Afterlife?

Random question. Do you know where you will be going when you leave this world?


I guess different religions have got different takes. But they all agree on one thing. To Heaven, to a better place, the attaining of bliss etc.


But cultivators of the Pure Land School of Mahayana Buddhism aim for the Land of Amitabha Buddha. The Land of Ultimate Bliss. Pure Land.

I have had the honour of viewing a picture showing the image of Buddha in the clouds. First hand from a close friend.


If doubt ever arises within you, remember that things are not how or what we perceive them to be. Quantum physics show that all atoms are but masses of energy. Even you and I. We're all bundles of energy with a consciousness within. The world is formed of energy. And energy is never created nor destroyed. It always has and always will be. Beginningless. Neverending. Constantly moving from one form to the other.


There are minds (or souls, if you prefer) spinning in the wheel of the Six Paths. Undergoing retribution over and over again until their karma exhaust. Therefore, Pure Land cultivators are encouraged to make vows to be born in the Land of Ultimate Bliss. One can get an idea about this wondrous Buddha world from the Amitabha Sutra.


The thought dawned upon me recently. And I made my vow too. =)