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 Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 4:56 pm
Besides my own religion Buddhism is the one that would hold the most interest to me. Many of its precepts are very similar to what you would find in the bible and there's just so much wisdom in it it's incredible.
Take Right Speech for example. It's one of the principles of ethical conduct in the eightfold path and it's one that I place a high value on and try to be aware of when I'm interacting with others, especially in heated discussions. It's definitely something that most people have to work at (including myself).
It seems like a lot of people adopt ideas from Buddhism to incorporate into their way of life and at first I was concerned that it was just some new fad but I've decided to stay positive and hope that it's because others have found wisdom in it as I have.
Any thoughts?
How many who are not Buddhists look to the religion for guidance in their lives?
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Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 5:15 pm
Yah I find buddhism to be the most harmless religion and I love it. Buddhist monks can do some incredible things like controlling their temperature. There was a stanford experiment where scientists put these monks in a very cold room (forgot the temperature) and they put a wet towel on these barebacked monks and the monks would meditate, and actually make the wet towel steam. Incredible really. I think it's called biofeedback.
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Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 5:21 pm
I forgot about that, I heard of something similar in how they walk around at high altitudes in snow without wearing shoes or with just having sandals on and they're fine. I was astounded.
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Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 5:41 pm
To fully become Buddhist I believe takes quite a bit of study. Buddhist teachers will often tell you to understand the religion before joining it, which I love. Since I don't completely understand the religion yet, now I only follow the Five Precepts. They're rules I pretty much have always followed but it's nice knowing I'm not alone in following them.
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Posted: Sun Dec 20, 2009 7:04 pm
The thing about Buddhism, most of the paths and precepts they ask you to follow are what anyone with a little common sense and sense of moral fiber should be doing. Even if your are a Christian like me.
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Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2010 11:12 pm
DeathAnimeNow The thing about Buddhism, most of the paths and precepts they ask you to follow are what anyone with a little common sense and sense of moral fiber should be doing. Even if your are a Christian like me.
Yep. In fact there are quite a few people out there who call themselves Christian/Buddhists. I am one. biggrin
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Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2010 7:12 pm
Buddhism is a both rewarding and a chalingeing one as well the religion colectively is about acheveing a state of mind in which one is liberated from there suffering both in body and mind this of which is acomplished by seperateing one's self from our disractions such as fallows ,Tv, phones,dateing,music, exc.
Also we must refrain from all acts of vilince and only fight to protect those whom can not protect themselves and even then we sall not fight in anger, one must also be accepting of all others actions and not atempet to control there action for that is not right. One must also release ones hope because hope brings dissapontment which is suffering we must keep with ous a state of mind in which we are not eather pessamistic or optamistic. One must also refrain from any thing that my cause us to break one of these codes. We do this to perhpse reach a state of bissfull awareness of all around us that is an exeptionly short discription of buddhism. ninja
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Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2010 9:00 pm
I'm actually looking into Theravada Buddhism currently. After years of living as an irreligious individual, I found myself frightened and craving some type of spiritual guidance when confronted with the possibility that I might die in the hospital. Most religions from my point of view except you to accept their teachings as truth but don't give you a real reason too beyond 'divine inspiration' or any other plethora of reasons that just don't seem concrete to me, they expect a blind faith I'm not willing to give. Buddhism's always impressed me because they encourage you to test the teachings, to experience them as truth for yourself before accepting them fully. As far as I can tell Theravada's the most straight forward of the various sects. Hence, I've started studying it recently and am thinking about becoming Buddhist.
Only difficult part is that my fiancee is a Baptist and is disappointed I'm not converting to his religion. It hasn't caused fights or anything, it's just he doesn't understand my reasoning for my choice. At the same time, he's also inquired about learning how to meditate and wanting to learn to do that. I'm thinking once he learns it'll be easier to find that balance. I'll never convert to Christianity, it requires a belief in one God and a type of submission to it's tenets that I'm not willing to give nor believe I have ample reason to, but it doesn't mean that I disrespect his choice at all. Oh well, life is a journey isn't it? I suppose the path to acceptance in this case will just take a while.
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