My mother is a very kind hearted, genuine human being.  She is also a devote buddist.  Can she enter heaven?
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There is no such thing as god, its a man made concept.\nDont worry about it. When you die your dead thats it.
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Everyone in heaven or on their way to heaven are saints. You, me, my deceased grandmother, Mary the mother of Jesus, and Mother Teresa. \n\nCatholics and many other Christians believe in the Communion of Saints where all saints are intimately related in the Body of Christ, a family. When you die and go to heaven, you do not leave this family.\n\nWith love in Christ.
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My mother has a very painful and terminal disease.  She prays that she will die soon.  \n\nThat is a big reason why I don't believe in god any longer.  She has been a faithful follower her whole life, and her lord /god/protector lets her suffer. \n\nI don't think that I will freak out when it's my time to go, and I KNOW that there are some people who are eager to go.
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I have found that with God, all things are possible. Don't let your earthly mind get caught up in earthly thoughts. Explain how a mother can lift a car with her baby under it. Or spontaneous combustion.
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It is a natural as birth, I my father died two years ago. He had a maintainable decease Ulcerative colitis. But at 72 he was tired of living. He felt he had done what he was put here to do and there was no talking him out of it. They put him on painkillers and sent him home. He died six months later. It's tempting to say "lost", but this isn't the case in reality. Those who pass over are ever present in our lives. At times you will even hear them speak when you are having troubles. Right now your mother in law is in a safe place and at peace. There is no time, no pain, there is no fear or suffering. Better by far than the place where we live today. If you look ahead I know it sounds far fetched, but you will see her again soon. Time isn't what you think it is.. So waste non of it. 20 years from now this will make even more sense.
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what about it? Please be more specific with your question. If you were going to ask if it was possible, yes it is. Many of the Asian monks can do it. Can I or anyone I know very well, No.
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You know forgiveness is a difficult thing.  I think if you are feeling it, you should do it.  It will be a lot easier to move on.  And really, how long does a person need to be punished for something wrong they have done?  I am not spiritual at all or even religious.  But a lot of people believe we will answer to a greater power once we leave this earth.  If you believe that, then there is no good reason why you need to carry around animosity for your mom.  You are an adult now and if she doesn't feel sorry now, she never will.  But I am sure she feels guilty and that is a punishment she will live with until death and then she will deal with whatever, after.  I think it takes a big person to forgive someone of such a huge thing as a mom leaving her babies.  My dad left my mom before I was born and then claimed I wasn't his.  It was a huge court battle and it was finally discovered he is in fact my biological father.  At age 18 he decided he wanted me back in his life.  I couldn't do it.  I wasn't ready.  I am a mother now and I have forgiven him and moved on.  He is now dying of liver failure and wishes he had more time with me...I am his only daughter.  So, he is being punished.  But not by me...but by himself and knowing that he did wrong.  Good luck to you.  You will make the decision best for you.
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I'm a woman(mother) pastor my 19 year old is atheist,the wrong thing for her mother to do is make her go to church,you guys have to make your own decision about Church and God,because she cant get into heaven on account of her mother she has to get into heaven on account of her own will.
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Depends on what you believe.  Under christianity, NO.\n\nBUT nothing says they have the answer.  I'd say you can get into heaven by doing that  - YES.\n(there's just no guarantee it's the same one they are thinking of - we'll all find out one day - one way or another.)
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@@ poohgirl - ever heard of Purgatory? Well, it's in the Bible. Bet they didn't teach you THAT one in Sunday School.\n\nBuddhist monks who have meditated many years will stay warm after death. Even their skin remains supple and rigor mortis will not set in. This has been witnessed and documented in non-Buddist hospitals in the west, even in the US. \n\nUnder Sources I have included a link to a very interesting interview that might interest you.
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One of my friend lost her mother few months back.She is just eighteen years old.I worried at the beggining about how to console her because she liked her mother very much that she was almost in a very disturbed state when that incident happened.\nBut when she returned after few days she was completely normal.I was unable to restain myself and i asked her.she said a little story.The story is a man lost his only son and he was crying and crying and a sage noticed his sad state and he asked abt his sorrows and he explained to him\nThe sage said that he will solve his problem and will give rebirth to his son if he brought enough sand from the house where no death occured.He was unable to find such a home and finally he understood the life's fact that nothing is permanent in this world.After she finished telling me this\nI was really proud of my friend and if she can controll her sorrows then why cant u?Happiness lies in ur hands.
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I believe that deep down inside, you know what is right for you to do.  I think you should forgive her even if she excepts it or not.  God knows your heart and the blood is no longer on your hands if you do all that you know to do.  I also think you should love and serve her in anyway possible to help her in her time of need.  The Bible speaks on loving in spite of or having the agape or the God kind of love, especial towards your parents (even if they have not been so good to you).  God will honor you obedience and your reward will be great in the end.
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Be very honest with your mother about your spiritual beliefs.  You must have some reasons for choosing to be a Christian.  Tell her the things you believe.  I would emphasize that being respectful the whole time is key, as I am sure you know once someone is offended they will shut off from what the other person is saying.  Highlight the common beliefs between the two of you first, and then mention the differences.  I would point out that she doesn't make your father and brother go to church with her, and since she respects their decision you feel that you should be able to have that same respect.  God is ecumenical.  Wouldn't your mother feel better knowing you were going to a faith service where you actually got something out of it, instead of just going through the motions?  \n\nI definitely recommend doing this at "the right time" whatever that may be for you two.  Perhaps you guys have excellent talks in her room while she is picking out clothes for the next day.  Maybe you chat really well over dinner at a cafe.  You will know what feels right and I really feel that talking to her at the right time will be key in getting her to really focus on what you are saying.
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Not really. God knows His sheep. If it allows even the opportunity to bring up the subject for intelligent debate... why not? The angel said, "I bring tidings of great joy which is for all the earth." Even the atheist? Yes, even more so. Jesus said, "the doctor does not come for the healthy, but for the sick." I saw a friend of mine who was a Zen Buddist. He wished me a Merry Christmas. I greeted back with Merry Zenmas. We both laughed and patted each other on the back. Christmas is too joyous a time to get up in arms.
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every one has an after life ,\nwhen qwe die our spirit goes to the happy hunting ground,\nother names for it are heaven and hell,\nbasiclly as we lived here ,now ,is how we live there then,\nevil attracts to its own level of hell and good rises into the light,\nthere are all sorts of heavens ,christians have thier own ,buddists we all have our own if you could see with special sight you would see even the villages of your ancester would yet be there ,in differing levels of being but all in the same space and time ,some may have left ,the village and wandered into iother heavens and hells and found thier loves met\nevil is as evil loves to do ,love of good has its own spiritual after being ,in the spirit they yet hunt the wild buffol ,livein the wigwam/tepi cave wherever they choose to live,\nmost wouldnt be in the heavens of the invading christians though thier spirit if at the same level of good or badnes can visit even live there ,but it is restricted to the level of good or bad they earned\none deserving og good,loving to do good just cant go to hell \none loving evil just cant stay in heaven ,any evil they try to do instantly returns them to thier true home heavenly hell\nif they didnt hear of the bible thats ok ,they know who you are and you need but to think/sing them up and they are there ,they know your feeling ,and have no fear will contact you in due time\nto think a thing in heaven or hell is to bring you there\nin the proper time you just need to ask and all will be given,learn the lessons and learnings of this life ,they wait as they allways have to bring you to your home and family ,all you need ask at the proper time is to come ,and they will come\nfear not they arnt going away .\ni suspect a gift such as a feather or sign will be given to you very shortly ,from them to confirm it ,birds are a comman comunicator ,animal spirits ,look for your tribes animal messanger., your question is a prayer they must now ,you have asked ,respond to.
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I really believe we go to heaven.  \n\nMy grandmother passed away when my mother was only four years old.  Just recently my mother passed away.  One week before my mother passed away she would have dreams and she would speak to her mother in her sleep.  I really believe there is a better place after we pass on.  A place where your sickness is completely gone and you are young and beautiful.
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My mom just passed away may 20th, My mom was a wonderful, loving, kind person with a fantastic sense of humor, everyone liked her! She would talk to just about anyone, complete strangers, She was still young and full of life with a weak heart, she was a mother, grandmother, wife several times, best friend, daughter, aunt, cousin, she was just about everything at some point in her life. My mother was more than a mom to me, she was my absolute best friend, my confident, my copilot, my  teacher ,manager,  doctor, etc...I am sure you must get it, she was everything to me. My mom was one of a kind that is for sure, her unique laugh and smile, personality, I am my mothers daughter! To know her was to love her!