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zaterdag 1 augustus 2026

Important teaching from Lord Buddha : remain meek and humble.

In Buddhist cosmology, the realm that comes next after the realm of the jealous gods (Asuras) is the God realm (Deva realm), though the order on the Wheel of Life can cycle depending on how the wheel is read. [1, 2, 3]
The God Realm (Deva Realm)
  • The Experience: Beings here enjoy immense pleasure, long life, and great power. It is the highest of the six realms of existence.
  • The Suffering: Their main problem is pride and spiritual blindness. Because life is so comfortable, they do not notice suffering or look for a way to be free, and they eventually fall back down when their good karma runs out. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
The Order of the Realms
  • The six realms do not always go in a straight line, but on the traditional visual circle, the jealous gods (Asuras) and the high gods (Devas) sit near the top as higher states of existence driven by ego, power, and envy. 

    Common Misunderstandings Beginners Run Into

    Mistake 1: Treating the realms as a moral ranking of people. The six realms are better used as patterns that arise in everyone. If you use them to judge (“I’m an animal realm person” or “They’re a hungry ghost”), you miss the point and harden the very habits the model is trying to soften.

    Mistake 2: Thinking the realms are only literal places, or only metaphors. Different Buddhists hold different views, but for a beginner the practical approach is: regardless of metaphysics, the realms describe recognizable experiences. You can test the model against your own mind today.

    Mistake 3: Using the realms to suppress emotions. Noticing “hell realm anger” doesn’t mean you should pretend you’re not angry. It means you can feel anger while also seeing the stories and impulses it generates—especially the urge to escalate, punish, or prove.

    Mistake 4: Assuming the human realm means “happy.” The human realm is often described as workable, not comfortable. It includes grief, uncertainty, and frustration—plus the capacity to learn from them without being completely possessed by them.

    Mistake 5: Turning the six realms into a personality test. The realms are situational. You can be generous at breakfast (human realm clarity), competitive at work (jealous god comparison), and doom-scrolling at night (hungry ghost craving). The map is meant to track conditions, not define identity.

     Chanting prevents falling down because it connects the soul directly to Krishna, acts as a divine anchor, and invokes spiritual strength. [1, 2, 3]

    https://prabhupadabooks.com/d.php?qg=2290 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enlightenment_in_Buddhism

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