I have beliefs simualr to buddhism but I also have other beliefs and ideas simualr to other religions.
2006-06-17 19:10:17 · 4 answers · asked by JoeDraco 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
there's only loving- kindness, compassion, mindfulness, right thoughts & intentions, etc. in all of us. we just need to cultivate it. these good qualities does not only belong to buddhists, there are many (religious or athetists) people out there who possessed these qualities too.
Two kinds of Truth are recognised in the Abhidhamma according to which only four categories of things namely, mind (consciousness), mental concomitants, Materiality and Nibbæna are classed as the Ultimate Truth; all the rest are regarded as apparent truth. When we use such expressions as ‘I’, ‘you’, ‘man’, ‘woman’, ‘person’, ‘individual’, we are speaking about things which do not exist in reality. By using such expressions about things which exist only in designation, we are not telling a lie; we are merely speaking an apparent truth, making use of conventional language, without which no communication will be possible.
But the Ultimate Truth is that there is no ‘person’, ‘individual’ or ‘I’ in reality. There exist only khandhas made up of corporeality, mind (consciousness) and mental concomitants. These are real in that they are not just designations, they actually exist in us or around us.
2006-06-17 21:10:13 · answer #1 · answered by sista! 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You sound like you are still searching. A mixture of everything that fits what you want to believe but no commitment in anything.
Have you spent any time in the Bible? I would suggest starting with the book of John. God sent his only son to die for each of our sinful natures. (10 commandments teaches we are sinners)
John 3:16 Romans 10:8-10 says if we confess with our mouth Jesus as Lord and we believe with our heart that he rose from the dead we shall be saved. Ephesians 2: 8-10
This requires a step in faith because all things aren't made known to us now.
2006-06-17 19:31:10 · answer #2 · answered by Donna C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're a Buddhist if you consider yourself to be one.
2006-06-17 19:14:11 · answer #3 · answered by bigjarom 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont think the title matters, rather what you believe matters. Just what do you believe?
2006-06-17 19:15:25 · answer #4 · answered by jp_poolplayer 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋