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Posted on 12/09/2004 3:13:31 PM PST by fishtank
Erowid? LOL... I have met Earth & Fire Erowid, and they're not exactly the people you'd want to refer to as experts on spirituality.
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Is it just me or does Bloom remind anyone else of a slighly masculine-looking woman?
What I mean is that I cannot understand how anyone can believe in nothing. At least if someone has taken the time to believe in something or even think about it then I can understand.
As you walk around in Japan it isn't at all unusual to see both sorts of temple in close proximity, attended by the same people. The Japanese tend to take their religion on a sort of "cash and carry" basis as opposed to Westerners who tend to make lifelong payments. (That is not, of course, true of Japanese Christians).
There is nothing inherently incompatible about killing and Buddhism; it simply is held that you pay in the next life for the negative karma you accumulate in this one. If a strict code of honor exonerates one from the negative karma in killing, then there may be no theoretical penalty. Strangely, only those sects into killing seem to hold that... ;-)
:) hehehe, I have renamed some Hollywood actors as well, however none of them are flattering, LOL.
Okay, okay! Sorry, I should have been clearer. What I meant was Buddhists never started religious wars like the Crusades, etc... What you're referring to was mostly tribal/warlord/drug trade related. :-)
Wow
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I dunno. Russia invented manly women and I ain't seen any that even came close to that...
You mean you've seen the picture? I can't seem to get past the hairline!
Well, I look at Buddah more like a philosopher. By my definition it isn't really a religion. It does teach to do good and not do evil, and that is better than nothing.
The Buddhism practiced by Hollywood celebrities and new-age hippie-types is very far removed from Buddhism as it should be practiced. I believe they give Buddhism a very bad reputation in this country.
While ritual has a large role in some schools of Buddhism, it is important not to get too caught up in ritual. It is more important to keep one's life in accordance with the principles of the religion.
Agreed... I also feel that "real" Buddhism is more strict than Christianity in some ways.
1. Birth
2. Act
3. Succeed
4. Lose mind
" I cannot understand how anyone can believe in nothing. At least if someone has taken the time to believe in something or even think about it then I can understand. "
1) All religious people hold a belief in a Supernatural Creator.
2) An atheist is someone who holds a belief that there is no God.
3) An agnostic is someone who does not hold either belief 1 or 2 because they are philosophically "faith based" beliefs and agnostics typically (but not always) rely on skeptical methodology based philosophy.
Therefore it is technically accurate that an atheist believes in "nothing", or at least the absence of God, but an agnostic is a believer in the philosophy of the skeptical (scientific) method.
I hope this helps.
The Buddhist concept of "nothingness" should not be understood as nihilism. The lack of an inherent nature is a great bit more subtle than that.
That won't last long... although it's better to embrace the Fatman's philosophy than switching over to Islamofascism like Cat Stevens did.
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