God created the human race, and told them that they will either attain eternal life in Heaven or be Eternally eliminated depending on whether they obey their God .
He said - I will give you Eternal life if you believe I am your creator, and I sent my Son ( Christ said - I and my father are one) to die for the penalties of your sins and just by receiving forgiveness through the death and ressurection of my Son -you will receive Eternal life.
You believe that cycles of lives goes on for ever, therefore negating the loving God who will not make you suffer as a vulture in your next life, but give you salvation in this presernt lifetime - through Grace.
If you prefer the later, where you may be the worms in the remains of the dog in your next life - go on with your Godless believes, but if it makes sense that a loving God (because He is your creator) has a unfathomly higher ending for this life - then go ahead and denounce Satan who twisted your minds , BUT TRUST YOUR CREATOR GOD
2007-03-26 04:20:08 · 16 answers · asked by Charles H 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Thank you for you encouraging statement, yet I must confess that its virulence surprised me at first.
I trust that you're correct in your assumptions about what God said because I believe He also said that you should Love your neighbour as yourself. I think that you should be aware that although you have my best interest at heart, I must mention that your method of delivery is somewhat harsh and you've caused the very suffering that you say God has in store for me and that you're trying for me to avoid.
As a Buddhist I am already quite aware of suffering in its various forms and know that other's suffering is likewise. Your suffering is obvious and if you were to calm your mind as my friend Vinslave suggests then you would find less of it in your Life.
I do not hate you, nor do I disbeleive in God or hate Him or His offer of salvation. Rather I do not believe in God at all. How can I believe in something when in my heart I know that I do not..? Please do not be concerned for my beliefs, they are what make me who I am, I haven't been deceived by anyone to make me not believe, I just don't, my reasons are my own.
My concern is for you and your happiness. You should be aware of this so that you do not concern yourself and therefore cause anymore suffering to yourself, please do not be concerned for me any longer, it is causing you pain, mental anguish and anxiety which is completely unfounded.
I do not believe in the Cycle of Life. This is a misunderstanding I wish to correct. The Cycle of Life is a natural phenomenon, something which does not require belief at all, it just is, all Life Forms suffer through it, even you or rather especially you because of other phenomena which you refuse to acknowledge. I do not worry myself over that which you disbelieve, do please return the courtesy, it may make you happier which is my goal for you, a kind act in return for another. This Cycle of Life does not negate God, rather it enhances Him because if we can attain enlightenment, then we attain that to which He aspires for you.
I do not prefer to be Reborn as a Vulture as you so graciously put it, or the cruder and rather more vulgar worms in the remains of a dog...really was that childishness necessary to convince me of your sincerity...? On the contrary, I do not wish for Rebirth at all, for to be Reborn is to still be part of the Cycle of Life, Death and Karma, whereas my goal is to go beyond it.
Please accept my gift of Peace for you are in sure need of this in your Life....you may do with it as you wish..
From a Buddhist...
2007-03-26 08:20:50 · answer #1 · answered by Gaz 5 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Buddhist and Hindus both have a different understanding of "Christ". For both of them it means "enlightenment". Christ is merely a title. An achievable state of spirituality whereby one can become one with God or his higher self. Hindu and Buddhist belief in reincarnation does not claim of man regressing in his spiritual life but rather just being stagnated from existing to the viscious cycle of birth and rebirth due to his ignorance therefore suffering the Karma of birth and death. By one person going back to the lowest form such as the dog is a mere superstition and myth like the myth of Christian hell or heaven.
Jesus being the Son of God is a total deception of the Crhistian church because if you will read 2Samuel 7:13-14 You will find a reason when does God call His chosen One his son and He as the Father. It will also give you a hint why Jesus have to be punished by the rod and be flogged by his own men. Jesus being God and One with the Father is a total lie and his saving you from sins and is the biggest deception Satan ever successfully pushed through. Read Ezekiel 18:3-26 and you will find that long time ago in the time of Moses, God already declared that "The one who sins shall die, The righteousness of the righteous shall be credited to him and the wickedness of the wicked shall be charged against him." Rendering therfore the Jesus claim of salvation from original sin unnecessary and false.
2007-03-26 04:47:27 · answer #2 · answered by Rallie Florencio C 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The version of creation in Buddhism is different. Holy power and element of nature formed human; Gods come from a human, who make great deeds in thousands generation. The Gods can regulate fates and souls. When their fate come, they will reincarnate into human world to save people then go back to heaven. Buddhism believes that the gods of all religion are in Heaven and Buddha wants us to live in harmony with others. That is why I trust that Jesus and your creator are real but their principles are diff. than Buddha's. Therefore I can chose to trust in Buddha's principle of mercy and gentleness!
2007-03-29 10:23:14 · answer #3 · answered by holyfire 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi Charles! That was a fantastic question. I especially like your use of the words "attain" and "depending." There is a lot of hidden truth in these two words alone should you care to unpack them. Given that you have a somewhat childish worldview; not mature, in other words, and since you were my most kind mother in a previous life, I will try and help you. You can easily attain the realization of the precious-ness of the human basis and the human mind that can be pointed at virtuous objects - so if you want to believe in a creator and that he created you, specifically, ask yourself "Why did he make me so mean?" All of these things depend on their origin and all of their origins dependently originate. You are obviously suffering like the rest of us, but it is not a penalty from God, it is the nature of reality, the way things exist. I agree with Vinslave and Yogini, and have to warn you not to use harsh words towards others; it will only lead to your future suffering, which you are hastening with antithetical behavior towards the philosophy you are supposed to be endorsing.
2007-03-26 06:56:42 · answer #4 · answered by shrill alarmist, I'm sure 4 · 4⤊ 1⤋
As a Buddhist I believe Jesus was a wonderful, altruistic teacher, but I don't believe in your "deified" version of him nor do I believe in an omnipotent creator being, because such a belief makes no logical sense to me.
Apparently you have no idea of what the Buddha taught, nor any of the logic behind the concepts, which is unfortunate for you, but I'm not going to sit here and call you names because of it. If you don't agree with the Buddha, you don't.
The Buddha teaches us altruism, wisdom and compassion, patience, acceptance, etc. All pretty much the same things Jesus taught... perhaps instead of calling our minds "twisted" you might follow your Jesus and cultivate a calmer mind as his was, and leave people alone. Kindergarten attacks on another person's belief structures isn't virtuous.
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2007-03-26 04:39:58 · answer #5 · answered by vinslave 7 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Buddhists are agnostic, we've not have been given any god. in case you studied Hinduism you're able to understand that they are truly a monotheistic faith, and that their god isn't a sentient being yet particularly a divine lifeforce. analyze some thing till now you insult it, or you wind up making your self look particularly ... stupid.
2016-11-23 16:44:28 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hello Charles!!
Even though I'm not a Buddhist or a Hindu, I agree with you 10000% because I, too, am a fellow Christian. I don't understand how so many people can turn their backs on God or don't even acknowledge His presence. So what image are they made in--a little fat man with 8 arms or a cow or something? You know the Bible talked about in Exodus when the Hebrews worshiped a Golden calf and the consequences they received after doing so. These are all the lies of Satan, and I don't trust such beliefs....
Preach on, Brother....keep doing the works of the Lord...we'll meet when we get to Heaven!
2007-03-26 15:03:55 · answer #7 · answered by IB_08 4 · 1⤊ 4⤋
I am not anti-Jesus. The Buddha's and Jesus's teachings are so similar I have to believe that Jesus was familiar with the Buddha's teachings as they were taught 500 years before Jesus was born. At any rate, I don't see much of difference between the concept of heaven and hell and cyclic existence. If you choose to live a life of suffering that causes others suffering you could well be born into a hellish existence.....see the correlation. I would never wish that on anyone regardless of our 'differences'.
2007-03-26 04:30:44 · answer #8 · answered by Yogini 6 · 6⤊ 2⤋
Buddhist and hindus are both false gods made up by man! Jesus is the true living God!
2007-04-02 16:45:36 · answer #9 · answered by purplebutterflyrain 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hindus and Buddhists also believe in a form of progression to higher states of being, or salvation as I guess you would call it. But I suspect you're not interested in this answer because it's clear from your question that you aren't asking out of any genuine curiosity.
2007-03-26 04:26:46 · answer #10 · answered by bethgabor 2 · 7⤊ 1⤋