincarnation for over 40 years.

Child psychologist Jim Tucker, Ph. We have collected more than 2,700 cases, said Dr. Jim Tucker, a child psychologist. We have collected more than 2,700 cases, said Dr. Jim Tucker, a child psychologist at the University of Virginia.

3. Third, the high IQ has the wisdom of those who will have doubts

01. Why did you come to this life?

Most people come to this world in a daze, and experience long years of learning and growth for more than ten to twenty years before they are able to live independently.

Then came the demands of family and finances, which led most people into another phase of a tight and busy life, either running around for a living or chasing after success and fame and self-worth.

Once I have the opportunity to slow down my life and take a break, it is likely that 30 or 40 years will have passed in a flash.

At this time, I can see that my eyes are blank, and my hair is pale, and my teeth are wobbly, and I feel that I have more strength than I have, and that the signs of the years are everywhere, and I am frightened and frightened to see that I am old and weak, slow and inflexible, and that I have chicken skin and crane hair.

The signs of old age are approaching. Whether you like it or not, the burden that used to fall on your shoulders will eventually be gradually lifted by the years, and in its place, it is likely to be too late to fill, or unable to fill the regret of loss and emptiness, and from time to time, panic and anxiety.

Assuming that there is really an ultimate mission in our lives, how can we know? If life were a drama, or a movie, when would we know?

When would we know what the theme of the play (movie) is? A deep drama (movie) will only make you exclaim in amazement when the curtain closes.

Or after watching the movie for many days, you finally understand the real meaning of a certain passage. You can't watch a play (movie) and know the full meaning of the movie at the same time.

Therefore, once we know that we have realized the truth and attained the path, and at the same time discovered the true nature of life, and entered the Indra's net universe, enlightenment itself will change our life.

It is only at this point that we can truly understand the meaning of life's existence.

But everything in this world has birth and death, flowers bloom and die, the tide rises and falls, the birth, aging, sickness and death in this world, the natural course of change.

As the years pass by, we pass by unknowingly. This is an ancient law that we cannot control and no one can escape from.

Even the human business righteousness that we boast of in the past may be confused and shaken again at this time. What follows is the deathly shadow of aging and dying, which is getting closer and closer.

In a real-life experience of dying of aging, Joan Bakewell, an 85-year-old BBC presenter, has produced and hosted a six-part series on death.

The series explored British attitudes towards death, trying to unravel the mystery of death. So, what should a normal death look like? Is it like the way it is portrayed in movies and television specials?

According to Mannix, "Death is a process like birth. The patient gradually becomes more tired.

Over time, the patient sleeps more and wakes less. ...... Sometimes, the patient is in a coma during sleep. This change is small but very important.

We can't wake them up. But when they wake up, they say they are sound asleep. That's when we know the coma is not terrible for the patient. ...... Eventually they will remain unconscious," she said.

She said, "The patient is in a relaxed state at the moment, and they don't consciously clean up the mucus and saliva that collects in their throat when they breathe. This is when the throat makes a loud sound.

This is what people usually call death rattle and think it's scary. In fact, I can tell when my patient is in a state of deep relaxation and unconsciousness.

This sound is made by the air bubbles that pass through the mucus in the throat as the air exhales and exits through the lungs. They are not conscious of it. In the last hours of life, there is a period of shallow breathing.

The final breath is an exhalation and there is no more intake. Sometimes this happens so quietly that the family doesn't notice..."

02. "The Fog of Life

Most people in the past and present are at a loss about life, because they know little or nothing about it.

From its accidental birth, life grows through hardship, learning and frustration. Through endless learning and adaptation, the spiritual power of living is strengthened, and the attempted mental intelligence becomes more and more courageous.

Everyone tries his or her best to face the sorrowful and bitter encounters in his or her life with his or her mind. Facing the never-ending challenges of survival also brings more growth and wisdom.

However, none of us can take away the great achievements that we have accumulated and created, but none of us can take away when we die.

What is the meaning of life's existence? Through the process of life, our inner consciousness and wisdom grow and mature.

At the completion of life, there is another metamorphosis; he sees a brighter self, facing a new vision of a sublimated life in the dark.

It has been said that man accepts life when he has no choice, then spends his life under the condition of no choice, and finally gives it back under the irresistible struggle.

At this time, for the general public, when they look forward at the end of their lives, they cannot see what the world will be like after death.

It is as if they are enveloped in a fog of life and do not know where the path of return will lead, or even despairingly suspect that there is no way out and that they will die.

In this way, one cannot help but ask a big question: Is my life about to end? Is this the way to spend my life? Why do I have to come to this world to take this journey?

When I look back on the past, I can only recall some fragments of my childhood, but I can't see where life came from.

This is really where does life come from and where does death go! I can't help but sigh again helplessly and ask: Why do I have to come to this world to take this journey?

03. The reincarnation of past lives, present lives and future lives

Therefore, people's confusion and bewilderment about life is more than where does life come from and where does death go. If the answer to this question of life and death is always specious and uncertain, then the meaning and value of life will always be illusory and unreal.

The so-called lower-class people, right and wrong, the middle-class people, a single-minded solution to the problem, the upper-class people, the pattern of achievement.

A person with a high IQ and wisdom must know how to find the pattern of life and raise the doubt of where does life come from and where does death go.

People do not pop out of the cracks of stones, nor do they fall from the sky for no reason, nor do they come out of the absurdity of being born under the threat.

Then where do people come from? According to the general secular concept, man is born from the blood of his father and mother. Where does the father's essence and mother's blood come from? From the genetic heritage of the grandparents. Where do grandparents' genes come from? From the genes of great-grandparents.

Where do great-grandparents' genes come from? From generation to generation, the genetic heritage is traced upwards, but in the end, it is still unknown.

Furthermore, from ancient times to the present, people in all fields of science, philosophy, and religion have tried to explore this topic with great care, trying to come up with the most powerful proofs and answers.

Some are only willing to be faithful to their limited ability to observe, thinking that human beings are only the union of the sperm of the father and the sperm of the mother, and that once a human being stops breathing and is declared dead, it is the end of his life from birth to death.

Therefore, this is a big scientific and philosophical problem. For many years, people have been wandering around the edge of life and death, but they seem to be unable to get a definite answer.

This view of seeing is believing, thinking that observation cannot be investigated, and that there is no legal quantification, is not. This is, of course, a kind of narrow-mindedness, which seems to be objective and fair, but it is a self-centered subjective consciousness and still deviates from obstinacy.

On the surface, people who hold such a view seem to be very determined, but in reality, they still project their bewilderment and confusion about life onto the inquiry of how the world was formed and where human beings came from.

If we simply stick to our own opinions, which are not necessarily the correct answers, we will often end up with a blind guide, not knowing what we know but not knowing why we know it, and lacking the ability to think flexibly and independently, never knowing the truth.

For example, when you read this book, don't think that the translation and analysis of the commentary here is the only answer, you can also try to understand from another perspective.

If you are good at opening your mind and thinking hard, you will often find unexpected discoveries and surprises, and find the truth closer to the truth.

Similarly, if you have doubts like "where does life come from and where does death go? We cannot help but inquire into the relationship between birth and death and reincarnation.

Reincarnation was not created by Shakyamuni Buddha, but he developed the ancient Indian Brahminical idea of reincarnation into the Buddhist idea of reincarnation.

In Brahmanism, reincarnation means that the self is reincarnated in the three paths of heaven, ancestors, and animals, just like a person walking from one house into another.

In Buddhism, because of the ignorance of the truth of the impermanence of the world, or the ignorance of the reality of life, sentient beings from the beginning of time have been ignorant and unaware.

The six paths of reincarnation are the six paths of life and death, or the six paths of life and death, which are like the wheels of a car.

The idea of reincarnation originated in ancient India, even after the Buddha became enlightened and became a Buddha. As the founder of Buddhism, he was also deeply influenced by the traditional Indian idea of reincarnation.

Historically, Buddhists have always emphasized that the purpose of practice is to be free from the existence of confusion, karma, and suffering in the cycle of reincarnation.

However, if we think about the necessary conditions for the foundation, the above statement seems to imply a considerable degree of presupposition.

In other words, once the concept of reincarnation is taken out of Buddhist thought, the path of liberation is then deprived of its rich and transcendent goal, and there is no need for Buddhism to exist.

In traditional Indian thought, those who believe in life after death believe that the soul is immortal and continues to reincarnate (saMsAra).

Although Buddhism has embraced the concept of reincarnation and initiated a fundamental change in this traditional idea of reincarnation, there are still many people today who do not truly grasp the difference between the Buddhist idea of reincarnation and the Indian idea of reincarnation in general.

The key to the formation of reincarnation lies in the spiritual power of strong self-love and clinging to ideas.

The wisdom and practice of the path of liberation, which is common to all three bodhisattva practices, is that sentient beings are born and die over and over again, and once they die, their bodies and minds are destroyed and cease to exist.

There must be a true law of immortality that can link the three lifetimes of rebirth and death.

Therefore, in the Buddhist view of reincarnation, there is no mention of the soul, because Buddhism believes that the so-called soul is still the five bodies of sentient beings.

It is impermanent because it is not possible to exist forever.

As explained above, the Buddhist concept of reincarnation: the six paths of reincarnation. This is one of the main doctrines of Indian Brahmanism, and Buddhism also recognizes that it believes that everything that is alive

If one does not realize the state of nirvana, where there is no birth and no death, or if one does not continue to practice in the Pure Land of Buddha, one will always live and die in the six paths (heaven, human, asura, animal, hungry ghost, and hell), without end.

Buddhism believes that this is the real state of sentient life, and that sentient beings are caused by the three poisons of confusion and karma (greed, anger, and stupidity), which lead to the cycle of birth and death in the three realms and six paths.

It is also known as birth and death, the cycle of birth and death, the succession of birth and death, the cycle of rebirth, the flow, the rotation. The characteristics of the Buddhist doctrine of reincarnation are: (1) denying the God and soul of the creator; (2) facing the reality of karma with free will; (3) aiming at liberation from reincarnation; (4) ending up in the mastery of dharma and abiding in nirvana. And the theory is reasonable and flexible.

Buddhism rejects the idea of a creator and advocates that all dharmas come into being when they are born from causes and perish when they perish from causes, and that birth and death are impermanent.

It is the law of all laws, so Buddhism is a polytheist. Buddhism is a polytheist. Religions in general also believe that the main body of life is the soul, which is given by the Creator.

Buddhism denies both the Creator and the existence of a single immutable soul that rises and falls in all spheres of life.

For example, the Sutra on Life and Death says, "There is no place where the consciousness and the spirit go, and there is no place where they do not change, and they give up their bodies and receive them again, just like the wheel of life on the ground.

But this refers to the illusion that the delusional mind can create the illusion of a seeming self, and it is also the reference to "the origin of birth and death over an infinite number of kalpas.

It is also only one of the five impermanent phenomena of birth and death (color, thought, action, and consciousness are the five dharmas; color is the material law, thought, action, and consciousness are the mental law, and dharmas means gathering), and is the eighth consciousness (Arya consciousness) as pointed out in the Mahayana sutras.

It is neither the Self nor the soul, but only one of the eight mind actions (action, meaning birth, death, and change), and one of the dharmas arising from cause and effect.

The verse of the 45th Sutra of the Miscellaneous Arabs says, "Like the harmonious material, the world calls it a vehicle.

However, because of my love and attachment, this living being is born out of the harmony of the five elements, and the consciousness, which is one of the eight realms of the mind, is always the subject of reincarnation.

There is no end to the cycle of birth and death. Who drives the harmonization of all the elements? Who drives the consciousness to reincarnate? Buddhism calls it karma.

Through the exercise of the spiritual power of meditation, one can feel this deep and subtle spiritual state, suggesting that life is not just a material body united with a sperm and an egg, but that after the collapse of the physical body, there is also a force of karma.

After the collapse of the physical body, there is still a strong force of the mind that wants to continue, and strongly directs the formation of another new life. This phenomenon is commonly referred to as reincarnation.

In other words, the life of a mortal being is never-ending, from birth to death, and from death to life again. It is also derived from the spatial and temporal structure of the cycle of birth and death.

Therefore, when we talk about reincarnation, we are bound to involve the so-called three lives of past lives, present lives, and future lives, which is why it is sometimes referred to as the "three lives of reincarnation.

Death is inescapable, and being born in this world also seems to be inescapable, or at least we have no memory of it.

The question of what kind of world or situation will happen before and after death attracts the hearts and minds of all beings throughout the ages.

Most people imagine that there is still life after death, and this life after death is the so-called soul.

How the soul lives in the other world, and what the other world is like, are interpreted differently according to different races, cultures, and religions.

04. The idea of reincarnation - an inherent Indian culture

In Indian thought, religion and philosophy are inseparable. The concept of reincarnation sprouted 400 to 500 years before the birth of Siddhartha Gautama, in the Brahma Sutra of Indian Brahman culture.

In the following Upanishads, it was maturely manifested. The Upanishads are of great significance in the development of Indian religion and philosophy.

Before the Upanishads, the Indo-Europeans of the Vedic period worshiped only the ancient gods; the Sanskrit books were mostly formalistic ritual manuals. The Upanishads, however, were the first to focus on the ultimate truths of the universe.

There are two very important concepts in the Upanishads, namely, I and Brahman. The Upanishads use various fantastic metaphors (many of which seem absurd and incomprehensible to modern people) to illustrate that Brahman is everything, that is, the Supreme Being.

The human Self (the individual soul) comes from the Universal Self, which is Brahman (the universal soul). In short, the universe is Brahman and Brahman is me.

The supreme truth that Brahman and I are one is the main point of the Upanishads. On the basis of the Upanishads' thought, the Vedanta school arose, which later directly influenced the great reformer of Hinduism, Shankara.

Although the Upanishads were developed from the Vedas and thus are often understood as Brahmanic and Hindu texts, not all of them were written by the Brahman class and not all of them reflect the Brahmanic viewpoint.

In fact, among the many Upanishads, there are some that are hostile to the Brahmin priests. More accurately, the Upanishads are the ideas of Indian culture, a religious and philosophical treatise or dialogue that discusses philosophy, meditation, and the nature of the world.

Another important concept built up from the Upanishadic system is that of reincarnation. The idea of reincarnation is not found in the Rig Veda at all; the Sanskrit books occasionally mention that people can be reborn after death.

Only the Upanishads completely establish the idea that the form of reincarnation of a reincarnated person depends on what he did in his previous life (karma). The Kuanlin Upanishads say that a reincarnated person becomes a good person by virtue of good karma and a bad person by virtue of bad karma.

Of course, there is also a way to free oneself from the endless cycle of rebirths, and that is to realize that the Upanishads advocate that Brahman and Self are one.

The content of the Upanishads can be divided into three parts: ontology, phenomenology, and finality. Ontology and phenomenology are purely philosophical issues.

The so-called ontology is the principle of the universe. The Upanishads take Ātman as this principle.

According to the Brighard's Upanishads IV.4.5, This Self is the principle of the universe. According to the Brihad Upanishad IV.4.5, This Self is the Brahman. Brahman is the essence of the universe. The actual Brahman, which is manifested in the world, is phenomenalism. The Upanishads say that there are three forms of Brahman as a phenomenon.

First, the ruling deity of the world: this is called Brahman or Īśvara, the personal deity. It is equivalent to the God of creation as described by Plato.

Second, the world of objects: This is the stage of sentient beings' reincarnation. In terms of space, it is divided into the three realms of heaven, air, and earth; in terms of time, it is called Kalpa vāda. It is said that the world develops according to Brahman at a certain time, and after a certain period of time, it returns to Brahman again.

Third, the establishment of sentient beings: According to the Upanishads, the scope of sentient beings is extremely wide, ranging from celestial beings (Deva) down to plants; however, the center of constant investigation is human beings. There are four types of sentient beings: 1. fetal, 2. oviparous, 3. wet, and 4. budding.

The above three forms of Brahman, in addition to the concept of the dominant deity, have almost been absorbed by Buddhism, and after improving them, they have become the concept of Buddhism.

The idea of reincarnation started in the Sanskrit era and matured in the Upanishadic era. According to the Karma doctrine, the Self that is the essence of sentient beings is eternal.

From this abiding self, the concept of cause and effect of the three lifetimes is established because of the residual power (karma) of its actions, which connects the past, present, and future lifetimes.

The concept of the three lifetimes of cause and effect is then established. From the three lifetimes of cause and effect, the reincarnation of the abiding Self is initiated. In the Upanishads, the scope of sentient beings' reincarnation is also