Hell

[kahljorn]

"Tiny mustard seeds contemplating existence as a giant mustard plant is all we can be"

The mustard seed is equivalent to the jewel in the lotus of eastern traditions, the eternal unbreakable soul is what the mustard seed stands for. Right?


"A translated edition of the Egyptian book of the Dead."

You can find copies of the egyptian book of the dead online, you can find copies of almost any book t hat was popular before 1941, and some after.

Personally I don't see any difference between eastern and western cultures, i just think most people have the wrong idea about western religions. For example, why would people think t hey'd goto heaven and meet all of their family and friends there and everyone would be "Happy" and play videogames or do whatever they liked to do on earth. Happiness, family and friends is all a PHYSICAL and material concept. I don't think people understand the difference, usually.
To elucidate the previous emotions are part of a complicated brain process. Human emotions themselves are probably more complex than animal emotions due the bigger brain which gives us higher functionality. We also have bigger memories and a complicated social stratus. However all of these exist within the human body, or are produced or influenced by. All of these things should parish with you when you die.
You lose your ego, and if your soul is "Eternal" your ego wouldn't really matter in light of the eternal. In light of ego disolution I could see heaven and hell's existing, but they would be transient states. I think that is partly the buddhist idea.

Basically I think there's some reasonable things about the afterlife we could conclude just by seperating the difference between what being alive is and what being dead is.