what kind of life would you prefer?

ElectricSavant · May 27, 2011

Well...Buddha would teach you to know your true self...That now is your life.

I believe there is one god who gives me authority and that would go against Buddha.

eS

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wow, it was the whole reincarnation thing that stopped me from delving into Buddhism. My brain could never accept the idea that I could live as some other type of creature.

I suspect that I would agree with Buddha on a lot of things, but I like to find my own answers now.

ammo · May 27, 2011

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Well...Buddha would teach you to know your true self...That now is your life.

I believe there is one god who gives me authority and that would go against Buddha.

eS [/QUOTE man gave god many names ,its not a prerequisite

ElectricSavant · May 27, 2011

It's the thought that counts ☺

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Well...Buddha would teach you to know your true self...That now is your life.

I believe there is one god who gives me authority and that would go against Buddha.

eS [/QUOTE man gave god many names ,its not a prerequisite

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Gabfly1 · May 27, 2011

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So when Adam and Eve sinned...Who taught them?

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Not to mention Pinocchio and Peter Pan.

ammo · May 27, 2011

and minnie and goofey

ElectricSavant · May 27, 2011

If you know the truth, then why is your nose so big? ☺

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Not to mention Pinocchio and Peter Pan.

ElectricSavant · May 27, 2011

Are you a celebrity? ☺

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and minnie and goofey

IanMacQuaide · May 27, 2011

All glory is fleeting.

ammo · May 27, 2011

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Are you a celebrity? ☺

closer to a cartoon character

gnode · May 27, 2011

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Well...Buddha would teach you to know your true self...That now is your life.

I believe there is one god who gives me authority and that would go against Buddha.

eS

Buddha is not god. He was just a guy. No one "worships" buddha anymore than you would worship a college philosophy/psychology/astronomy professor.

Buddhism is really more of a philosophy than a religion. It also fits well with modern psychology and science.

I don't call myself "buddhist". My understandings and interpretations of life and the universe tend to agree with buddhist philosophy.

Some describe buddhism as atheist and others and others interpret it as "if the universe is everything and we are all one in the same, then we are all god" but not in the sense that you have magical powers or anything, just in the sense that you are everything and eternal.

Your authority is inherent. You don't need to get it from anything else.

You might find this interesting:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alRNbesfXXw
(and keep in mind this was recorded in the 50s)