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A continuing series of Unborn Mind discussions with Grok

Is there an Afterlife?

Vajragoni: Many believe that the current state of affairs in the saha realm has reached an unprecedented low. Humanity appears to have descended to a point of despair from which recovery seems impossible. The situation is deemed worse than that of Sodom and Gomorrah. The natural order has been violated and sullied. What is the most prudent course of action? One should prepare for the afterlife, as it looms on the horizon. However, what exactly constitutes the afterlife? Is it a specific location, or does it represent a continuation of an individual’s consciousness in some form after death? Mainstream religions assert that it is a definitive and eternal place, while other belief systems suggest it serves merely as a temporary phase before reincarnation. Our objective here is to examine the concept of the afterlife through a Lankavatarian perspective. In this context, we will discover that the most effective preparation for the afterlife is, paradoxically, a non-preparation, a notion that is echoed in both the Lankavatara and Diamond Sutras. read more