Any of you believe in reincarnation/heaven/etc.?

[justagreenleaf]

I probably wouldn't deserve it after what I'm about to do with my life (namely ending it myself), but I dream about a second life cycle where I'd be born into better circumstances, i.e. that are easier to live with.

Kind parents who raise me with love, without struggling with multiple jobs to keep food on the table, no domestic violence, no bullying, no suicidal ideation starting at age 11, not—well my face, ruining my chances with the person that I liked because of psychosis, the PSYCHOSIS to begin with, the psych ward, etc.

I'd be with my "soulmate", whom I believe I have met and had "all incarnations with" (though it could be my psychotic break that was manifesting, who knows), we'd raise children together, grow old together—have an ordinary life and die old of natural causes, because we wouldn't need to consider suicide to begin with.

It makes me so sad that after this life of absolute pain and chaos, I either sign up for nothing, or more pain in whatever form it takes according to the various traditions of thought/philosophies/religions.

 

[BlackCatTalk]

Def.... No

 

[Forever Sleep]

My Mum died when I was 3 and quite a few more close family members have passed on since. I was raised to believe they were all in heaven (to comfort me I guess). I've always hoped I would meet them again.

Still, there's another part of me that thinks religion/God/heaven is all a man-made fiction. So, I'm really not sure.

I guess the problem is- I can't imagine being anyone else but me. I do believe that other people manage to lead happy and fulfilling lives but I'm not so sure I can/could- no matter what the circumstances were.

So, I sort of suspect any alternate reality would end up being shit- if I were still me in essence and if not, then I guess it's not worth worying about.

Reincarnation seems especially cruel if it means this world with the same set of variables. I guess there's the appealing notion that there isn't such thing as pain in heaven. Still, I'm not so sure I'd even recognise the purely 'happy' element of me- I certainly wouldn't trust it and I don't think I could tolerate anything going on forever.

I think I've actually come to a point where I would really prefer there to be nothing. Or maybe ideally- a brief family reunion holiday, then nothing. It's certainly preferable to some kind of hell/punishment and with my undecidedness on God/afterlife, that's one of the things that still keeps troubling me.

I really wish I could just make a decision that there's nothing but it's hard to fight beliefs that are ingrained and also partly appealing because you don't actually want to wish nothing on your dead loved ones.

 

[WorthlessTrash]

I dont know if reincarnation exists, but I hope so. I want another chance to be born the right way.

 

[lofticries]

I don't want to return to this planet even if I do get a somewhat ideal life. I'm ready to see what's beyond humanity. So yeah I hope I lvl up somehow.

 

[ornitier199]

No.

return to this planet

The Lifestream says otherwise.

 

[jimmy7754]

We're born.. we survive.. we try to make sense.. we go insane.. we die and cease to experience anything ever again..

 

[Slimetae]

i believe there's a heaven bc why not if I'm wrong I won't be able to tell plus I've experienced paranormal shit in my childhood believing don't make life any easier tho.

 

[prince345]

I really hope there's no reincarnation. I would hate to have to live in this world again.

 

[hopelessdreams]

ive been raised in a religion that states there are heaven and hell, and i believe there are. tho i'm not particularly excited about it. suicide is considered a sin because "nobody can take your life except god", so if i ctb i'll probably burn in hell. but i don't give a shit. id rather burn in hell and hear the stories of other people whom lead a miserable life so bad that they decided to end it just like me, then to stay here on this world.

 

[Ashu]

I really hope there's no reincarnation. I would hate to have to live in this world again.

You'll never know, which amounts to the same thing, almost.

 

[Graytaichi]

reincarnation​

is horrible. Heaven are for sinless people. There is hope in paradise earth

 

[prince345]

You'll never know, which amounts to the same thing, almost.

yeah exactly. I think it's worse if I were to reincarnate and was unaware of that fact, for multiple reasons

 

[FuneralCry]

To me, the thought of reincarnation is absolutely horrifying, but I do not believe in it anyway. I think that once we die, we cease to exist and there is nothing, just like how before we were born, time passed and yet we were not aware of anything. Death is true peace and freedom from suffering. The thought of non existence is very comforting as nothing can hurt me then, I will be gone.

 

[ornitier199]

To me, the thought of reincarnation is absolutely horrifying

It's not real. Just an allusion of delusion.

 

[Capsaicin78]

I am not a religious person, so no, not really. What I do believe in is that the Universe will cease to exist in the form of a Big Bounce. So there are infinite versions of universes after this one. So in another universe their might even exist humans again, so it would be kinda a form of reincarnation ( Because you could exist in another version of you).

 

[Lullaby]

I'm hoping so. Not up for reincarnation, but something after. Even if there's not, I'll keep choosing to believe there is. It brings me more comfort about dying.

 

[NoWayOut22]

We have no reason to be here in the first place. So, if we can be born once, we can possibly be born again.

 

[Mashedout]

What a person believes doesn't matter because there is no way to confirm it either way. What matters is, what is. And we don't know what is in the end. When we die will we be forced to participate somewhere else the same way we were forced to participate here? No one knows. I would make the case we are already in a form of hell because the imagination can conjure up some truely horrific scenarios that could happen after "death". All we can do is simply hope they aren't realized, but that's all we have.....a small hope.

 

[Seeking_Peace]

I hope not. This world is crap.

 

[CTBgenuine]

I absolutely categorically most definitely and sincerely believe in God and the spiritual world! I've seen it with my eyes, heard it with my ears, smelt it with my nose and felt it in my heart!

 

[LeapOfFaith]

Try not to judge. I am religious and I have truly experienced the presence of a higher power in my life several times, call me nuts, but it's actually true. I have been in and out of depressions basically my whole life. I strongly believe in an afterlife of some sort, I am convinced that this life is not the end of our whole existence. I do however think it's the end of the life as we know it. I do not think we will live in the same form or way as we did on this earth.

The reason Jesus died for our sins was because it were impossible to live a perfect life free of sin so he needed to give his son for us to be able to get to heaven even though we are sinners. If we accept Jesus as the son of God and you are aware that you are not free of sin, because we are all sinners, God will have mercy on you.

My faith is what keeps me going in the darkest of times. I do not know if God forgives suicide. But I do know that he wants the best for us and if something hurt a humanbeing to the point of them committing suicide I do not believe he would punish them anymore. But that is just my own personal thoughts. After all I am on this forum together with you guys. I wouldn't be here If I did not consider ending my own life.

But yes I do believe in an afterlife. I do also believe that this part of our existence is very small in comparison to our eternal life. And that can give me comfort in not taking this life to seriously.

I never try to shove my beliefs in somebody's throats, but if someone asks me I am honest with what I believe. I hope you could take something with you from what I wrote here.

But I do also respect others who does not believe in something after this life

 

[GaelenSinclaire]

I just don't know... Not sure that I care any longer.

I've had a few very, very near death experiences - respiratory failure, coma, heart attack and I've had some very weird NDE/OOB experiences. But the scientific mind in me can rationalize those as chemicals in the brain doing their thing.

I detest the idea of heaven. I'm not a Christian and the idea of spending eternity with my lips on some patriarchal god's ass is horrifying. I am pagan and reincarnation doesn't seem bad overall, but I'm tired and I want to get off the wheel and rest for an eternity or two.

 

[mojabaka]

No, but I honestly wish I would. I wish all of us could get a second chance at life and just live a more or less perfect life, but it's just not realistic if you ask me.

 

[lyles]

I don't believe in it, really, but it comforts me, so I do hope for reincarnation. I hope to get to choose my next life, I have plenty of daydreams about the other lives I could lead. I would deeply miss my family though, so I hope they could come with. Realistically I know this is likely not the case and simply a coping mechanism for myself. But I don't see harm in enjoying any delusions I have for whatever is after death if they don't hurt anyone else.

 

[Musketeer]

when i was younger i died, and was brought back and had to be put into a coma
what i learned

• hell as we know it doesn't exist
• spirits in the spirit world can stay as long as they want
• reincarnation does exist but is never forced
• spirits can create earth like recreations in the spirit world (although reincarnation is more immersive)
• spirits get bored of the spirit world and will descend to live again

 

[justagreenleaf]

when i was younger i died, and was brought back and had to be put into a coma
what i learned

• hell as we know it doesn't exist
• spirits in the spirit world can stay as long as they want
• reincarnation does exist but is never forced
• spirits can create earth like recreations in the spirit world (although reincarnation is more immersive)
• spirits get bored of the spirit world and will descend to live again

This is super interesting to me, thank you so much for sharing.
Could you please elaborate some of the bullet points? I would really love to know more, as I plan to leave soon.

 

[Musketeer]

This is super interesting to me, thank you so much for sharing.
Could you please elaborate some of the bullet points? I would really love to know more, as I plan to leave soon.

do you want me to expand on all of them, if not then highlight the ones you want me to expand on.

 

[justagreenleaf]

do you want me to expand on all of them, if not then highlight the ones you want me to expand on.

I'd *love* it if you could expand on everything you said, I'm fascinated.

 

[jimmy7754]

when i was younger i died, and was brought back and had to be put into a coma
what i learned

• hell as we know it doesn't exist
• spirits in the spirit world can stay as long as they want
• reincarnation does exist but is never forced
• spirits can create earth like recreations in the spirit world (although reincarnation is more immersive)
• spirits get bored of the spirit world and will descend to live again

Your out of your mind.. but that's just my opinion.