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I learned in my Tibetan Buddhism class about those born into the 'hungry ghost' realm. Existing as a ghost, however, is a temporary situation in the round of rebirth (cyclic existence, reincarnation, samsara) as a result of bad karma from a past lifetime. Everything is impermanent, even the afterlife. Tibetan Buddhists believe that hungry ghosts can live for hundreds of years, during which they suffer from hunger and thirst. "Hungry ghosts are obstructed from getting food and water by internal obstructions such as horribly malformed bodies, by external obstructions such as being born into a place that has no food or water or into a place where, even if there is nourishment they are kept from it by guards, or by both internal and external obstructions." The main cause of being reborn as a hungry ghost is an action of desire such as stealing or miserliness. So basically, I guess ghosts may spend their afterlives desiring but not receiving while wallowing in their misery. -bayk
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Will a cross on the wall protect you againts ghosts and what are the origins of this superstition?
Assuming that you believe that ghosts exist, it would be logical to think that a ghost who had believed a cross would repel ghosts in life would believe this in its afterlife and therefore be repelled. However, if the ghost did not have any such associations with crosses in life, why would it fear a cross in the afterlife?
What do ghosts want?
Every ghost is different, but most ghosts want some form of help, such as help crossing over into the afterlife or finishing some business before they leave. Some ghosts are more sinister and want to harm you, while others - such as the ghosts of children or loved ones - just want to talk to someone.
Where are ghosts most likely to haunt you in their afterlife?
When a person dies, their spirits can stay in the area they died in. if you go in the area a person died in, you might encounter their spirit. "In your imagination" is likely a better answer if you don't believe in ghosts.
How do you get a lesbian ghost in my ho-us?
Ghosts are neither homosexual nor heterosexual, because in the afterlife, there is no sexual attraction. They are all just spirits.
Are ghosts science fiction?
Ghosts are typically considered part of the supernatural or paranormal realm rather than science fiction. Science fiction usually incorporates speculative elements based on scientific principles, while ghosts are more associated with folklore, spirituality, and beliefs in the afterlife.
What does an atheist not believe?
We do't believe in gods, demons, angels, ghosts, afterlife, reincarnation, unicorns, elves, gobblins, or anything supernatural.
What do ghosts do at midnight?
ghosts don't do much at midnight, but 3:00 in the morning is really the witching hour. ghosts haunt the places they used to live, or the people they hate. they bang on doors, rattle chains, and talk all night long. some even hiss or do demonic rituals in the afterlife witching hour. some just walk around.
One with no religious belief?
A person with no religious belief is commonly referred to as an atheist or agnostic, depending on their stance. Atheists do not believe in the existence of deities, while agnostics hold that knowledge about the existence of deities is unknown or unknowable.
When you move and the ghost from your family comes will it come?
When it comes to ghosts, there is very little science involved. There are no scientific studies of ghosts that have produced repeatable, objective or quantifiable evidence or characterization of ghosts. Without that, you can't have science. In fact, there isn't any good scientific reason to believe in ghosts I'm afraid.The question you ask still resides firmly in the faith-based or spiritually-based ideas that people have on the afterlife. Some people will say yes to your question, others no. I'm sorry there is no scientific answer on this.
What is a dog's reaction when it sees a ghost?
Dogs do not see ghosts because there are no such things as ghosts, and because Dogs do not have sufficiently complex brains as to form belief systems about an afterlife that might lead them to mistake ordinary phenomena as a ghost. Human beings only imagine they see ghosts because their brains are looking for familair patterns, and when presented with ambiguous images that might seem vaguely human in shape, they may make the mistake of identifying this pattern as a ghost. In fact, people from cultures that do not believe in ghosts never see ghosts, because that is not an explanation their brain would assign to an ambiguous image.
What did Egytians believe about the afterlife?
What is the afterlife
Do ghosts have feelings?
There is no scientific evidence to support the existence of ghosts, so it is not possible to determine if they have feelings. Belief in ghosts is largely based on personal beliefs and cultural perspectives.
