Look at this link: http://www.tibet.ca/en/wtnarchive/2002/12/9_5.html
2006-06-16 05:42:56 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes, I studied Buddhism for a while. However, I found the idea of trying to rise above suffering through enlightenment impractical and detrimental to growth.
I have bounced many philosophies and religions through my mind and heart. Catholicism is my home. There I see the utter joy that suffering brings because it causes growth and redemption. Furthermore, the middle path as Buddha described it leaves one struggling to fight the river when really one should embrace the current and follow its flow. God asks us for extraordinary things from our life. To do great deeds and love big. Middle of the road is pleasure for one's self only.
2006-06-16 05:50:08 · answer #1 · answered by velvet 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Simply speaking, this is to avoid harming others and to help them as much as possible. Another way of expressing this is, Abandon negative action; create perfect virtue; subdue your own mind. This is the teaching of the Buddha. By abandoning negative actions (killing, etc.) and destructive motivations (anger, attachment, close-mindedness, etc.), we stop harming ourselves and others. By creating perfect virtue, we develop beneficial attitudes, like impartial love and compassion, and do actions motivated by these thoughts. By subduing our mind, we cut away all false projections, thus making ourselves calm and peaceful by understanding reality.
The essence of Buddha’s teachings is also contained in the three principles of the path: definite emergence, the dedicated heart and wisdom realizing emptiness. Initially, we seek definitely to emerge from the confusion of our problems and their causes. Then, we see that other people also have problems, and with love and compassion, we dedicate our heart to becoming a Buddha so that we are capable of helping others extensively. In order to do this, we develop the wisdom understanding the real nature of ourselves and other phenomena.
2006-06-16 14:28:25 · answer #2 · answered by sista! 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes-- I studied in Japan and Richmond Canada. I found after a few years it did nothing for me or many of my friends... It seemed like just justification for living.. Also I found that Almost no teachings originated with Gua.Buddha.
He did not make a very good Hindu either.
2006-06-16 14:28:10 · answer #3 · answered by whynotaskdon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am constentely searching, but cannot honestly say that I have found true enlightenment, I have had a glimps of it and have gotten close to it through meditation, but it is still temporarely and only on certain occasions when the feeling of complete peace comes over me.
2006-06-16 12:55:18 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hope so....tho i am christian...i have recognized truth when seen in other philosphies...cultures...religions..etc....and have incorporated it into my life...i seek after all good things...there is much within the teachings of Buddha...that is truth...
2006-06-16 13:03:50 · answer #5 · answered by leiandrai 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
CHI KUNG is the key to buddha enligthent
2006-06-16 12:53:05 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
With my growing beer gut I'm afraid that yes I may well have
;-)
2006-06-16 12:46:23 · answer #7 · answered by Jona 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No because I'm a Babtist *RIMSHOT*
2006-06-16 12:49:03 · answer #8 · answered by gerbil31603 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋