20 years of vipassana equals 9 months of yoga

klmeer

How compatible and in which way are they compatible? Hindu and Buddist .Where did it all start ?Hindu truths went into bhuddhism ?

DairyLama

klmeer said:

Hindu truths went into buddhism ?

Yep, start with Hinduism, take out God and Soul, and hey presto, Buddhism.

Invincible_summer

What does the title have to do with the question? I'm a bit lost.

footiam

klmeer said:

How compatible and in which way are they compatible? Hindu and Buddist .Where did it all start ?Hindu truths went into bhuddhism ?

There is no Hindu truth or Buddhist truth. Just the truth.

Tosh

SpinyNorman said:

klmeer said:

Hindu truths went into buddhism ?

Yep, start with Hinduism, take out God and Soul, and hey presto, Buddhism.

It's a bit more complex. I think - for example - they have different views on karma. In Hinduism (or Brahmanic tradition) they believe you can burn off negative karma through ascetic practises; but we don't do that in Buddhism.

A good book which outlines the differences is

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Exploring-Karma-Rebirth-Nagapriya/dp/1899579613/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1383993054&sr=1-1&keywords=karma+rebirth

It's a long time since I read it though. One phrase I remember from the book is that the Buddha 'put new wine into old bottles'.

DairyLama

Tosh said:

SpinyNorman said:

Yep, start with Hinduism, take out God and Soul, and hey presto, Buddhism.

It's a bit more complex. I think - for example - they have different views on karma.

Yes, I think there are some technical differences, but the basic principles look quite similar to me. In Hinduism there is moksha ( liberation from samsara ), which looks very similar to nirvana.
I think the main point of departure is the Hindu idea of the union of Brahman and Atman, which doesn't seem to have an equivalent in Buddhism.

DaltheJigsaw

Invincible_summer said:

What does the title have to do with the question? I'm a bit lost.

I don't understand this either??? Any explanation or how it ties in?

DairyLama

LeonBasin said:

Invincible_summer said:

What does the title have to do with the question? I'm a bit lost.

I don't understand this either??? Any explanation or how it ties in?

I don't know either, but maybe we should all start doing yoga....

how

20 years of vipassana equals 9 months of yoga

Spiritual fractions?

DairyLama

how said:

20 years of vipassana equals 9 months of yoga
Spiritual fractions?

I think a Hindu would argue it's all yoga anyway.;)

But yes, if there is some kind of voucher exchange scheme I might sign up.