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=== The afterlife has a different meaning in different religions. Afterlife in general means life beyond death. People who have died are believed to have gone to a specific place determined by God and their actions during their life period. Reincarnation is when a person or animal's should is believed to have been reborn. In religions such as Christianity, they believe that after death you go to Heaven or Hell depending on how you lived during your life on earth, and spend the rest of your after life with God. Buddhism and Hinduism, they believe that the ultimate goal of the religious life is to escape the cycle of death and rebirth. Buddhism: also believe that individuals do not possess eternal souls. Instead of eternal souls, individuals consist of a "bundle of habits, memories, sensations and desires which together delude one into thinking that he or she consists of a stable lasting self. Basically, these three religions have different opinions on the after life and reincarnation because they believe in different gods. First there is the explanation of Christianity with the quote on afterlife and reincarnation, then there is Buddhism and finished with Hinduism. Each of them have a quote (s) and an explanation or analysis of the quote. This brochure gives you and insight on the beliefs of afterlife and reincarnation in different religions.  ===

Assemblies of Gods
==="There will be a final judgment in which the wicked dead will be raised and judged according to their works. Whosoever is not found written in the Book of Life, together with the devil and his angels, the beast and the false prophet, will be consigned to the everlasting punishment in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.." http://www.religionfacts.com/christianity/beliefs/afterlife.htm === === This quote means after death the God will make the final decision as to if you go to Heaven or Hell. They judge them according to how they lived their life. If He does not find you in the Book of Life, you are automatically assumed to have been together with the devil and his angels... By doing that God sentences punishment. Punishment in the burning lake and brimstone which is the second death. To get into Heaven, if even you have sinned, you would need the Lord's approval. The after life is spent in either three places. They say it is best to go to Heaven but the fate is not decided by the person, but by the God who has a say in what happens in your after life. ===

Christianity Today Magazine
=== "At the end of the age, the bodies of the dead shall be raised. The righteous shall enter into full possession of eternal bliss in the presence of God, and the wicked shall be condemned to eternal death." === === This quote means that after one is dead, one must be raised. This is the afterlife. One must raise into the eternal arms of God. The sinful ones would be the ones to suffer. For harmful or wrong doing things to people, and have not been forgiven by God, those immoral people are the ones to join the devil. To sit upon his angles and be eternally hurt or sentenced to eternal death. It would not be fair if a non righteous soul were to enter the eternal bliss and be in the presence of God. All do, do wrong, but not all can be forgiven. ===


===" Buddhism teaches that there is a kind of Paradise and Hell, as a reward and punishment for what a person has done. But because this belief does not stem from a revealed religion, it contains many contradictions and illogicalities. Above all, and contrary to what God has revealed in the Qur'an, Buddhism believes that Paradise and Hell are only transitory." === === To Buddhism there are only two options: Paradise or Hell, reward or punishment. Buddhist believe that, that is how you would determine a person, based on their past actions. It is opposite to what God says. God says all sins can potentially be forgiven. Buddhist: there is third option. It is what it is. What happens is what they are left to determine where you belong. Whether one is reborn in Heaven or in one of the various levels of Hell, the forms of existence in these places are temporary, as they are on earth, and are not eternal. Heaven and Hell are no more than temporary states of existence in which the individuals receive their reward for the acts they have committed while on earth or their punishments. ===


===This quote means that dreams are everywhere. We dream to get away. We dream to stay. The universe being an inn is where anyone can stop by and take a break. The passing years are like dust meaning that no matter how hard you try to forget or how hard you try to rid your mind of the past it's never completely erased. In Buddhism, the after life is when you're either reincarnated or when you enter a nirvana. Only Buddhas who has wisdom will be the ones who can reach the final destination. Reincarnation is normally known as transmigration. A nirvana is state of final liberation from the cycle of death and rebirth so basically the end of suffering. ===

Heaven or Hell
===Buddhist do not believe that Heaven or Hell are eternal. They think its preposterous to implicate a man to eternal hell for his human weakness but to give him chances to develop himself. Buddhist say that those who go to hell can work themselves up to heaven by making use of the merit that they had acquired previously. Therefore: hell is a temporary place where the evil doers experience more physical and mental sufferings. Beings should not suffer there for all of eternity. The fire of hell in this world is hotter than the hell in the world beyond. There is no fire on the same level as anger, lust, greed or ignorance. Heaven is also a temporary place where those of have done good deeds experience more pleasure after death for a long period of time. ===

Reincarnation
===<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Buddhist believe that that after death rebirth can happen in any place in any of the possible existences. The future of the rebirth is determined by the last thought the person experiences at the point of death. That last thought also determine the next existence based on the past actions of a man either in his life before death or even before that. If his last thought reflect on a good deed, then he will find his future life in a happy state. ===

pertains to the training that on gives one's self to accomplish something, a task or to adopt a particular pattern in behavior, even if you would rather be doing something else. It is the assertion of will power over more basic desire. It can also be a substitute for motivation, when one uses reason to determine the best course of action that opposes one's desires. ** = = = = = = = Final Thoughts =
 * "Among the wise, some say that all action should be renounced as evil. Others say that certain kinds of action--self-sacrifice, giving, and self-discipline--should be continued..." **
 * "Self-sacrifice, giving, and self-discipline should not be renounced, for they purify the thoughtful. Yet even these, Arjuna, should be performed without desire for selfish rewards. This is essential." **
 * - Bhagavad Gita 18:3-6 **
 * This quote is saying that some wise people say that all actions of a person you be said to be evil. Of course others disagree and say that certain actions can be classified as evil but not all. Such as self sacrifice: not evil. It is described to be a good thing because it is to describe a selfless deed being done for others or a short term loss and in return you get a greater gain. Basically it is being able to do without or just giving something up. Another one is giving and then there is self discipline. These can not be classified as evil because you are not doing any wrong. Self discipline
 * Heaven or Hell **
 * Hindu scriptures describes "Heaven" as "svargam" and "Hell" as "narakam". Heaven is where devas, sages, and many great a noble souls who have performed good deeds while on earth, stay. Heaven is a world of satisfaction in which the beings experience unlimited contentment, but no pain or death. Hell is a dark world, filled with those who do evil, and their continuous cries of pain and suffering, where they undergo different types of torture and punishment for their bad deed in their previous life. The hell of Hindu is not controlled by an evil persona, but by Yama, a God of highest virtue, equipped with self discipline and unmatched judging power. The period of time during which individuals remain in these places depends on the amount of good and evil they have done while on earth during their life. When the prescribed time has been completed, they will return to earth again. Heaven and Hell are no more than temporary states of existence in which the individuals receive their reward or punishment for the acts they have committed while on earth. **

===<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">The afterlife has a different meaning in different religions. Afterlife in general means life beyond death. People who have died are believed to have gone to a specific place determined by God and their actions during their life period. Reincarnation is when a person or animal's should is believed to have been reborn. In religions such as Christianity, they believe that after death you go to Heaven or Hell depending on how you lived during your life on earth, and spend the rest of your after life with God. Buddhism and Hinduism, they believe that the ultimate goal of the religious life is to escape the cycle of death and rebirth. Buddhist do not believe in staying in Heaven or Hell for an eternity. Hindus believe that heaven is where the individuals who did good deeds belong and hell is where the evil doers belong. Buddhist believe that reincarnation is determined by your actions in your previous life. It is important to the world now because individuals have to be able to respect the reasons for peoples beliefs. In some ways different religions are similar but when it comes down to it, the way it is interpreted is through their ancestry. ===