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blinddesign

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I was just wondering, what do you people think about Buddhism; the philosophical area, spiritual area and psychological area (meaning the meditation, mindfulness and such)?
Me, I agree with a lot of the philosophical and psychological ideas. Examples being non-violence, mindfulness, meditation, disregard for material possessions, causes of suffering and the nature of reality.
I could go on but I'd bore. I'm more sceptical on the spiritual side with things like reincarnation. I'm not a Buddhist either, I just get on well with it, if you will.
Tes avis?
 
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Buddhists believe in reincarnation and nirvana, both are supernatural and cannot be proven or disproved. Therefore, it is a religion not a philosophy.
 
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Abi said:
Buddhists believe in reincarnation and nirvana, both are supernatural and cannot be proven or disproved. Therefore, it is a religion not a philosophy.
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Original buddhism is a way of living. Buddhism has many different branches much like Christianity. I was just pointing out that some of his questions may be covered in the other discussion.
 
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Buddhism is a bit delusional as well - it's based on superstitions. But overall, I'd consider it far less dangerous to society and humanity's future.
 
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I like Buddhism. I for one consider the 5 precepts a much more relevant moral guide than the 10 commandments. They are all written with "avoid" at the beginning, allowing for some slack in desperate situations. The Buddha himself is quoted as having said not to believe something blindly.
That said, I do not believe in reincarnation or Nirvana, and I find the eightfold path far, too vague (right thought, for example, could be interpreted as meaning anything from hatred to love).
 
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Personally I like Buddhism. I don't believe in reincarnation or Nirvana, but I do think that there are some good concepts there. And it's most certainly not as dangerous as most religions with their terrible ideas such as kill all infidels, you'll go to hell etc.
 
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Raistlin Majere said:
Personally I like Buddhism. I don't believe in reincarnation or Nirvana, but I do think that there are some good concepts there. And it's most certainly not as dangerous as most religions with their terrible ideas such as kill all infidels, you'll go to hell etc.
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I have to agree with you on that one.

BTW, way back in the dark ages of local BBSs, I used that nick. Now my son is reading the books - guess who is favorite character is :)

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Raistlin Majere said:
Personally I like Buddhism. I don't believe in reincarnation or Nirvana, but I do think that there are some good concepts there. And it's most certainly not as dangerous as most religions with their terrible ideas such as kill all infidels, you'll go to hell etc.
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I agree on most of it. But some buddhist do belive in some kind of hell. Well, its differend to the christian hell in the buddhistic hell you only got to repay the sins of this life before you get reincanated but still its some kind of controll through fear.

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I agree on most of it. But some buddhist do belive in some kind of hell. Well, its differend to the christian hell in the buddhistic hell you only got to repay the sins of this life before you get reincanated but still its some kind of controll through fear.
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I thought you paid for all your wrong in life through karma(which is also control through fear).
 
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GoodKat said:
I thought you paid for all your wrong in life through karma(which is also control through fear).
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You do but there is still a world of hell in Buddhism, as well as heaven. Many people don't realize that buddhists believe you can be reincarnated as a "god" but even when you are it is not for eternity.

Desire leads to suffering because everything is impermanent.
 
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I like the basic idea of Buddhism, but I don't think I could ever adhere to it. I can't agree with asceticism especially since this life is all we have.
 
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Rivius said:
I like the basic idea of Buddhism, but I don't think I could ever adhere to it. I can't agree with asceticism especially since this life is all we have.
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What's funny is buddhism is supposed to be the "middle way" between the extremes.
 
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e2iPi said:
I have to agree with you on that one.

BTW, way back in the dark ages of local BBSs, I used that nick. Now my son is reading the books - guess who is favorite character is :)

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Hah, that's interesting because I remember my father introducing them to me 6 or 7 years ago.
 
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e2iPi said:
I have to agree with you on that one.

BTW, way back in the dark ages of local BBSs, I used that nick. Now my son is reading the books - guess who is favorite character is :)

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What books are these? And what's BBS? And what's a "nick"?
It may be the fact that I've just woken up but I don't get it :)
 
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digitalbuddha48 said:
What's funny is buddhism is supposed to be the "middle way" between the extremes.
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I think the point is that your life at the moment is luxurious. You may wish your life to be like a celebrity's or something, but really you're richer than most people. The two extremes are your life (having excess money, surviving comfortably, living in a heated house, etc.) and extreme poverty. This comes out as living with just enough food, living in a monastery or wherever, living uncomfortably. Not that I, at the moment, woul be able to give up my material possessions like that, but I have learnt to not be so attached to them.
 
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blinddesign said:
What books are these? And what's BBS? And what's a "nick"?
It may be the fact that I've just woken up but I don't get it :)
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:facepalm:
It has been quite a while since I felt this old.

Come, gather around children, and I shall tell you a tale of an age of darkness, an age before the rise of the great web of humanity, when only the great scholars knew the magic that is the Internet! The BBS, or Bulletin Board System, was an ancient forum not far removed from the forums of ancient Rome. It was here we gathered using the arcane art of the 2800bps modem and analog telephone system. For all but the largest and most prestegious of BBSs, only one user at a time could read the messages left by others and respond to the great trolls of antiquity with great wisdom and flame. In these great arenas of electronic discourse we were known by our nick, or nickname what today is called a username. Most of the larger villages of the day had at least one BBS. It was rare indeed that we would have a visitor from beyond our small village, so they were treated with the utmost respect! Many times a visitor from the dark, uncharted areas beyond our local calling area could leave as many as two or sometimes even three messages before he was consumed in the fury of the flame!
Rastlin Majere was the name of a great mage of an even more ancient time who's sometimes heroic, sometimes infamious deeds were recounted in the holy tomes known as The Dragonlance Cronicles.

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Yes, that was 2800 bits per second 0.00028 times slower than my current internet connection. Dark times, indeed.
 
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