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is heaven less suffering?

TheJourneyTheJourney
edited October 2010 in Buddhism Basics
Is it less suffering or just a different kind of suffering?

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  • upekkaupekka Veteran
    edited October 2010
    it is like having a nice party
    and
    when the party is over what?
  • shenpennangwashenpennangwa
    edited October 2010
    TheJourney wrote: »
    Is it less suffering or just a different kind of suffering?
    It depends.
    An "ordinary" heavenly\god realm birth is described as being pretty cushy but once the dying process begins the suffering is terrible.
    Rebirth in a sambhogakaya pure realm is a different story.
  • GuyCGuyC Veteran
    edited October 2010
    A heavenly rebirth might mean less suffering for a few thousands, maybe millions, maybe even billions of years...but it's still impermanent. But if we fail to realize Nibbana in this lifetime I think a heavenly rebirth is a pretty good consolation prize.
  • federicafederica Seeker of the clear blue sky... Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt Moderator
    edited October 2010
    Which heaven did you have in mind, exactly?

    ('In Mind', being the operative term.....)
  • GuyCGuyC Veteran
    edited October 2010
    If I had a choice, I'd probably go for the Brahma-loka's.
  • questionfulquestionful
    edited October 2010
    maybe there's just less bad stuff there. i have a book where it says it's a place where the conditions for practicing Dhamma are optimal.


    Either that or it's a brown powder with worms in it, of which we are not conscious.
  • PietroPumokinPietroPumokin
    edited October 2010
    let's find out
  • cazcaz Veteran United Kingdom Veteran
    edited October 2010
    A Temporary Reduction of Suffering, But It is said it is far more fortunate for us to be born with A precious human life as we are able to complete the path here, Gods on the other hand Burn up vast quanities of merit and after a very long time of enjoying them selves develop great dispare and suffering at seeing the location of their next rebirths, Namely one of the 3 lower realms.

    Being Born In a Buddha pure realm however is Different from being born In an ordianry samsaric Heaven quite so in that the contaminated aggregates that give rise to Samsara are not present In Buddha pure lands and that we are able to accomplish the path to High Bodhisattva levels there.
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