Are there ghosts in the world? There are different views on this issue, and some people say with confidence: Yes. Some people say: no! Until now, there is no accurate and convincing answer!
However, when it comes to ghosts, it is bound to be associated with the soul. Is there a ghost or not? Speaking of this, it will involve a series of problems! If. A ghost? Is there reincarnation? Is there a hell? Is there a Buddha?
Ghosts have existed since the beginning of human development! In China, there are many cases about ghosts, whether it is the official history of ancient times, unofficial history or legends.
Unofficial history and legends, you may scoff, but even the official history has related records. As we all know, the official history is the history recognized by ancient emperors, a dynasty and the whole country! After repeated investigations, it will go down in history! However, there are also these cases about ghosts in the official history!
For example, according to the records of the Song Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty poet Li Bai was reincarnated in the Song Dynasty, and his name was Guo. (from; Ten stickers, three volumes and four hundred and forty-four volumes of History of Song Dynasty)
In the Northern and Southern Dynasties, Emperor Liang Yuan was a monk named Mu Zhi in his previous life. (Recorded in the History of Southern Liang Ji)
Similarly, there are records that it is. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the State of Qin and the State of Zhao fought, and the general of Zhao was Zhao Kuo. He doesn't know how to fight, he's just an armchair strategist. As a result, he was defeated by the general of Qin, Bai Qi, who captured 400,000 soldiers from Zhao. Then they were buried alive. According to records, it is said that one day in the late Tang Dynasty, a bolt from the blue suddenly killed a cow. As a result, on the cow's belly, I saw the word Tian Lei! (in Chronology of Eastern Zhou Dynasty)
From the above cases, we can clearly see that even in the official history of China, there are these records! In fact, not only China has these records and statements about ghosts, but also the West!
In China, it is said that people will become ghosts after death, the wicked will go to hell after death, and the good will go to heaven. In the west, they say: become a ghost after death, the wicked go to hell and the good go to heaven! Although the name is different, the reason is different. That is, after death, people will still exist! Before death, the wicked will go to a horrible place. Before death, the kind people will go to a very good place!
Then why, two different places, two different cultures, two different thinking, but, yes, the ghost said; In fact, what about the same view and understanding?
At this time, do we think ghosts may really exist?
In fact, in foreign countries, it has already existed. China started late in this respect, mostly based on the influence of traditional thinking; When it comes to ghosts, it will be labeled as superstitious and backward; However, science should be skeptical. However, when China talked about ghosts, he said: Superstition, why ask him? Will only blindly say yes, superstition, the reason is very mysterious impossible, there are not many substantive reasons!
In fact, as early as the 17th century, when science was just emerging in Europe, many astronomers and scientists discovered many real truths through scientific observation. However, it does conflict with religion. For example: Italian astronomer Galileo. It is pointed out that the earth is not the center of the universe, but it is regarded as an anti-religious heresy by religious believers. As a result, Galileo was imprisoned for life At that time, people were superstitious about religion, which turned out to be anti-science; Nowadays people are superstitious about science and anti-religion! Isn't this what the Buddha always said about cause and effect, relationship? Isn't the present situation similar to that of Europe in the17th century?
Some people will say. Religious things are unscientific and superstitious! But is this really the case?
It is said in Tani Daily that "a bowl of water is worth 84,000 worms". The Buddha looked at a bowl of water with 84,000 insects in it. And ... until now, the invention of the microscope has been confirmed! Confirmed, what you said is true!
Buddhist scriptures tell us: "All appearances are illusory. The origin is empty, and all laws have no self. " ? Einstein once said: "matter is made up of a space with great field strength ... in this new physics, field and matter do not exist at the same time, because field is the only existence." Matter and time are just people's illusions.
"Buddhism has the characteristics of the future cosmic religion that people expect: it transcends the individualized God and does not need dogmatism and theology. It covers nature and spirit, and its foundation is the religious consciousness gained when all natural and spiritual worlds are experienced as a meaningful whole. "
-Albert Einstein, the father of modern western physics
These are the words of Albert Einstein, the father of modern western physics. Obviously, religion is not superstition. Nowadays, many people talk about religion, ghosts and superstitions. Obviously, it is a very wrong statement and idea!
In fact, in the west, well-known universities like Harvard University all have Buddhist societies, while in China, well-known universities like Peking University, Tsinghua and Fudan University all have religious majors. So, many things are not what you think! Therefore, only when we have a correct understanding of religion and Buddhism can we talk about our own views better, instead of blindly saying superstition!
In the west, in fact, whether a person has a soul has been put on the table of scientific research, and the most famous one is near-death experience! Near-death experience * * * Some symptoms can be roughly divided into 10! Interested friends can go to Baidu, so I won't list them one by one!
Does man have a soul after all? There are many studies in the world, and I'm here just to quote a typical case!
Dr Charles Tart of the University of California once gave a rigorous experimental test to a woman who claimed that she often had "out-of-body experience" in the laboratory. He put a piece of paper with five random numbers written on it on a shelf about 6.5 feet above the ground, so that the woman lying in the laboratory bed could not see it. Then let the experimenter try to float to a high place to see the content of this note when the soul is out of the body. After the experiment, the woman made it clear that the number written on the note! Anyone with a little common sense of probability knows the size of this probability!
Of course, there are many examples of this kind of experiment, so I won't talk about it. Interested friends can go and have a look! Before talking about ghosts, let's not have any prejudice against Buddhism, so that we can better understand it! Look at it!
Now, more and more scientists have studied and discussed this! Perhaps it will give us a scientific confirmation in the near future!
Nowadays, many people don't believe in ghosts. Perhaps, most of them don't believe it, but are afraid! There is an old saying in China, if the heart is not straight, it will be crooked. If your heart is not crooked, if your heart is right, why are you afraid?
In the future, if science can completely prove the existence of the soul! Let most people know that it is the luck of the people, the country and the world! Why do you say that?
At least, it can make more people fear heaven and respect the earth, because if they are afraid of going to hell, they can make more people do good, go to heaven and enter the heaven after death; In this world, there are fewer bad people and more good people; At least, those heinous crimes can be alleviated! Because they are afraid of death and punishment after death, and this society will become more and more harmonious!