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When we practise Buddha's teachings we should do so without ommiting or adding anything.
caz
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In "Sublime continuum of the Great vehcile" Maitreya says...
"In this world there is no one more skilled then Buddha. His Omniscient mind directly perceives all objects to be known, without exception. Therefore we should practise whatever Buddha taught. If we impose our own interpretations or omit anything we are destroying Buddhadharma."
"In this world there is no one more skilled then Buddha. His Omniscient mind directly perceives all objects to be known, without exception. Therefore we should practise whatever Buddha taught. If we impose our own interpretations or omit anything we are destroying Buddhadharma."
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wear a uniform, speak like a parrot, see from one eye, and create uniformity which is the opposite of this nature, clearly...and at the end what do you hope to get? even buddha didnt answer it other than promising some sort of liberation...
I see people destroying their unique individual potential
I see more suffering
I see clueless individuals walking in a path blindly
I see confusion
I see false promises
I see disagreement even on the basics
But,having said that, I see no problem with any religion if you feel comfortable and if you feel happy with it. But don't look at to a distant future...Are you happy right now!? If not, forget it!
Accept everything that life brings upon you, but reject everything telling you how to live. Even this sentence is problematic in that sense!
I agree that any religion has the ability to change a person's life into something positive, but personally I would consider what the blessed one spoke, taught and practiced. The name buddhism kind of gives it away.
But sure, we are all human and can take what we want from this religion, that religion or wherever to better ourselves and to help those around us, just personally I am going with the wise one on this.
It is better to be a parrot of an enlightened one who's wisdom free's the mind from suffering then to be a parrot of the Mara's who do nothing but lead us to suffering.
Buddhadharma or Adharma everyone has a choice. It is unwise to confuse our own opinions as that of the Buddha's or other accomplished beings.
Even Buddha has no match for the nature...
Nature has its own way of correecting things.
If you are here, today, deluded, then thats what it is supposed to be. Nature - countless times of evolution - and it is wrong but Buddha is right? You are denying what nature has given to you. You don't need anything! Nothing.
If you are self grasping and self cherishing then this is how it is supposed to be.
Your body is the product of this nature, your thoughts are no different. They are also part of the nature.
Buddha was lucky. He had no Buddhism to follow!
Thats what religion does to people...you turn into parrots...exactly my point
Don’t look for a reference in the sutras; don’t give me a quote; I’m asking you.
That’s how it is for me. I have to be honest with myself. I don’t want to play stupid games anymore.
But one interesting thing I heard about the evolution recently - it's a mistake to think that evolution is a process of continuous improvement.
Where does that leave us?
Well, the Buddha said that samsara doesn't get anywhere.
"We don't care about reason and logic! If our book said Earth was created in 6 days and about 6,000 years ago. It is true! Why? Because the 2,000 year old book SAID SO!"
Evolution is an improvement. Look around you and you decide. Even the level of consciousness today is improving compared to previous times. More and more people awakening. Although still room for improvement, we have democracy. People are helping each other. Higher consciousness is not a product of technology, technology is the product of higher consciousness and evolution.
Why nature waste something? Is nature ever waste something? Your improved consciouss level, why nature should waste it? Dont be afraid from downgrading or borning in hell etc.
You are perfect. Each and everyone of you is perfect. All teachings want you to believe you are some kind of a disease, a flaw in nature. I don't believe that.
Nature knows where it is going. You all are part of the plan by your existence.
I was already an ethical person before Buddhism, and nothing changed. I still am... My ethical or moral values are not determined by religion.
You want to escape because thats what they teach you! That you are a mistake. If I am a mistake than nature knows how to fix it...
I am here with perfectly designed body, and ability to think and be aware of it. And you are telling me these are curse??? No, I don't accept that.
My suffering and my joy are also part of the nature.
If there is enlightenment, if there is Buddha land etc...one day you will all reach there when your time comes. Stop pressuring yourselves with religion and be a unique just like nature created you!
I am not here for religion...religion is here for me...
Your religion doesnt improve one's well being, it only surprasses one's potential and individuality.
If it is unwise then so be it...
By your own logic, I should practice my chosen path and follow its teachings. After all the nature makes me do so.
Trying to be a copy of someone else is not getting us anywhere in life.
It’s better to wake up to who we really are.
But it’s time to get some sleep for me.
Tomorrow there will be other dogmatic windmills to fight.
If you think Buddhism tells us that we're a mistake, this is not a very good understanding of Buddhism, and I'm wondering why you've chosen to come to our forum if it's your purpose to actually invalidate Buddhism and tell people it's their mistake to be here. That doesn't seem to be helpful at all to new Buddhists.
The Buddha merely investigated the mind, and through his determination was able to finally understand that the cause of all of our "problems" is of the mind, created by the mind, and that we have the capability of rising above them. We have the capability of living fully in every moment without generating (for ourselves or others) or experiencing any kind of suffering. This is a natural evolution in thought precipitated by that very suffering. It's not necessary that everyone choose to apply the Buddha's teachings to become liberated, but it is that very suffering that drives people to those teachings. It's a gateway, a path, to those who seek a path. If you don't seek it, then leave those people alone and live your own life.
>>It’s better to wake up to who we really are.
Yes! And doing things that the Buddha advised against doing, prevents that from happening.
As for the golf thing, the words of a Zen master comes to mind.
"But sadly we do attach to words, usually missing what they point at." ~Zen Master Wu Bong.
There will be situations in your life where (your idea of) Buddha is not going to supply the answers and it is your call...
Where wil you turn then?
I was raised in a dogmatic Christian environment and I have lived with that fear as a child.
I don’t want Buddhism to be another cramp in the mind, produced by the same fear.
For me Buddhism is not another dogmatic beliefsystem; it is a way of making this deep fear – which makes us cling to dogmatic beliefsystems in the first place – go away.
The dharma should be known and followed as it was founded and taught from the blessed one.
''The buddha taught in different ways, and buddhism has a variety of philosophical systems. Each one of these schools quotes the word of the buddha from the sutras. If the buddha taught in these different ways, it would seem that he himself was not very sure about how things really are! But this is not the case; the buddha knew different mental dispositions of his followers. The main purpose of teaching a religion is to help people, not to become famous, so he taught what was suitable to his listeners''
By the way, I do not live in fear through dogmatic faith