2007-03-23 02:02:28 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yeah Bhuddism this week, and Hinduism next week. Best to juggle your religions really... get the most of out each.
2007-03-23 02:06:06 · answer #1 · answered by Narky 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am a Buddhist and I would say that it isnt for everyone. Growing up in a Catholic house I think Buddhism is a religion for those you find the constraints of traditional worshipping faith to be too taxing. Buddhism focuses a lot on the individual rather than focusing on god(s). The philosopgy of Buddhism is based on each person having to come into their own realization about life, that suffering is caused by our own actions & decisions and once you see that, then you can make the necessary changes towards a better way. We do not have a god nor do we worship anyone, but rather we reflect on life & the world. We do have some similarities to other religions-as Christianity has the ten commandements we have the Eight fold path to Nirvana. Now these pathways are not law, they are not binding & you can reject them without any divine reprimand. The whole concept of Buddhism is that you choose your own life & the actions you take directly influences what happens to you-no godly intervention. Where as other religions main focus is living a life in a certain way to please god, Buddhism practices living in a way so that each individual will understand & accept what is happening to them. I would not recommend Buddhism for everyone and I dont want people to think that this religion is simply for people who dont want the hassel of living under the watchful eye of God. If you become Buddhist you will have to do deep reflective searching.
2007-03-23 09:24:33 · answer #2 · answered by brideofsatan_1 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I went through a phase where i got really into Bhuddism. Is that how you spell it? Doesn't look right. Buddhism. Thats it!
Anyway. Yes. I found much of the philosophy similar to my own beliefs. I did begin to see life and the world around me in a completely different way. I felt more laid back. More relaxed. But i eventually drifted back to my old way of thinking.
Each time i get into it, i get out of it just as quick.
I have a great deal of respect for the Buddhist teachings, but how much of a different, so called 'better' person would i become? How much of myself would i lose if i was to take these teachings into my life?
Same with any cult or religion. Basically, how much of my life am i prepared to sacrifice?
2007-03-24 13:06:19 · answer #3 · answered by ? 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I know a lot of Western Buddhists and they are more dogmatic than the Christians I know. Actually, the Christians are real lambs.
The Buddhist acquaintances, on teh other hand - preaching, stuck-up, proud. So very "humble" but dare to question anything they say and they go off like a rocket. They somehow have got the impression that only they are the ethical, intospective, compassionate ones and the rest of us are just lowlives, waiting to be converted. Entirely cultish approach.
I guess that the Buddhists reading this will say that I have met the wrong kind. That's not the case. I have lived for quite a long time and am not making my conclusions on just a few individual people.
2007-03-23 12:19:46 · answer #4 · answered by Cleo 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
There are some good ideas in it but generally, I find it depressing. I would not recommend it to anyone who has not been born into it.
I found a quote which for me, sums it up nicely:
Dr. Radhakrishnan has said in his `Indian Philosophy' :
"In the whole history of thought, no one has painted the misery of human existence in blacker colour and with more feeling than Buddha. The melancholy, foreshadowed in the upanishads, occupies the central place here…". Radhakrishnan says again at another place: "There is a
tendency in Buddhism to blacken what is dark and darken what is grey. The outlook is restricted to all that is bleak, bitter and painful in life…"
2007-03-23 09:19:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
It's not for everyone. I mean it is for everyone, but not everyone will be inclined to actually make themselves accountable for their own actions. Not everyone would actually mind their activities of body, speech and mind to produce the effects they desire. Not everyone cares about others. Not everyone cares about wisdom or faith tradition(s) that offer pragmatic advice from people who have gone down this path before and sadly, people from the West, many of them anyway, just don't have the inclination to learn how to develop concentration, ethical behavior and wisdom.
2007-03-23 09:14:09 · answer #6 · answered by shrill alarmist, I'm sure 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Well, if you would like to live concentrating on the idea that life is suffering then why not.
2007-03-23 15:23:41 · answer #7 · answered by Mr Dog 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋