Why are you interested in Buddhism?
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Let me start first
It brings about the "inner peace"
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It is one of the most peaceful spiritual tradition in the world. The dharma is so convincingly clear and logical.
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depends on each intrepretation..
maybe it's not blood killing religion?..
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can u give a simple eg. why it is so?Originally posted by concerned_man:The dharma is so convincingly clear and logical.
AMiTuoFo
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suppose to give piece.
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The extent of kindness, magnanimity, tolerance, unselfishness, wisdom and compassion of the Buddhist outlook is truly astounding! It represents a refreshing and welcomed change from the believe-or-go-to-hell perspective adopted by the monotheistic faiths.
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It italks about experience and not just a belief
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seeing that life is suffering, and that Buddha found the truth to end it.
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humans are competitive by nature. does it mean that by practising Buddhist values we should lose all these competitive values?
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yup, this is my answer too.Originally posted by sinweiy:seeing that life is suffering, and that Buddha found the truth to end it.
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Yes, Buddha revealed the causes of sufferings, and the way to end suffering, ie existences.Originally posted by sinweiy:seeing that life is suffering, and that Buddha found the truth to end it.
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Four Noble Truth are the best of all truth, Noble Eighfold Path is the best of all path.
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I don't get brain-washed with religious dogma, I don't have to rely on blind-faith, you don't see many Buddhist zealots around, they don't preach that "believe or go to hell" rubbish, it's an inclusive philosophy, not an exclusive one, and it fits my world view very well, almost every other religion professes to preach peace and tolerance, but I see only Buddhists actively practising it ... and most importanly of all ... I think it's intellectually satisfying ...
that said ... I'm still an atheist though ... people shouldn't be sucked in blind into a religion simply because someone told you something you like to hear ... we should never allow our minds to be closed ... -
i think sometimes when one do some thing to a 'wang4 wo3 jing1 jie4' (forget yourself), things get done more effectively. people who keep wanting to be number one always stress themselves out.Originally posted by RHluvW:humans are competitive by nature. does it mean that by practising Buddhist values we should lose all these competitive values?
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it is simple yet profound
it is one yet diversified vastful
it's not complicated yet gives progressive specific wisdom for many purposes
it has dharma "theory" yet it has no dharma theory and no dharma in reality
it contemplates all existence yet comtemplates on emptiness.
it is always refreshingly new no matter how age old it is.
the final destination is enlightenment yet the list goes on..... -
Excellent input.
Originally posted by paperflower:it is simple yet profound
it is one yet diversified vastful
it's not complicated yet gives progressive specific wisdom for many purposes
it has dharma "theory" yet it has no dharma theory and no dharma in reality
it contemplates all existence yet comtemplates on emptiness.
it is always refreshingly new no matter how age old it is.
the final destination is enlightenment yet the list goes on..... -
can anyone tell me "Metta Sutra" in chinese?
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its influence.
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LIBERATION and BUDDHAHOOD
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Read more Buddhist books, find a Buddhist teacher, then you'll know. Buddhism isnt a knowledge, it is wisdom that transform out entire life.Originally posted by dragg:suppose to give piece.
but too bad i dont know how to practise it. -
When we study Buddhism, we are studying ourselves, the nature of our own minds. Instead of focusing on some supreme being, Buddhism emphasizes more practical matters, such as how to lead our lives, how to integrate our minds and how to keep our everyday lives peaceful and healthy. In other words, Buddhism always accentuates experiential knowledge-wisdom rather than some dogmatic view. In fact, we donÂ’t even consider Buddhism to be a religion in the usual sense of the term