what's wrong with this picture?
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tell me a vegeTABLE is a TABLE!!!
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one must be tolerant about others religion. if you do not believe it, do not tarnish it or slander it unless u can prove yours is 'real' which none of us could. a religion is something dat helps cultivate people so dat they feel less 'empty' and guides them to do goodthings and in return benefit mankind. by tarnishing or belittleing other's religion, what good did u do to urself ? wat good did u do to others ? religion is something dat cannot be compared.
i believe in karma, what you seed today u will reap it someday, action = reaction...its something simple but people always forget. -
i cant. these 2 are different.Originally posted by FireIce:tell me pineAPPLE is an apple!!!
ok...this thread can close liao. its not abt Buddhism anymore and i dun want to continue an off-topic thread here.
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tell me FireIce is a chio bu!!!
ok, im relli hungry
i go dinner liao
byebye!~
im a good ger, so uncle santa will gimme present on 25th December!!! -
seems like there is always this certain group of ppl tt cannot tolerate lohOriginally posted by chunyong:one must be tolerant about others religion. if you do not believe it, do not tarnish it or slander it unless u can prove yours is 'real' which none of us could. a religion is something dat helps cultivate people so dat they feel less 'empty' and guides them to do goodthings and in return benefit mankind. by tarnishing or belittleing other's religion, what good did u do to urself ? wat good did u do to others ? religion is something dat cannot be compared.
i believe in karma, what you seed today u will reap it someday, action = reaction...its something simple but people always forget.
then when ppl rebutt, they bey song liao
aiyah, i relli hungry liao
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people have the right to think wat they want.....u cannot impose ur thinking into others. u believe in Jesus i respect ur choice, now pls respect us who don'tOriginally posted by NeonTetra:ok.....spell CHRIST-mas.
not about santa claus. if Jesus nv came to give the gift of eternal life, there is no christmas. there is no way to deny the meaning of this day. u can either celebrate it as your Lord and Savior's birthday or just another public holiday without any meaning.
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ya...i agree with u. i nv impose mah....i want ppl to make a decision regarding Christmas (not jus buddhists) but all who do not believe in Jesus and christmas. Christmas is a christian festival....its make known but why u all still wanna celebrate? because celebrating mean u accept the meaning behind it which is Jesus.Originally posted by chunyong:people have the right to think wat they want.....u cannot impose ur thinking into others. u believe in Jesus i respect ur choice, now pls respect us who don't
i want to make distinction only. -
i celebrate becoz it's a PH~~
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yes thats a good opinion.Originally posted by BufPuf:i celebrate becoz it's a PH~~ -
Sigh...
It's ok that some Christians are narrow minded, unencompassing.
Most of all, Buddhists like us, should not restrict Vesak whatsoever in future. Let everyone in the world rejoice in Buddha's birth.
Buddhism is the most encompassing religion in the whole world... no violence, no wars, no intolerance. Hopefully, the future generations for Buddhism will be the same. -
A stand must be taken, no matter how encompassing one may seemed to be. It's like i ask if u believe Jesus being God's Son, things like tt need a stand.
Being narrow minded, Christmas must die-die be a Christ-centred festival and so on is what absolute truth is about. You cannot agree with everything when these everything dun agree among themselves. There is no grey areas when it comes to such. -
nope, we celebrate cos its a common idealogy for people to get together and exchange presents on dat day. just dat, whether we believe in Jesus or not is a separate matter..Originally posted by NeonTetra:ya...i agree with u. i nv impose mah....i want ppl to make a decision regarding Christmas (not jus buddhists) but all who do not believe in Jesus and christmas. Christmas is a christian festival....its make known but why u all still wanna celebrate? because celebrating mean u accept the meaning behind it which is Jesus.
i want to make distinction only.
it may be a christian festival but dat doesn't mean non-christians can't celebrate it. last time my Indian friend also invited me to his house during Deepavali.
i went to make up numbers so its more lively, whether i believe in wat is behind Deepavali is not important, important is dat i went and made up the number.
i say again 'for some its the path, not the goal.'
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last post: can this thread be closed now?
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x2 The topic starter has nothing better to doOriginally posted by laurence82:Knowing the topic starter, nothing's good.
By the way, want to say something, spit it out. No need to play this sort of game. -
You all want to be dogmatic on authorities, so be it. I would rather stick to the Kalama sutra (third time I pasted in this forum to dispell blind faith and dogmas).Originally posted by NeonTetra:A stand must be taken, no matter how encompassing one may seemed to be. It's like i ask if u believe Jesus being God's Son, things like tt need a stand.
Being narrow minded, Christmas must die-die be a Christ-centred festival and so on is what absolute truth is about. You cannot agree with everything when these everything dun agree among themselves. There is no grey areas when it comes to such.Rely not on the teacher, but on the teaching
Nothing binds me.
Rely not on the words of the teaching, but on the spirit of the words.
Rely not on theory, but on experience.
Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it.
Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many generations.
Do not believe anything because it is spoken and rumoured by many.
Do not believe in anything because it is written in your religious books.
Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders.
But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and the benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it.
- PEACE & LOVING KINDNESS (Metta). -
update: topic re-opened
cos i'm just as lame as the topic-starter. -
why mus close?
act hero at first
then kena shoot
lose liao cry foul? -
The word Christmas in the picture is ok. It's just a way to for whoever sees the picture to remember the date it was taken.
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Ok, FireIce is a chio bu!Originally posted by FireIce:tell me FireIce is a chio bu!!!
ok, im relli hungry
i go dinner liao
byebye!~
im a good ger, so uncle santa will gimme present on 25th December!!!
BTW, there is nothing wrong with the picture ( including the word "Christmas" ) , but definately something wrong with thread starter. -
FI is a chio bu!Originally posted by FireIce:tell me FireIce is a chio bu!!!
ok, im relli hungry
i go dinner liao
byebye!~
im a good ger, so uncle santa will gimme present on 25th December!!!
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"lose not up" lah....Originally posted by FireIce:why mus close?
act hero at first
then kena shoot
lose liao cry foul?
last time when we are small kids, when we lose we sit on the floor and cry, bang our heels on the floor until our parents give way to us.... now i am reminded of such a scenario here. -
Tat is pretty dumb... u see a moustache guy carry a pot and they state the date which it was taken. U find it incredible ?!?!? I am surprised tat people find hidden meaning in tat picture ! I see tat picture and the only idea I get is tis guy rather spend time in a temple carrying a pot and taking photos than waste time in a church speaking in tongues during christmas eve.
I too celebrate christmas. I do not celebrate it because it is about christ but it is a festival tat encourage people to give gifts and party. These 2 have NOTHING in common to church, christainity etc. -
The Da Vin... I mean Neontetra code
I have finally pondered out underlying message tat Neontetra is trying to tell to the other people using tat picture ! Let me explain. First, we r all wrong to asume tat the bearded guy who carry the dragon (dragon ? So tis guy must believe in the existence of dragon since he write it down...) vase is a Buddhist or taoist. Who ever say tat only buddhist can take photos behind a colourful wall while holding a vase ? Who ever say tat only buddhist can go to temples ? He can be of any religion ! But Neontetra carefully try to tell us tat he is a christian ! Why ? It is because according to Neontetra's wonderful concept, he write down the word Christmas (sh!t.. I can't write down the word christmas.. why ? it is because I do not acknowledge christ.. but I don't know wat other words to substitute here...) thus acknowledging christ ! So he is actually a christian holding a vase in a temple during christmas eve !
Then comes the funny part.. why does a christian go to a "supposed" temple during christmas eve ? Tat is the thing ! He is hiding from his other church mates ! He do not want to go to church, and found the perfect hiding place ! A temple ! He is trying to say tat those christian who want to hide from christmas mass should hide in a temple !
So in a nutshell, why is he posting this picture here is because he is imploring buddhist to allow christians to hide in a temple duirng sunday or christmas eve.... He may even help in moving stuffs like vases for u
No.. tis is not a flaming thread for christianity or neontetra, so don't use it as a stepping stone huh... -
KLAATU VERATA NICTO!!!
im weird... getting weirder... -
Hey.....relax man.....neon tetra already said that please do not make this a flaming tread...as for the "concept" he just said, he just want to voice out his opinion lahz....nothing serious....and his views may not be "narrow mainded" just that perceptions maybe different, he said that christmas is a christian affair, yes.....to him cos he celebrate chrismast in a christian way.thefore, he can Compromise with the aspect that non-christian think that christmas is just a public holiday...but not non-christian's thinking that christmas is a day of caring and sharing and giving your joy to others and celebrating the birth of jesus. coz if you're not a christian how can u celebrate the birth of jesus if u do not believe in the first place?/
As for the picture i think all this deduction just sums up to nothing,it shouldn't be post in forum in the first place, maybe because to me it doesn't signify any meaning. -
i even worst i kana once ask me go hotel 1 say the church is at hotelOriginally posted by FireIce:not just that church lah
got others oso
got one damn modern one
in shopping centre one 
lo li lor soh ask me join christian...if i gt the heart i will join dn come force me can liao anyway i buddhist..seriously speaking.i see nth wrong wit the pic ...tink it oni tryin to tell us on xmas eve this rare doc came to this temple ba..jus a description