Doubt it very highly. What if it leads to a more horrible death. Look at the Adenochrome users. It takes it’s toll.
Blood replacement therapy has been going on for decades in Mexico. Young would volunteer for money a unit here and there. Know of someone who would go once a year. She was elderly and rich…she’d look better(still looked her age) for awhile. She still finally passed away.
Regardless of one’s beliefs…we are here for a purpose for a specified period of time. That time is not determined by a clock or age. Some would say it’s Karmically determined or God Determined. Different spiritual practices, but essentially the same idea.
Beside who want to live forever….life…death…rebirth..etc. it’s all part of the journey! This transcends any amount of minuscule time spent on this one life alone. Why miss out the the rest?
According to Abhidhamma lifespan is karmically determined at conception, , there are some variables, it can change longer or shorter depending on activities, mind (spirituality), weather, food, etc... living respectfully, heedfully, virtuously helps extend life faculty, killing or involvement therein does not help...
Ones activities are a person's Karma. The soul enters the body about the end of the first trimester. Would think that prior Karma would have already chosen the most opportune situation for a soul/spirit to achieve further spiritual growth. From then on all decisions are based on the genetics/opportunities/educational/ economic/ and prior karmic experiences.
Karmically we earn the opportunity to be born Human and we choose "yes" So birth is a result of Karma and our decision to accept. We are born at our own consent...
According to Abhidhamma the rebirth-linking consciousness (Patisandhi-citta) connects to the very cells of conception, 2 physical properties ( egg fertilized by sperm) & one mental property, eg the citta ( as above, or soul, spirit if you prefer), there is no conception w/out the Citta, thus all abortion is the end of a life... karma is the decider, driven by Cetana or intention, Human Birth is very Precious, Rare, almost impossible...
Doubt it very highly. What if it leads to a more horrible death. Look at the Adenochrome users. It takes it’s toll.
Blood replacement therapy has been going on for decades in Mexico. Young would volunteer for money a unit here and there. Know of someone who would go once a year. She was elderly and rich…she’d look better(still looked her age) for awhile. She still finally passed away.
Regardless of one’s beliefs…we are here for a purpose for a specified period of time. That time is not determined by a clock or age. Some would say it’s Karmically determined or God Determined. Different spiritual practices, but essentially the same idea.
Beside who want to live forever….life…death…rebirth..etc. it’s all part of the journey! This transcends any amount of minuscule time spent on this one life alone. Why miss out the the rest?
According to Abhidhamma lifespan is karmically determined at conception, , there are some variables, it can change longer or shorter depending on activities, mind (spirituality), weather, food, etc... living respectfully, heedfully, virtuously helps extend life faculty, killing or involvement therein does not help...
Ones activities are a person's Karma. The soul enters the body about the end of the first trimester. Would think that prior Karma would have already chosen the most opportune situation for a soul/spirit to achieve further spiritual growth. From then on all decisions are based on the genetics/opportunities/educational/ economic/ and prior karmic experiences.
Karmically we earn the opportunity to be born Human and we choose "yes" So birth is a result of Karma and our decision to accept. We are born at our own consent...
According to Abhidhamma the rebirth-linking consciousness (Patisandhi-citta) connects to the very cells of conception, 2 physical properties ( egg fertilized by sperm) & one mental property, eg the citta ( as above, or soul, spirit if you prefer), there is no conception w/out the Citta, thus all abortion is the end of a life... karma is the decider, driven by Cetana or intention, Human Birth is very Precious, Rare, almost impossible...