Willard,+Rita

Rita Willard Gold World History Religion and the after-life How are the different religions and after life beliefs similar? How can that help society? Even if people worship different gods and their views on each other aren’t very nice, on thing mostly remains the same: the after-life. The after-life is always described as something wonderful that someone is able to get into if one is diligent and righteous. It is described as a paradise that one should strive for and try to achieve. That religion takes the views and practices that it does and puts them into an ultimate destination. All of the quotes repeat on the gloriousness of the after-life but each is different to that particular religion.
 * Introduction to issue **
 * Christianity **

This perfect life with the most holy trinity - this communion of life and love with the trinity, with the virgin Mary, that angles and all the blessed – is called “heaven.” Heaven is the ultimate end and fulfillment of the deepest human longings, the state of supreme, definitive happiness. Christianity- Christian heaven is difficult to describe because there are many branches off of Christianity and each is different in certain value areas. I think that this quote would suite best for covering the many heavens that are described. It deals first and foremost with god and goes off short and sweet about Mary and what heaven is. Paradise (//firdaws//), also called "The Garden" (//Janna)//, is a place of physical and spiritual pleasure, with lofty mansions (39:20, 29:58-59), delicious food and drink (52:22, 52:19, 38:51), and virgin companions called //houris// (56:17-19, 52:24-25, 76:19, 56:35-38, 37:48-49, 38:52-54, 44:51-56, 52:20-21). There are seven heavens (17:46, 23:88, 41:11, 65:12). Islam- I pulled this quote out because one, it was the only real quote about heaven and two because it describes what they get after all their hard work and sufferening, and it sounds pretty sweet. It gives them hope and more faith in their religion and that they will be taken care of in another life. The Buddha said of death: Life is a journey. Death is a return to earth. The universe is like an inn. The passing years are like dust.
 * Islam **
 * Buddhism **

Regard this phantom world as a star at dawn, a bubble in a stream, a flash of lightning in a summer cloud, a flickering lamp - a phantom - and a dream Buddhism- To the Buddhists, the circle of life may be their idea of the ultimate place and therefore it could be their “heaven” Buddhists are a lot about the earth and staying connected with the realm of peace, which is hard nowadays and thinking that they will be reincarnated into something else probably lets them tap into the realm of peace because they know they are going to be fine. The eternal destination for the righteous is Gan Eden (the Garden of Eden). It is generally described as a place of great joy and peace. Talmudic imagery includes: sitting at golden banquet tables or at stools of gold, enjoying lavish banquet, or celebrating the Sabbath, enjoying sunshine and sexual intercourse. Judaism- it’s interesting how they believe in actions then afterwards when they are dead. It probably helps to focus on the now when you believe that your going to get gold and sex after you did all the good things in your life. I think that having the same kind of after-life would be a good thing of society. It’s a step further in religious tolerance within a world that gets a little touchy on the subject and has had a history of war for religion. It could teach us that all the different religions aren’t as different as to get into a fight about, that they have some things in common.
 * Judaism **
 * Final Thoughts **