[svcw]

Didn't buda also abandon his wife and children so he could be more enlightened, never looking back?

[dighton]

There is much confusion in the Western world over the basic tenants of Buddhism.

Read all about it in Buddhism for Landlords.

[kozanne]

Where Buddhism and Christianity diverge is the person of Jesus Christ. Very dear friend of mine is a Buddhist, I’m Christian. She told me the deal is if you do a lot of good works in this life, your next one will be better. Eventually, you get to this place called nirvana and then it’s some kind of nothingness.

She’s one of those who believe we’re all on the same path, but I told her that’s not correct. If our spiritual fulfillment depends on what WE do, then we become our own saviors. We don’t need Jesus Christ. Given this, we both agreed that the gulf between Buddhism and Christianity can never be bridged, because without Jesus Christ, Christianity becomes just another one of the 31 flavors of religion we seem to have available to us these days.

Jesus Christ is where the rubber meets the road.

[Dixie Yooper]

There is much confusion in the Western world over the basic tenants of Buddhism.

No confusion here. Every thing I know about Buddhism, I learned from watching Richard Gere movies.

[hosepipe]

Buddah was a Hindu that drank his own Kool Aid..
and became a raving MoonBat..

[Mr. Jeeves]

Good article - thanks.

[Greg F]

Well, as I understand it Buddhists strive to eliminate all desire.

So my question is . . . how do you get new Buddhists?

[LiteKeeper]

read later

[Abigail Adams]

What the eastern religions, new age, and occult have in common is meditation. They say a mantra or focus on breath in order to enter an altered state of consciousness, by which they access the spirit realm (demons, aka “angels” or “spirit guides” or “higher self” or “divine self,” etc.). The main point being that these religions/spiritualities say that you yourself are god.

I myself know that I am not god. There is only one God.

[TigersEye]

...modern Buddhism is now more associated with prayers and offerings to Gautama himself than the ideas which he espoused, despite his specific instructions to hold no ideals or Gods. This is unfortunate since there is much wisdom in Gautama's teachings. ...

Whose modern Buddhism is like that? Not mine. : )

[Larry Lucido]