Buddhism Thread

[the assassin]

Namo Amidabuddha

[mchulet]

My most favorite advice of Buddha which appeals to a freethinker like myself:

 

“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.”

[mchulet]

i love their teaching...

tsaka, hindi nila pinipilit yung belifs nila sa ibang tao. they respect other people's faith.

 

Ideally yes, but is not the reality with other buddhist communities.

 

http://www.asianweek.com/2012/07/30/in-buddhist-myanmar-monks-gone-wild/

[elyaspsp]

Even if you don't become a Buddhist, certain practices can be helpful like meditating to quiet your mind.

[Paolo G]

another major religion i have little knowledge of

[friendly0603]

Buddhist temples torched

 

http://sg.news.yahoo.com/rioters-torch-buddhist-temples-homes-bangladesh-102258621.html

[sphinx568]

First and foremost, Buddhism is a path to liberation from suffering. In essence, it is a system of achieving peace in the present life. Gautama the Buddha intuited that suffering arises from a person's disordered selfish desires and that suffering can be ended by shifting our consciousness. He taught that we create our own suffering as we allow ourselves to be driven by our selfish desires, creating a mind that makes this suffering real. To end this suffering, we need to shift the mind to see things as they are and allow life to flow without clinging. In short, s@%t happens in life; but how we perceive the situation will determine whether we will suffer or we will be calm. Detached mindfulness is the heart of the practice that will allow this kind of living.

[D-L]

Of all the other religion besides the one that im in right now. Buddhism got my highest respect and admiration.

[Guest demon nick fury]

Buddhists, like the majority of Tibetans, are always at peace with themselves and with their neighbors because they always observe the Golden rule. Hope filipinos can do the same thing.

[hesitate]

I'm currently reading "The Buddha and His Teachings" ebook, hoping to learn more about Buddhism.

[Full Metal Jacket]

Religions are just one of the control mechanisms invented by humanity. And by far Buddhism is the best there is, a religion based on Kindness and Compassion.

[BudzOrg]

The Buddhists just want to live in total peace, with nature, with fellow humans, with animals. The Chinese are supposed to be like that until 1959 when the Maoist regime took control of the reins of Chinese government.

[Gradnello]

I'm currently reading "The Buddha and His Teachings" ebook, hoping to learn more about Buddhism.

 

Wow! Buddhism! Could you share the book please?

 

I think buddhism is one of the more "scientific " and realistic religions.. One of the sutras(prayer) can even be compared to the quantum physics theory!

 

http://write.less.dk/?p=105

[fml]

One of my most favorite teachings of Buddhism: “All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think we become.”

[dt55]

I think the "karma" that people generally believe in is the "do good things and good things happen to you, do bad things and bad things happen to you" kind of karma... which is not what Buddhism actually teaches...

 

@lonely62699: Wikipedia lang po. Hehe.

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