Originally posted by Fairyfairy86:
that is why buddhists start to practice no attachment on earth. meaning no attachment to all these worldly things, i am reading now, it says to suppress these attachment is difficult, if one practice by meditation, one will have no attachment to these worldly thingi naturally.no attachment meaning no anger, no hatred etc. you will enter a stage of nirvana meaning don't need to eat, don't need to sleep and so on, only happiness.
oops, forget that i am at eternal hope.
the notion of happiness again in this contexts is relative if everything is empty thus no feeling.
but i have to point out one thing to u Fairyfairy86 which is tat buddhism doesnt realli explain where living things came from...buddhism doesnt realli subscribe to evolution either...this, i have confirmed b4 from the buddhists in the buddhist forum...
Originally posted by despondent:but i have to point out one thing to u Fairyfairy86 which is tat buddhism doesnt realli explain where living things came from...buddhism doesnt realli subscribe to evolution either...this, i have confirmed b4 from the buddhists in the buddhist forum...
I am wondering if you are knowledgeable to comment on this.
Let me clear your doubts. There are rebirths in Buddhism. The reason why we continue to exists are due to ignorance and craving. The Buddha has said to know the beginning of how beings and universes came into existence is impossible to know, as universes are continually born, existed and destructed. This is in summary to your query. To know in depth, pls go and ask at the forum there.
You may want to ask how human beings came about in this world if you think there are no concept of evolution in Buddhism. It is certainly different from adam and eve story.
Originally posted by Rooney9:I am wondering if you are knowledgeable to comment on this.
Let me clear your doubts. There are rebirths in Buddhism. The reason why we continue to exists are due to ignorance and craving. The Buddha has said to know the beginning of how beings and universes came into existence is impossible to know, as universes are continually born, existed and destructed. This is in summary to your query. To know in depth, pls go and ask at the forum there.
You may want to ask how human beings came about in this world if you think there are no concept of evolution in Buddhism. It is certainly different from adam and eve story.
there is a large population in SG that got mixed up between Buddhism vs Taoist and in large that is because back in southern chinese our ancestry had mixed both teaching together.......
As to why that is mixed that is another topics.
Originally posted by Arapahoe:there is a large population in SG that got mixed up between Buddhism vs Taoist and in large that is because back in southern chinese our ancestry had mixed both teaching together.......
As to why that is mixed that is another topics.
That is pretty true. Remember way back in church, I went for a seminar on other religions, it was taught that Chinese mix buddhism with taoism.
Originally posted by despondent:but i have to point out one thing to u Fairyfairy86 which is tat buddhism doesnt realli explain where living things came from...buddhism doesnt realli subscribe to evolution either...this, i have confirmed b4 from the buddhists in the buddhist forum...
Here is a parable from a sermon like to share....
One day Augustine walked on the beach pondering about God and His kingdom...than he came across a boy on the beach. The Boy was pouring seawater from the shell and pour it into a Hole on the sand.
Augustine was puzzle and ask the boy what he was doing. The Boy turnaround and replied I am trying to empty the sea by pouring it into this hole.
Augustine laughed and say that is impossible. The boy turn around and said something like do you think all God and His Kindgom knowledge can fit into your brain?
I am not sure the totality of Gods can be comprehend by Man especially not with this division of knoweledge of Gods and Religion.....I think most of us got restricted.....by institution and organization doctrine .
That is why i had rise this topic in view that alot of questions to address the common observation rather than read and insisting a certain Text to conceptualized the thereafter.
Most of the reply lack depth because there is this "Fear" and Fear itself is superstitious.....but again if you can't sleep at night after posting certain topics than ask yourself what is there to be afraid of?
Originally posted by Fantagf:
That is pretty true. Remember way back in church, I went for a seminar on other religions, it was taught that Chinese mix buddhism with taoism.
The history of this mixed up stretch as far back as 790 A.D.....to talk about it in another day.
Originally posted by Arapahoe:
The history of this mixed up stretch as far back as 790 A.D.....to talk about it in another day.
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Originally posted by Fairyfairy86:
that is why buddhists start to practice no attachment on earth. meaning no attachment to all these worldly things, i am reading now, it says to suppress these attachment is difficult, if one practice by meditation, one will have no attachment to these worldly thingi naturally.no attachment meaning no anger, no hatred etc. you will enter a stage of nirvana meaning don't need to eat, don't need to sleep and so on, only happiness.
oops, forget that i am at eternal hope.
Easier said then done. Sigh.. WEAK !! i am weak!
Originally posted by Fantagf:
That is pretty true. Remember way back in church, I went for a seminar on other religions, it was taught that Chinese mix buddhism with taoism.
i am glad this is one thing churches got right about other faiths
Originally posted by laurence82:i am glad this is one thing churches got right about other faiths
What sort of right is that? They are merely talking about what other religions preach and believe
Originally posted by BadzMaro:Easier said then done. Sigh.. WEAK !! i am weak!
weakness when comes to pretty women ? ha ha....... no hope liao, like that how to go to heaven? he he he............ practice now, see less pretty women ok, see more ugly women then you will get to hate women, i heard that is how they practice to dislike women.
Originally posted by Fantagf:
What sort of right is that? They are merely talking about what other religions preach and believe
yeah ha ha what is sort of right?? i mean how many Pagan custom did the church take up....like christmas ha ha ha...