I am so all about Buddhism right now.

I believe I've found the philosophy I've been searching for.


:awesome:

 

If that doesn't work out for you try this

 

these people have interested me for years ...

they have this magical way of explaining things ! nothing is good or bad, it happens for a reason, they have by far some of the best texts i´ve ever read

but from your posts you don´t strike me as a budhist ... far for it !...

maybe you´ll change you big idiot !

(let´s see if i get a budhist response to this)

 

It requires a certain mental discipline..

I'll leave it at that.

 

not really krieg
i dont think so

they don´t care how much you pratice

they care about how you act and how you deal with your enviroment
they meditate, yes, but the pratice of your actions is what it counts for future reactions of others that deal with you

i had a beatufull book on this ... but i lend it ... and never saw it again

 

Buddhism is not a religion it's a way of life.

who said i plan on giving that up?

P.S that fat monk is actually Budhi from China not Siddhartha Gautama Buddha originally from Nepal who started the movement. a common misconception.

How about you kiss my shiny red ass?

Just kidding. Peace and love and all that jazz. :grin:



I'm cooler than penguin testicles

 

Don't tread on any ants.

 

I know this. the little picture's still funny if you appreciate the humor.
if not. *shrug*

I'm just in it for the lulz...

 

Regardless, I shall sit back with my tea and wait for the other shoe to drop.

 

Can't promise I won't smack a mosquito if it's biting me after all it is a sentient being. But there is no heaven or hell in Buddhism so fuck it.

 

way better than what i´ve seen before

you must be learning bhudism

 

Religion is a way of life.

I have a lot of respect for Buddhism. But in some parts of the world Buddhism is as Christianity is to us. It's religion and is used to encourage superstitious practice. . . a kind of pre-conventional way of 'thinking'.

But I have studied Buddhist (and other spiritual) teachings since I was about 15. And I like to meditate with them at my local centre.

But why restrict yourself to one particular philosophy? Why not broaden your exposure and forge your own unique way.

 

How is Bud these days, Inky?

 

Karma

 

Questions

What have you read of Buddhism?

Why does Buddhism appeal to you?

How do you practice it?

 

Be like Yoda. He's much cooler.

 

I love the concept that we all have a seed of goodness within ourselves that we should learn to nurture, rather than the Christian concept of Original sin - it doesn't matter how good we are, we are all paying for the sin of Adam and Eve. What a negative basis for existance

 

What I like about Buddhism is that it allows you nay, it encourages you to do just that. It's more of a guideline than a doctrine. Gautama Buddha himself said:

“Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders. Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many generations. But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it.”




In truth it's a very realistic philosophy. The 4 Noble Truths are just that, very true and quite simplistic if you really consider them.

1. Life means suffering.
To live means to suffer, because the human nature is not perfect and neither is the world we live in.



2. The origin of suffering is attachment.
The origin of suffering is attachment to transient things and the ignorance thereof. Transient things do not only include the physical objects that surround us, but also ideas, and -in a greater sense- all objects of our perception. Ignorance is the lack of understanding of how our mind is attached to impermanent things. The reasons for suffering are desire, passion, ardour, pursuit of wealth and prestige, striving for fame and popularity, or in short: craving and clinging. Because the objects of our attachment are transient, their loss is inevitable, thus suffering will necessarily follow. Objects of attachment also include the idea of a "self" which is a delusion, because there is no abiding self. What we call "self" is just an imagined entity, and we are merely a part of the ceaseless becoming of the universe.


3. The cessation of suffering is attainable.
The cessation of suffering can be attained through nirodha. Nirodha means the unmaking of sensual craving and conceptual attachment.


4. The path to the cessation of suffering.
There is a path to the end of suffering - a gradual path of self-improvement, which is described more detailed in the Eightfold Path.(which I won't get into now)

I see what you did there. :excited:

i'm in the process of reading up as much as I can gather. I plan to meet with a friend of a friend who practices it soon to have some person to person discussion.

It appeals to me because it makes sense and stimulates intellectuality

I'm quite new to the philosophy so I'm working out just how exactly, to practice it. I can tell you now that I do NOT plan on becoming a monk.

 

I assume, then Inc, that you will stop prozelytising about the truth of evolutionary theory? That is, after all, one of your great hobby horses, yet you cannot have experienced the proof yourself, directly.

Your books and your articles are nothing more than 'the authority of your teachers and your elders'.

And, really, I cannot see you 'unmaking sensual craving'.