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Is anxiety as hell-bound as cruelty?

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On page 24 of [Good Questions, Good Answers](http://www.buddhanet.net/pdf_file/gqga-5ed.pdf) it says, > - The gentle, loving type of person tends to be reborn in a heaven realm or as a human being who has a predominance of pleasant experiences. - The anxious, worried, or extremely cruel person tends to be reborn in a hell realm or as a human being who has a predominance of unpleasant experiences. - The person who develops obsessive craving, fierce longings, and burning ambitions that can never be satisfied tends to be reborn as a hungry spirit or as a human being frustrated by longing and wanting. I have three questions: - If a person is all three (i.e. gentle, loving, anxious, and longing) then what determines their future rebirth? - Why are 'anxious' and 'cruel' both reborn in hell? - Isn't someone who is cruel more harmful than someone who is anxious, and therefore more 'deserving' of hell? - Is an anxious person reborn in hell because anxiety a hellish (unpleasant) experience, i.e. if you choose to live a life of anxiety you're therefore inclined to choose to be reborn in hell? - Do cruelty and/or anxiety correspond to *[kilesas](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kleshas_%28Buddhism%29)* ? The introduction to the Wikipedia article says, > Kleshas include states of mind such as anxiety, fear, anger, jealousy, desire, depression, etc. ... but I don't see anxiety (nor cruelty) listed later in the article, e.g. in the list of 10 defilements.
Asked by ChrisW (48745 rep)
Jun 9, 2015, 11:33 PM
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