MrBigSad
Experienced
- Sep 30, 2020
- 216
Bliss's Paradox
Many religions profess the existence of an unbridled joy. This is heaven, something pure and immutable. I recently read chant and be happy, a Buddhist book, which claims that if you can renounce this material world you will return to heaven and reside in eternal bliss for eternity.
Let me ask you something, does eternity seem like a long time to you?
Have you ever had a severe injury or emotional turmoil and you feel "time heals all wounds?"
Well, there exists in life a balance , you cannot feel pleasure without pain, joy without sadness . For you to remain in an uninterrupted state for all of eternity wouldn't be bliss, because after a long time you wouldn't know bliss, you wouldn't know what it means to feel.
So for the Buddhists and Hindus , or any religious person that believes in bliss I simply ask this.
If you are eternally happy, how could you ever comprehend what happiness feels like without a comparison?
Many religions profess the existence of an unbridled joy. This is heaven, something pure and immutable. I recently read chant and be happy, a Buddhist book, which claims that if you can renounce this material world you will return to heaven and reside in eternal bliss for eternity.
Let me ask you something, does eternity seem like a long time to you?
Have you ever had a severe injury or emotional turmoil and you feel "time heals all wounds?"
Well, there exists in life a balance , you cannot feel pleasure without pain, joy without sadness . For you to remain in an uninterrupted state for all of eternity wouldn't be bliss, because after a long time you wouldn't know bliss, you wouldn't know what it means to feel.
So for the Buddhists and Hindus , or any religious person that believes in bliss I simply ask this.
If you are eternally happy, how could you ever comprehend what happiness feels like without a comparison?
