Here Today... Gone To Hell!

there are that many religions in the world
christians catholics, budism and all the rest..

how do we know which one to follow!!
i am a christian.. not walking the path right now.. actually havnt been for 1 year...
but i have doubts just like everyone else.

does anyone know the budism religion?who do they worship?

i dont follow any religion

 do you know what budism is?
 i have no idea hey.

i wouldnt have a clue mate?

Fundamentally, Buddhism deals solely with the human condition and doesn't rely on the concept of a deity. Simply put, it's the pursuit of and constant strive for a state of mental - or spiritual if you will - enlightenment that attempts to transcend the human shell and provide some semblance of release from the inherent hardship of physical existence.

I think Prometheus will get very angry when he reads this thread

 :smoking: Izzy? :smoking:

Go read: "Living Budda, Living Christ"

A great book comparing the teachings of Christianity to Buddhism.

I'm not an "official" buddhist, but follow it's principles and find it is a more logical way to look at life. It focuses on appreciating every moment of life by being awake and aware. Intentions and meditation. Buddhism also teaches that nothing is permanent, and Karma determines your fate. There are many different sects of Buddhism so it is impossible to break it down fully for you here and be 100% corrrect. Buddists look at life on a much broader scale than Christianity. They see life cycles thousands of years ahead and back, instead of this one life and heaven or hell. The Chinese beat these people down, tortured them and destroyed there temples. The Buddhists believe that their captors have bad Karma and feel compassion for them at the same time they are being beaten. They don't blame the Chinese for their attrocities, rather their bad Karma and have compassion for the fact that they must act in such a barbaric way.

That being said they believe that eventually ( not this life, but again, they don't look at one life) the Karma will work out and the oppression will end. They refer to this as a "cool evolution". It's a trippy way to look at things, but if you stand back and look at it, it makes sense, IF you believe in reicarnation based on Karma.

Best to go read something about it. Many Buddhists believe there are many truths to the path.

There is another religion I like named Raja Yoga. The religion is primarily run by women, kind of opposite of Christianity. It's primary focus is meditation with God. It conflicts with Buddism because it is centered around the meditation with God. It is similar to Buddhism because they believe in reincarnation and karma though. I had some private teachings and meditated with this lady, it was pretty cool and a mind blowing experience talking to her. Very interesting. The primary people there were Indians. Like Buddism, Raja Yoga believe there are many paths to truth.

 :o wow.... im guessing you got real good grades

Why do u give a fuck? Planning to convert? ;D

im not awake enough to bitch ............. yet

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its sinple: the religion one chooses to follow is the religion whos teachings are most appealing to the one who is choosing the religion. Thus, because I belive in Jesus Christ and his teachings of heaven and of God, i am a Catholic.

no.. i have herd of budism in movies and what not...
but i have never found out who they worship and what thier ritual's are
thought it would be interesting to find out

They don't "worship" anybody.

Do a search online, there is plenty of info on Buddhism.

You can be a Christian and still follow/believe/perform the basic teachings of Buddhism. It's a great way to live life, although it takes discipline.