Unlike ancient people, we live in an information explosion age. We get to know so many different religions in the world. I try to square them with my belief. I have this excerpt from 蓮池大師's 竹窗隨筆:
天說（一）
一老宿言：「有異域人為天主之教者，子何不辯？」予以為教人敬天，善事也，奚辯焉？老宿曰：「彼欲以此移風易俗，而兼之毀佛謗法，賢士良友多信奉者故也。」因出其書示予，乃略辯其一二：彼雖崇事天主，而天之說實所未諳。按經以證：彼所稱天主者，忉利天王也。一四天下，三十三天之主也。此一四天下，從一數之而至於千，名小千世界，則有千天主矣。又從一小千數之而復至於千，名中千世界，則有百萬天主矣。又從一中千數之而復至於千，名大千世界，則有萬億天主矣。統此三千大千世界者，大梵天王是也。彼所稱最尊無上之天主，梵天視之，略似周天子視千八百諸侯也。彼所知者，萬億天主中之一耳，餘欲界諸天皆所未知也。又上而色界諸天，又上而無色界諸天，皆所未知也。又言天主者，無形、無色、無聲；則所謂天者，理而已矣，何以御臣民、施政令、行賞罰乎？彼雖聰慧，未讀佛經，何怪乎立言之舛也。現前信奉士友，皆正人君子，表表一時，眾所仰瞻以為向背者，予安得避逆耳之嫌，而不一罄其忠告乎？惟高明下擇芻蕘而電察焉。
Basically, he is saying that the God (in Christianity sense) is the 忉利天王. From 淨土思想, we know that we have to 一心念佛 to 往生淨土. Similarly, if one has 貪嗔癡 when dying, one will easily be reborn in 三惡道. In Christianity, one has to let God be in oneself in order to enter God's realm. This is consistent with the idea of using 心力 to choose your next life. So, I guess 心力 is amazing. It will determine whether you go to 西方淨土, 東方淨土, 三善道, 三惡道, 三十三天, etc.
This is only my way of seeing it. I guess there is no proof and no credibility for many people. It all depends on one's faith, doesn't it? I have faith in 西方淨土思想 from 三經一論 and that is all I can say. I don't want to judge people by asserting/hinting where they will go after life since 心力不可思議. I don't even know mine and why I would know other's. I only have faith in mine and hopefully, my faith will cover others.
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