Is there any buddist here?

[Babbles]

For information I found this site to be extremely helpful: LINK

Also, some good articles HERE

 

[imported_malcontent]

Originally posted by: Proletariat
Everyone in this thread is a retard.

Buddhism

Go to India if you want to learn more.

A little narrow minded, don't you think?

 

[NiteWulf]

Originally posted by: Astaroth33
Ask yourself this: How much fvcked up stuff was done throughout history in the name of Christianity, versus how much was done in the name of Buddhism?

Irrelevant. I can kill people in the name of Santa Claus or Barney the purple dinosaur. That doesn't mean I represent them. People refer to Christian wars and Christian persecutions. These are not, were not, and will never be Christian activities.

 

[Kadarin]

Originally posted by: NiteWulf

Originally posted by: Astaroth33
Ask yourself this: How much fvcked up stuff was done throughout history in the name of Christianity, versus how much was done in the name of Buddhism?

Irrelevant. I can kill people in the name of Santa Claus or Barney the purple dinosaur. That doesn't mean I represent them. People refer to Christian wars and Christian persecutions. These are not, were not, and will never be Christian activities.

The Inquisition was executed by the Catholic Church in the name of Christianity. Not a Christian activity? It was sanctioned by the freakin' Pope at the time, and that's about as Christian as it gets.

 

[Whitecloak]

Originally posted by: virtualgames0

Originally posted by: Proletariat
Everyone in this thread is a retard.

Buddhism

Go to India if you want to learn more.

You're the only retard here. Buddhism is hardly practiced anymore in India. Hinduism took over as the main religion there. As said before, buddhism is mostly practiced in east asia, and was practiced in China until the commies took over and banned religion.

Hinduism is far older to Buddhism. Gautama Buddha was a hindu by birth. So there is no question of "Hinduism took over as the main religion there". Hinduism was always the main religion and still is.

 

[Mo0o]

Originally posted by: hajaar

Originally posted by: virtualgames0

Originally posted by: Proletariat
Everyone in this thread is a retard.

Buddhism

Go to India if you want to learn more.

You're the only retard here. Buddhism is hardly practiced anymore in India. Hinduism took over as the main religion there. As said before, buddhism is mostly practiced in east asia, and was practiced in China until the commies took over and banned religion.

Hinduism is far older to Buddhism. Gautama Buddha was a hindu by birth. So there is no question of "Hinduism took over as the main religion there". Hinduism was always the main religion and still is.

Buddha was born into Brahaminism which is a far cry from modern Hinduism

 

[uhohs]

Originally posted by: Malak

Originally posted by: HotChic

Originally posted by: Malak

Originally posted by: Astaroth33

Originally posted by: Malak

Originally posted by: Chunkee

Originally posted by: Malak

Originally posted by: RossMAN
Zen of HAWT DEELS? Yes.

Buddhism? No.

Fixed.

Also, Buddhism and Christian wisdom are very similar to a point. At that point, they go opposite directions. One is about nothing, the other is about everything.

Interesting way of putting it. However, the end goal is the same... inner peace, kindness and compassion.

True, but Buddhists have a very different angle. I believe if every Christian studied buddhism, and every buddhist spoke with God, the world could be a better place.

Sadly, Christianity is not about inner peace, kindness, nor compassion..

Actually, it is. I don't know what Christianity you learned about...

I would disagree. (Conservative Christian.) Those are principles you can find in Christianity, certainly, but Christianity is ABOUT the person and saving grace of Jesus. As opposed to Buddhism, which is based around the principles, not the person.

Christianity is about principle. The #1 rule in Christianity is love. Love everyone. Do everything in love. Christianity isn't about anything else. Yes, we believe in God. But Buddhism isn't about buddha, just as Christianity isn't about God. It's about what God says, just like buddhism is about what buddha said.

rule #1 in Christianity is love the Lord/God with all your heart, soul, and mind. #2 is love your neighbor as yourself. #1 supersedes #2 if they ever "conflict".

 

[uhohs]

Originally posted by: Astaroth33

Originally posted by: Malak

Originally posted by: HotChic

Originally posted by: Malak

Originally posted by: Astaroth33

Originally posted by: Malak

Originally posted by: Chunkee

Originally posted by: Malak

Originally posted by: RossMAN
Zen of HAWT DEELS? Yes.

Buddhism? No.

Fixed.

Also, Buddhism and Christian wisdom are very similar to a point. At that point, they go opposite directions. One is about nothing, the other is about everything.

Interesting way of putting it. However, the end goal is the same... inner peace, kindness and compassion.

True, but Buddhists have a very different angle. I believe if every Christian studied buddhism, and every buddhist spoke with God, the world could be a better place.

Sadly, Christianity is not about inner peace, kindness, nor compassion..

Actually, it is. I don't know what Christianity you learned about...

I would disagree. (Conservative Christian.) Those are principles you can find in Christianity, certainly, but Christianity is ABOUT the person and saving grace of Jesus. As opposed to Buddhism, which is based around the principles, not the person.

Christianity is about principle. The #1 rule in Christianity is love. Love everyone. Do everything in love. Christianity isn't about anything else. Yes, we believe in God. But Buddhism isn't about buddha, just as Christianity isn't about God. It's about what God says, just like buddhism is about what buddha said.

HC can correct me if I'm wrong here, but I have always understood Christianity as being all about accepting Jesus Christ as the Son of God within your heart, and achieving salvation through faith in Him. Love, inner peace, compassion, kindness, tolerance... These things, if they are there at all, are much, much farther down on the list.

Ask yourself this: How much fvcked up stuff was done throughout history in the name of Christianity, versus how much was done in the name of Buddhism?

there's plenty of f'ed up stuff done in the name/cause of buddhism. just because westerners aren't familiar with history from that region of the world doesn't mean it didn't happen.

 

[asm0deus]

the buddhist triple gem can be supplanted with christianity easily. buddha dharma sangha (teacher, holy book, body of students) can easily reference christ, his gospel and his church. just take refuge in those and your well on your way to living the good life. a main consideration of both religions is to not take refuge in the temporary things and ways of this world and to instead look forward to embracing the greater and more permanent things and ways still to come.

 

[Chunkee]

this thread is definately filled with responses from the ignorant and the misinformed.

jC

 

[crisscross]

Originally posted by: Mo0o

Originally posted by: hajaar

Originally posted by: virtualgames0

Originally posted by: Proletariat
Everyone in this thread is a retard.

Buddhism

Go to India if you want to learn more.

You're the only retard here. Buddhism is hardly practiced anymore in India. Hinduism took over as the main religion there. As said before, buddhism is mostly practiced in east asia, and was practiced in China until the commies took over and banned religion.

Hinduism is far older to Buddhism. Gautama Buddha was a hindu by birth. So there is no question of "Hinduism took over as the main religion there". Hinduism was always the main religion and still is.

Buddha was born into Brahaminism which is a far cry from modern Hinduism

Where are you getting that from? Do you even know what Brahmanism is? First there is no such thing as Brahmanism. It is Brahmin and it is one of the four castes in Hinduism.

Brahmins- Priests
Kshatriya- Warrior
Vaishya- Businessman
Shudras- Workers.

 

[Whitecloak]

Originally posted by: Mo0o

Originally posted by: hajaar

Originally posted by: virtualgames0

Originally posted by: Proletariat
Everyone in this thread is a retard.

Buddhism

Go to India if you want to learn more.

You're the only retard here. Buddhism is hardly practiced anymore in India. Hinduism took over as the main religion there. As said before, buddhism is mostly practiced in east asia, and was practiced in China until the commies took over and banned religion.

Hinduism is far older to Buddhism. Gautama Buddha was a hindu by birth. So there is no question of "Hinduism took over as the main religion there". Hinduism was always the main religion and still is.

Buddha was born into Brahaminism which is a far cry from modern Hinduism

lol

 

[NiteWulf]

Originally posted by: Astaroth33
The Inquisition was executed by the Catholic Church in the name of Christianity. Not a Christian activity? It was sanctioned by the freakin' Pope at the time, and that's about as Christian as it gets.

Actions which contradict the teachings of the New Testament, regardless of who conducts or sanctions them, cannot be considered Christian.

 

[tweakmm]

Originally posted by: Pepsei
most of the buddist that i know also practice taoism.

Indeed, since both buddhism and taoism are more open philosophies than they are dogmatic religions, it's possible and not unusual to be both.

I have learned much from many wiser than I and have thought quite a lot about life, the universe, everything and my relation to them and have come to my own life philosophy that is heavily influenced by the east.

What it seems all but a few understand is that all the different religions of the world are nothing more thanl repeating parts of the same truth that have been polarized and distorted to control the proles.

 

[morkus64]

I consider myself to be of the Jewish race, but a philosophical Buddhist... I'm not so big on ritual, but the ideas behind Buddhism seem right to me.

I'd recommend that you start off slowly... first read books by native english-speakers on Buddhism. Eventually read the Dalai Lama's books... it can be very difficult and frustrating to start off with books by HH (His Holiness, The Dalai Lama) because the meaning is obfuscated by translation.

 

[Baked]

Buddha > Jesus

 

[djplayx714]

i'm a buddhist but i like being a taoist better

 

[dderidex]

Didn't we just have this thread?

 

[Looney]

Originally posted by: krnxpride83
I'm getting drawn to buddism for some mysterious reasons... anyone a buddist here?

I am.

 

[deepred98]

Originally posted by: morkus64
I consider myself to be of the Jewish race, but a philosophical Buddhist... I'm not so big on ritual, but the ideas behind Buddhism seem right to me.

I'd recommend that you start off slowly... first read books by native english-speakers on Buddhism. Eventually read the Dalai Lama's books... it can be very difficult and frustrating to start off with books by HH (His Holiness, The Dalai Lama) because the meaning is obfuscated by translation.

a jewish buddhist :Q

my grandparents are buddhists and contrary to beleif commie china really only cracked down during the cultural rev. and on christians. Trust me, i'm from china and my buddhist grandparents are living there now.