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I don't think "living" (as a conscious state similar to life) in heaven forever would be a pleasant thing. In a way, the idea of consciously doing anything forever is almost more terrifying than the idea of dying. People who desire to "live" in heaven perhaps haven't considered the meaning of eternity.
Ultimately, I think the idea of Nirvana is perhaps more desirable than the idea of Heaven. I would prefer a transcendant and absolute state of extinguishment and bliss to being a conscious spiritual entity "living" in heaven.
I'm not saying that the Christian Heaven ISN'T a similar state of transcendent bliss, I just think the Buddhists express the idea more evocatively whilst the Christians think of it as a place where good people "go".
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