the beginning...

Perhaps I should make due to my promises and explain what exactly are the six realms which this blog is titled from:

1.) Realm of Hell: the lowest and worst realm, filled with demons and a black and bleak landscape. There isn't much to be said of this realm because there's nothing noticible there.

2.) Realm of the hungry ghosts: this is about as literal of a translation as I could get, in sanskrit it is called Preta-gati. Think of eternal starvation or unsatified cravings.

3.) Realm of the animals: realm of animals and livestock, characterized by stupidity and servitude.

4.) Realm of Asura: This is where things start to get interesting. This is a realm characterized by anger, jealousy, and constant war. Within the human self, the realm of Asura is most like that of humans, where they are partly good and partly evil.

5.) Realm of Humans: beings who are good and evil, enlightenment is within our grasp, yet most of us are blinded and consumed by our desires.

6.) Realm of Devas: Heavenly beings with godlike powers. "some say that because their pleasure is greatest, so too is their misery"