Lifeless. Dull. Life is what we make it. Empty promises or false hope. Don't give up. Smile often. Laugh at nothing. We all have a spark of madness. You mustn't lose it.
Monday, September 26, 2011
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Eighteen Layers of Hell
According to the Buddhist believes, when someone’s karmic debt is too heavy, upon death he or she won’t be able to go anywhere else but plunge straight down to Hell. So ultimately, it is not Ghost King’s verdict but one’s own karmic weight that gets one fall into Hell and stuck there.
Hell is said to be a world at the bottom of the universe, or more precisely, at the inner most layer of the cosmos. And Hell itself is again divided into many layers (or say, many levels), each characterised with a particular kind of terror. Following is one of many versions of the Hell’s floor plan:
The First Floor: Name: Chamber of Tongue Ripping Function: Those who stir up troubles by gossiping will find their tongues being ripped out.
The Second Floor: Name: Chamber of Scissors Function: Those who break the marriage of others will have their fingers cut off.
The Third Floor: Name: Chamber of Iron Trees Function: Those who cause discords among family members of other people will find their body being pierced by hooks and hung upside down on iron trees.
The Fourth Floor: Names: Chamber of Mirror Functions: Those who escape the earthly punishment will find their true shape being displayed in the mirror, and the old karmic debt will have to be paid with high interest.
The Fifth Floor: Name: Chamber of Steamer Function: Instigators and hypocrites will find themselves being steamed in a steamer.
The Sixth Floor: Name: Forest of Copper Column Function: Arsonists will get themselves stuck to a scotching hot copper column.
The Seventh Floor: Name: Mountain of Knifes Function: Those who kill sentient beings with knife will find themselves climbing a hill of knifes.
The Eighth Floor: Name: Hill of Ice Function: Cold-blooded schemers and ungrateful suckers, including those who ill-treat their partners and elders, will find themselves naked in this freezing cold environment.
The Ninth Floor: Name: Cauldron of Boiling Oil Function: Sex offenders such as rapists, lechers and adulterers will find themselves being fried in boiling oil.
The above are the upper nine floors belonging to the East Hell. Further down is the West Hell with another nine floors.
The Tenth Floor: Name: Chamber of Ox Function: Those who abuse animals will find themselves being bullied by animals.
The Eleventh Floor: Name: Chamber of Rock Function: Those who abandon or kill newborns will find themselves being crushed under a rock and soaked in filthy water.
The Twelfth Floor: Name: Chamber of Pounding Function: Those who wilfully waste food will find themselves being pounded like crops.
The Thirteenth Floor: Name: Pool of Blood Function: Those who do not respect others will find themselves soaked in blood. It is said that those who died of bleeding are actually given a preview of their afterlife.
The Fourteenth Level: Name: Town of Quitters Function: Those who commit suicide will find themselves wandering in this town of misery where the wind of sorrow and rain of grief blasting day and night. They are the ones slipping off the normal incarnation paths and will live in the gaps of the worlds for a long, long time.
The Fifteenth Level: Name: Chamber of Dismemberment Function: Those who disturb the deceased by digging tombs will find their body being torn into pieces.
The Sixteen Floor: Name: Mountain of Flames Function: Those who steal, briber and rob will find themselves surrounded by the lasting inferno.
The Seventeenth Floor: Name: Yard of Stone Mill Function: Those who abuse their power and oppress the people will find themselves being ground into powder.
The Eighteenth Floor: Name: Chamber of Saw Function: Those who exploit the loopholes in the law to cheat and engage in malpractice in business will find themselves being sawed into half.
From the Buddhist point of view, being a sufferer in Hell is just one of six ways of living,and once a hell mate paid off its karmic debt, it will become light enough to rise up and be reincarnated into other forms of existence.
Hell, though terrifying, is as solid and as illusive as this human world. Since it is a universally shared perception, like the sun the moon and indeed the universe itself, it won’t burst into Nothingness because you do not believe in it, just as the moon won’t disappear because you do not see it -unless, of course, it is a moon or a hell in your dreamland and being susdained by your solo consciousness.
http://wenhousecrafts.com/places/hell.htm
Hell is said to be a world at the bottom of the universe, or more precisely, at the inner most layer of the cosmos. And Hell itself is again divided into many layers (or say, many levels), each characterised with a particular kind of terror. Following is one of many versions of the Hell’s floor plan:
The First Floor: Name: Chamber of Tongue Ripping Function: Those who stir up troubles by gossiping will find their tongues being ripped out.
The Second Floor: Name: Chamber of Scissors Function: Those who break the marriage of others will have their fingers cut off.
The Third Floor: Name: Chamber of Iron Trees Function: Those who cause discords among family members of other people will find their body being pierced by hooks and hung upside down on iron trees.
The Fourth Floor: Names: Chamber of Mirror Functions: Those who escape the earthly punishment will find their true shape being displayed in the mirror, and the old karmic debt will have to be paid with high interest.
The Fifth Floor: Name: Chamber of Steamer Function: Instigators and hypocrites will find themselves being steamed in a steamer.
The Sixth Floor: Name: Forest of Copper Column Function: Arsonists will get themselves stuck to a scotching hot copper column.
The Seventh Floor: Name: Mountain of Knifes Function: Those who kill sentient beings with knife will find themselves climbing a hill of knifes.
The Eighth Floor: Name: Hill of Ice Function: Cold-blooded schemers and ungrateful suckers, including those who ill-treat their partners and elders, will find themselves naked in this freezing cold environment.
The Ninth Floor: Name: Cauldron of Boiling Oil Function: Sex offenders such as rapists, lechers and adulterers will find themselves being fried in boiling oil.
The above are the upper nine floors belonging to the East Hell. Further down is the West Hell with another nine floors.
The Tenth Floor: Name: Chamber of Ox Function: Those who abuse animals will find themselves being bullied by animals.
The Eleventh Floor: Name: Chamber of Rock Function: Those who abandon or kill newborns will find themselves being crushed under a rock and soaked in filthy water.
The Twelfth Floor: Name: Chamber of Pounding Function: Those who wilfully waste food will find themselves being pounded like crops.
The Thirteenth Floor: Name: Pool of Blood Function: Those who do not respect others will find themselves soaked in blood. It is said that those who died of bleeding are actually given a preview of their afterlife.
The Fourteenth Level: Name: Town of Quitters Function: Those who commit suicide will find themselves wandering in this town of misery where the wind of sorrow and rain of grief blasting day and night. They are the ones slipping off the normal incarnation paths and will live in the gaps of the worlds for a long, long time.
The Fifteenth Level: Name: Chamber of Dismemberment Function: Those who disturb the deceased by digging tombs will find their body being torn into pieces.
The Sixteen Floor: Name: Mountain of Flames Function: Those who steal, briber and rob will find themselves surrounded by the lasting inferno.
The Seventeenth Floor: Name: Yard of Stone Mill Function: Those who abuse their power and oppress the people will find themselves being ground into powder.
The Eighteenth Floor: Name: Chamber of Saw Function: Those who exploit the loopholes in the law to cheat and engage in malpractice in business will find themselves being sawed into half.
From the Buddhist point of view, being a sufferer in Hell is just one of six ways of living,and once a hell mate paid off its karmic debt, it will become light enough to rise up and be reincarnated into other forms of existence.
Hell, though terrifying, is as solid and as illusive as this human world. Since it is a universally shared perception, like the sun the moon and indeed the universe itself, it won’t burst into Nothingness because you do not believe in it, just as the moon won’t disappear because you do not see it -unless, of course, it is a moon or a hell in your dreamland and being susdained by your solo consciousness.
http://wenhousecrafts.com/places/hell.htm
Monday, September 12, 2011
Psalm 46
Psalm 46
Psalm 46[a]
For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. According to alamoth.[b] A song. 1 God is our refuge and strength,
an ever-present help in trouble.
2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way
and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea,
3 though its waters roar and foam
and the mountains quake with their surging.[c]
an ever-present help in trouble.
2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way
and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea,
3 though its waters roar and foam
and the mountains quake with their surging.[c]
4 There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God,
the holy place where the Most High dwells.
5 God is within her, she will not fall;
God will help her at break of day.
6 Nations are in uproar, kingdoms fall;
he lifts his voice, the earth melts.
the holy place where the Most High dwells.
5 God is within her, she will not fall;
God will help her at break of day.
6 Nations are in uproar, kingdoms fall;
he lifts his voice, the earth melts.
7 The LORD Almighty is with us;
the God of Jacob is our fortress.
the God of Jacob is our fortress.
8 Come and see what the LORD has done,
the desolations he has brought on the earth.
9 He makes wars cease
to the ends of the earth.
He breaks the bow and shatters the spear;
he burns the shields[d] with fire.
10 He says, “Be still, and know that I am God;
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth.”
the desolations he has brought on the earth.
9 He makes wars cease
to the ends of the earth.
He breaks the bow and shatters the spear;
he burns the shields[d] with fire.
10 He says, “Be still, and know that I am God;
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth.”
11 The LORD Almighty is with us;
the God of Jacob is our fortress.
the God of Jacob is our fortress.
Footnotes:
- Psalm 46:1 In Hebrew texts 46:1-11 is numbered 46:2-12.
- Psalm 46:1 Title: Probably a musical term
- Psalm 46:3 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verses 7 and 11.
- Psalm 46:9 Or chariots
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