Buddhism is not a kind of pantheism, right? how is that when both speak of oneness and that everything........

Question

is inter-related?

Sorry for my bad english, it is not my mother tounge.

Answer 1

No, Buddhism is not a kind of pantheism. Buddhism is non-theistic so that is your answer right there.

In Buddhism, the teaching of interdependence has to do with both karma and the origin of the universe. The principle of the Condition Genesis is given in four short lines:

When this is, that is
This arising, that arises
When this is not, that is not
This ceasing, that ceases

On this principle of conditionality, relativity and interdependence, the whole existence and continuity of life and its cessation are explained in a detailed formula that is called the Conditioned Genesis. Everything is conditioned, relative, and interdependent. This is the Buddhist theory of relativity.

This is in contrast with pantheism, which would say that God is the universe it self and/or nature.

Answer 2

The term pantheism is synonymous with paganism these days, but you are right to notice the similarities with Buddhist semantics.

Whether defined as "sacred nature" or "God is the combined substance, forces, and laws that are manifested in the universe," (Spinoza's meaning) or the Buddha and Reality are One, or the Kingdom of Heaven is within (Christianity) all esoteric religious practices are presenting a differing approach to the same unity state of consciousness - the experience of reality mirrors being. There is a direct correlation.

Answer 3

(I am not a buhdist so I can't comment on that part...others will)

It is hard to explain, but in life we can get to the point where we realize that everything is dependent on something else, and eventually everything is connected...... like a string.

Yet, everything is individual

Only I control my happiness. - yet others can contribute to it.

Only I see the sun, yet others see it too. My body is dependent on itself, yet also on other things to survive.

I only have one life. Yet, maybe I have lived many.

A single cell can survive in it singleness, yet put together with other components it become something more than it is alone.

There are many parts that make up me, yet I am one in myself.

I don't think any one can understand this until they can feel it.

Answer 4

You are doing well with the language.

Now read Spinoza -- that is pantheism.

Answer 5

When you find that thread that ties everything together, all your questions will be answered.

Answer 6

God is love.