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Hi Wanderer and welcome to the forum. It's good to see your questions about the 'fifth dimension'. The laws of physics are different there. It is a place where there are no physical bodies. There are animals, but without their physical bodies. All of us have a part of us that exists on the...

I prefer the word karma.

Don't worry, no one will 'get away' with anything. Karma never forgets.

I am reminded of a story of a person who was a black female in a previous life, but is now a young white male in this life. I would like all white people to consider that they very well may be a black person in a future life, and realize how they can use this to positively influence themselves...

A Tibetan Buddhist pilgrimage can be particularly harsh. It is common for a Tibetan Buddhist pilgrim to do a full prostration, take a couple of steps, then do another prostration. Take a look at this video at 1:48 and watch them as they step, prostrate, step, etc. (They even wear special wooden...

I agree. It has been said that achieving enlightenment is the most difficult thing we will ever attempt to do. I noticed you have not distinguished Enlightenment from Nirvana. I see a clear distinction between the two.

It has been said a person cannot achieve enlightenment and then move onto nirvana until they have achieved "psychological well-being".

I think the issue is, a deity has to give people total freedom to do whatever they want to do, which often means letting people do terrible things.

I am not sure what you mean. Are you saying you don’t think there is a hierarchy of beings in the aterlife? I agree. I believe people who have a high level of spirituality will pay a higher price when they do terrible things.

It is kind of all of the above. Achieving enlightenment is a lot of hard work. I do not think achieving enlightenment is only a matter of having some kind of ‘aha experience’, as some belief systems (such as Zen Buddhism) would have us believe. It has been said achieving enlightenment is the...

I think there is some truth to that. The more we suffer, the faster we burn off bad karma.

Yes!

I have heard that all such issues must be resolved before a person can achieve enlightenment and then go onto nirvana. Another reason why placing ourselves on the path can make more life more difficult.

Chino, When a person puts themself on the path to enlightenment (and later, onto nirvana), it usually means that life will become more difficult for them.

"What is the status of people outside your belief?" --> My belief system tells me a good Buddhist, a good Hindu, a good Jain, a good Christian, etc., are all making progress towards Heaven. I do not think which belief system a person belongs to makes any difference as to whether they will enter...

Well, since you asked, "Those who do not go through Jesus to know God also oppose Him." is offensive to me.

They would be someone who does not believes Jesus can take away their sins, and does not think that belief in Jesus is necessary to enter Heaven, so I would not call that person a Christian, I would call them a non-Christian. The Christian faith is very clear that people who do not accept Jesus...

Yes, taking Refuge is seen as the moment when a person becomes a Buddhist. But if a person were to follow Buddhist precepts without actually taking Refuge, I would still call this person a Buddhist. (Other people may disagree with me.) Let’s look at this from the other direction. Anyone who...

The definition of being a Christian is simple. If a person believes Jesus can take away their sins, and if they think belief in Jesus is necessary to enter Heaven, that person is a Christian. If they don’t think these things, they are not a Christian.

Nasruddin, I am a Theosophist. I find that Taoism and Theosophy agree perfectly. This means that Taoism works for me! I have found that original Buddhism, original Hinduism, original Judiasm, etc., all agree. I can now add Taoism to that list. It might help the people here to know that the...