born as a christian....when I read about buddhism....it took me 5 seconds to see the superiority of buddhism,over the hullabaloo nonsense of the bible.... einstein thought that the future relgion ought to be buddhism...without angels going up and down,virgins giving birth.man arrogating himself to be god,son of god ..you assign all those stupidities,in order to give the man,..jesus extra powers,so as you beg from him salvation,heaven and all that childish nonesense..
Budha is not a God nor Budhism has God. Budha is a teacher, and the philosophy of his teaching is about understanding life, understanding oneself, understanding surrounding. Everyday, we live in a world of hatred, desire, crime...etc..for ex.. when one hates someone how does one feels, or when one wants house so bad how does one feels. The world can't never be changed unless we understand more about the truth of life, so calm one's desire, calm one's hatred... One recieved from what one had done
I don't see the problem here.. everyone can believe in whatever they want. Your way to look at the bible can be different for someone else and its perfectly fine that way. If one wants to mix christianity and buddhism, its his personal choice.
@bzel333 I have watched it but it seems that in your attempt to find the differences between the two religions, you forgot that some people might not have the same interpretation of the bible or of the Buddha's teachings. Your understanding and interpretation of the bible and scriptures, although legitimate, are YOUR interpretation and suit your own faith and belief. Someone can call themselves christian and still adopt key elements of buddhism like the noble eightfold path in their life.
@aznboy1122 Did God intend the Bible intended to be understood? Can it really mean different things to different people? I will agree that many people interpret the Bible wrongly and possibly some of what I believe it says may be incorrect, However, one cannot be devoted to the Buddha who denied there is a God and Jesus who claimed to be the one true God. One can not have it both ways. The 8 fold path has truth in it, but it is man centered and is not intended in any way to glorify God.
@bzel333 Well if God didnt intend the Bible to be understood then we have a little problem do we? Second of all, yes, the bible can be interpreted in different way because things are not always as clear as black or white. That is why different christian church would have disagreement on divorce, abortion, homosexuality etc. If the bible was a clear or that there was a worldwide accepted interpretation of it then it would be different. You video, i believe does not present a situation where
@bzel333 a person is given the choice between two religions or saying that both can lead to God. Rather,the church and the ministers presented in your video simply feel that it is appropriate and fitting to them to have some elements of buddhism in their christian faith? Is that such a bad thing? If one wants to mix all kind of elements of other religion to their own christian faith and they are happy, why not? Nobody in this world knows everything about a particular religion, not even the pope
@aznboy1122 The central element you are missing is that Buddhism is focused on the teaching, it really wouldn't matter if it was found out that the Buddha never really existed. But, if Jesus never really existed and never really died at the hands of the Romans in the first century, then Christianity is worthless, it doesn't mean a thing. But, if Jesus really did what the gospels say he did; then bow down and worship him only. Any thing else is idolatry.
@bzel333 "Did God intend the Bible intended to be understood?"
Your God probably intended human beings to be good people . . . but that didn't work out either.
You have an interpretation of the word "God" that differs from the interpretation of other Christians, such as myself. Buddhism denies the existence of the particular God which you believe in, but there are other conceptions of God which cannot be denied.
@pieceofparadox Be open minded...until you hear something you don't like; then bash the person. How intolerant is that??? Yep. that is the claim of Jesus himself, so are you saying that Jesus is an arrogant cultural imperialist? Did you mean to say "hate" because "hear" does not make sense.
The burden of proof is on you. You made the statements and the video.I dont have to show anything. You made the statement "Its not Christian...Its not Christian" several times.
Now you show me where the qualifying statement is from scripture that states you are the gatekeeper of all Christianity, are capable of judging what is "Christianity" and what isnt..
@7Beyonder Your question is sarcastic and silly. So, I can't have an opinion about something but you can? What's up with that? I would be happy to provide a qualifying statement of what is Christian. Google "Westminster Confession of Faith" and find one with the supporting scripture texts included. I am convinced it is the best summary of what the Bible teaches and what true Christianity is. Note: it's not a hard read. Cheers.
@bzel333 Thank you. The question is "sarcastic" or "silly"...because it exposes your ego and vanity.
Hurt people hurt people. Apparently, there is no answer because your beloved Christianity has been intrepreted in so many ways thruout history.
But here you are. The watchdog of all Christianity. Untrained, uncouth and vain. The final judge of what churches should preach. Attacking other ministers.
@7Beyonder I gave you a detailed answer in the form of a confession of faith that I subscribe to. You can't get more specific than that. The answer to what I believe "Christianity is" stands before you. Now it's up to you to do the work and find out why I said what I said in the video. Here I am, "watchdog of Christianity" and there you are, watchdog of the watchdogs and exposer of ego's other than your own.
Im just glad...that Christianity no longer looks or sounds like you.
You want to make the ego charge because you seem to be a bit embarrassed. Your little video project just didnt turn out with everyone agreeing with you. You speak of ego, but I dont have videos on youtube. Too busy with real life, Bzel...
It is a beautiful faith, and you seem to be from the age of antiquity....railing in vain against God's progress and new visions.
@7Beyonder But not so busy that you can't find time to watch youtube videos and make comments accusing others of doing the very thing you are doing yourself. Embarrssed by disagreement? No, I welcome it, especially if people are willing to dialog and be open to the truth. If not, then at least I have put a pebble in their shoe. "God's progress and new visions"? God does not change, he is the same yesterday, today and forever.
Oh, now we are hurt. You been on my page huh..It is you who puts down an entire congregation, Christian.......Lesser of 2 evils. I never said "God doesnt change." God promotes progress. History will teach you that. Man has progressed. Societies progress.
Unfortunate for you, you are still stuck in Spanish Inquisition, vainly trying to regulate Christianity to fit your stiff model... By attacking other ministers, and yelling "its not Christian...its not Christian at all"....
God doesn't like liars. You'll go to Hell for this, sir. And burn for aaaaall eternity--unless you don't believe in the crap you preach. If there isn't a god, then you'll be just fine, right? You better start hoping there isn't one.
And that God is the Lord Jesus Christ rether you belive or not.
All Buddha teachings are going to one point. He can instruct you the best way to get out from your position. But he’s gone. And the sharp and smart followers are gone. So when you practice, you have to choose the best way (shortcut). Test four or five ways. It’s like a learning to ride a bicycle. At first you may fall down, it will drag you to off the road, getting into the bush. But later you get balance and can ride on the road. Can call meditation. (not finished yet. it's long)
o.k...let me try. Doing has three parts. First is getting knowledge. Second is practicing. Third is attaining wisdom. First one is like a map. Without a map, you may be lost forever. Let's just say we are in the forest or maze. We are at different positions. But we want to get out. Buddha used a lot of ways and examples from person to person depending on those persons’ characters, personality and knowledge to get out. Some dhamma books are the combination of those ways. (sorry not enough space)
You cannot bring your math teacher's brain to exam room. But you can learn and practise and you can do well in the exam. Otherwise, you fail and will not pass until you've learned the subject.
heaven or what? The advantage of Buddhism is you can attain nibbana when you are alive not dead. You don't need to wait till death. That's all. But do you think it's easy? Nope. But there's a way. The only way is learning and practicing. No other way. Buddha is a teacher. He cannot save you. He doesn't ask your love or your faith. He asked different things... learn and practice. Some people may think it is impossible. Well .... people can build aeroplane and skyscraper...to understand how your
well...well...Christians and Buddhists are not enemy. This is human nature that we don't want to accept others if they are different. Different from perspective, philosophy. We think that we are right. We neglect other people opinion. I don't want to destroy anyone faith or belief. If you think that you need faith to go to God, you should have faith. If you think there's no God and want to learn Buddhism, learn Buddhism. All religions teach good things. The only different is next life, going to
@phillosopher1 There is something wrong with human nature, on that we can both agree. Sickness, aging and death are all the result of this problem, You believe it comes from duca, but the bible tells a different story. The Bible teaches that the human problem of sin exists not because we desire, but rather what we desire. The remedy is much different too. You believe it's a path of "doing", the Bible teaches it's faith in a person having already performed what humans most need: substitution.
@bzel333 "I believe" it's a path of doing?? That sentence made me crazy. There were three years ahead I was doing the "doing" thing. And then it became "I believe it's a path of "doing." So my belief is not coming from the book or Buddha but from experience. Here "believe" is not for uncertain thing...for certain thing only. I can stop saying "the book said that" or "Buddha said that". Because personal experience, the book and the Buddha saying are the same. Oth, I may need to use "I confuse"
@phillosopher1 Ok, help me understand better, because I did not get the "three years ahead" thing. What exactly are you "doing" or not doing to end the suffering that we both know is real? Use something other than personal experience to describe it please.
In Buddhism, there is no such hidden God as in Christianity. Our target is to get to a destination where everything comes to the end with no reincarnation. We are not trying to reach a God or something.
I find nothing wrong with Christianity embracing and allowing others to experience and understand other religions. Why do you? Knowledge is never a bad thing, in fact perhaps it would solve many of today's misunderstandings.
I do not believe that Buddhism and Christianity can live simultaneously together, one can not be a Buddhist and a Christian at the same time. However, as a Buddhist, I still abstain from greed as Jesus says, as I certainly can not fit through the eye of a needle.
@DrRchase Christians understanding other religions? No disagreement there. But embracing them? How can a person who believes in and follows Jesus who said, "Unless you believe that I am "he" you will die in your sins" (John 8). The "he" in the context of the chapter is none other than the God of the Hebrew scriptures. Now how can a Christian also embrace a Buddhist world view that in most forms is atheistic at its core?
@bzel333 Embracing a religion doesn't mean embracing it wholly. Christianity and Buddhism share some core ideals, and embracing some of its other practices (Meditation, Mindfulness, Wisdom) certainly can't be bad for the everyday Christian. Buddhism doesn't want to force itself onto you. You may pick and choose as you'd like.
Also, I don't appreciate how you attacked the monk within the video, for he obviously used the word "pray" to allow the audience to know this is our version of "praying."
@DrRchase Are you kidding? I attacked the monk by saying "I thought Buddhist's didn't pray?" He said so himself at the beginning. I was just pointing that out. Attacking? come on man. Now sure there are ideas that are common like the reality of suffering; but the Christian answer is Jesus, not ceasing to crave. in Christianity, God alone gets the glory, not any other man or object.
"CHRIST said I AM the WAY-the TRUTH and the LIFE no one will be able to see the CREATOR but through ME" Ironically you don't see how this is a buddhist idea. Jesus also said
"I am the All,
the All came forth from Me and the All
attained to Me. Cleave a [piece of] wood, I
am there; lift up the stone and you will
find Me there." Jesus seems to be saying that "god" is ALL things. The inter-connectivity of all things is buddhism, modern science has found this also. Jesus was another Buddha
Thom 77:x Jesus said: I am the Light that is above them all, I am the All, the All came forth from Me and the All attained to Me. Cleave a piece of wood, I am there; lift up the stone and you will find Me there. Theres also Gita 6:31 He who, having been established in oneness, worships Me dwelling in all beings--that yogi, in whatever way he leads his life, lives in Me.
@bzel333 Your ignorant of the bibles if you think the KJV of the bible is the only one there was. There have been many bibles, and many times books have been taken out or added
@mikeisapro LOL. I am not KJV only, believe me. But really, the gospel of Thomas? Are you serious? It is you my friend who needs some schooling on what gospels the early church recognized as authoritative.
@bzel333 Where did I say anything about the early church? I just used a quote that was attributed to jesus to illustrate a point. I don't give a shit about what any church recognizes as authoritative, I am not christian. If the Bible was the true infallible Word of God, he wouldn't allow so many different versions. That people don't see through the writings of the bible is sad
Buddhism is a practical religion, it deals with reality, the reality of suffering. Christianity is not practical, it's a belief system that promises the end of suffering not in this life, but only in the afterlife. Christ himself taught ideas very similar to Buddha. Most christians don't follow christ or buddhas way of life, they believe in St Pauls distortion and the concepts he injected like punishment, salvation, the holy spirit.
heres the real question can they both lead to good and i thought god is good and satan is evil it would seem to me that the only way u can worship god is to apply the moral teachings that came from the bible cause we sure cant kiss his hands and feet the same with buddhism if u apply those teachings than surely it would lead to god i dont see many people killing in the name of buddha thats the way i look at it if u believe in good then thats the same as believing in god
Pseudo-Christianity?? There is evidence that Christianity is Pseudo- Budhism. Budhism was founded nearly 500 years prior. It travelled the silk road and was highly present at the end of that road in Egypt. Who grew up in Egypt? A Jewish Carpenter who would go on to chastise the wrong doings of the Jewish spiritual leaders. Many points in the mythilogical dogma of Christianity and Jesus are just copies of the stories of Budha. Virgin birth, forecasting death 3 times, dying between two, etc.
Oh, and did I mention Buddhism speaks of 84000 ways of becoming enlightened. Although it says that, don't take that literally, it only means that there are many different ways of getting enlightened. Everything we experience, including drinking tea, can also be a way to looking past our ignorance to what we perceive as mortally real.... 8D
Another big emphasis on why images help practitioners is symbolism. Ex. Fudo Myoo/Acala, is a symbol of enlightment and might not be an actual physical entity (eventhough he is said to be the Wrathful Form of Dainichi Nyorai/Mahavairocana, the cosmic Buddha[similar to Judeo-Christian God]). Fire to burn away desires, sword to cut down ignorance, and a rope to trap delusional demons.
Also, what you said about the way was also prominent in the Daodejing/ The Laozi from wayyyyyy before Christianity (Back in the Zhou Dynasty). The Daodejing is a book that can be interpreted in many ways: military text, religious text, way of life, breathing, etc. etc.
Also, there is no both-and-idea once one gets enlightened. Non-duality is realized after passing from the 8th dhyana stage.
Also, Buddhism came before Christianity (However, it came after Judaism; but Hinduism came before Judaism.)
I find reincarnation to be valid because our chemicals (carbon, calcium, oxygen, etc.) are passed out and returned to the pool of resources out of our "self." Hence, reincarnation with a science context.
Also, the idea of reincarnation was from Hinduism. Indians are very interesting that they would borrow ideas that they find useful in teaching.
Also, Buddhism (Abhidharma and Theravada) is just a set of instructions/teachings to free away from suffering and attachment. Not much of an emphasis worshiping and faith. (However, this is different in Mahayana Buddhism which has been changed when it was transmitted to China by merchants and preachers....)
Also, Buddhist don't "believe" in reincarnation. Only those who are not enlightened are trapped into samsara, hence believe in reincarnation. To Buddhist, all are illusional. And sorry to say, God might also be delusional. Also, Buddhist sutras and mantras are like instructions, not praising anything. Even for different Bodhisattva and Buddhas as images, it allows practitioners to easier get enlightened. Since, in the end, we are all "nothingness."
I believe that having an "idol" or incarnation is just easier for people to perceive and learn. Thus, in Buddhism, anyway that allows people to enlighten easier and faster is pretty much allowed. However, eventually enlightenment requires people to put down attachments (image, words, thoughts, etc. etc.). Zen Buddhism requires no words. Pureland Buddhism requires chanting the name of Amitabha, etc. etc.
Also that clip you showed about "Buddhism", and the source wasn't even referenced!
At 1:50, you said "...really preaching Buddhism without ever using the term, you know, a force in which we're all connected to. If you look at the Unity Church's website, you see that they say that they believe that Christianity is practical and positive and that they include all people of age, race, gender and sexual orientation---not particularly Christian at all." Look at what you've said. I don't think I need to explain any further than showing you the statement you've made.
@bzel333 the statement implies that you're opposition to this church is not only caused by them being more open to other teachings and traditions, it's also caused by their claimed practicality, positivity , and inclusivity. Acceptance, not judgement, is very Christian. And what you're doing here seems to be quite un-Christian.
You really have a very superficial understanding of Christianity, Buddhism, and religion as a whole. Disappointing. I'd hoped you would have done your homework before putting it on the web.
@SmallWorldFilms Ok, perhaps you are correct. My dear, would you mind showing me what essentials I am missing regarding my understanding of Christianity and Buddhism so I can consider them? You can send me a PM if you need more space. Thanks.
@bzel333 Last time I checked, Christianity is about worshipping Jesus. You either do or you don't. And you do. As they story goes, Elohim sent the Messiah to the Jewish people and some Jews ended up worshipping the Messiah himself. That is paganism. As for teaching oneness, I think it is great. If you want the 'us verses the other' world view, take a look at the Middle East where your religion came from and see where it got them. In the secular West, we believe in democracy.
some people truly believe that their own religion is the ultimate, exclusively true one and that other religions are false. But religion is a personal, individual matter. So for any individual, what he or she believes and follows is in fact the only religion for him or her. But as for my friends who believe that there is only one true religion for everyone, the reality is that there are several religions in the world and several truths. We need to accept reality.
@Aerithandwilus There are several religions and several truths? How did you come to that conclusion? Are you saying these truths can contradict each other and still be true?
@Aerithandwilus but my dear what if there is such a thing as truth- this means that everything else is false!!!
it is mutually exclusive. It is not a matter of I have to be right and you are wrong- this is all an issue of pride anyhow.Reality is not what is absolute it is first of all an accepted way of experiencing your life.Life on this earth is only a training ground for eternal life CHRIST said I AM the WAY-the TRUTH and the LIFE no one will be able to see the CREATOR but through ME
@mgoeldi2007 yes that's what your religion says, but I don't care what your imaginary sky daddy says, soo... yeap, you should first proof me that your religion is the right one before you expect me to believe in it. And please, don't tell me that its the true one because it says so, that's kind stupid :D
When asked that question, of whether god exists or not, the buddha refused to answer the question. There is nothing in the buddhist suttas, or in most of the buddhist traditions, stating that the buddha is holy or that the buddha is to be worshiped, or that buddha is a god. Buddhism, in almost all its traditions, is simply a method of freeing the person from the anxiety and sorrow. So why all the fuss? What, exactly, are you afraid of
@euphorialupstream It's certainly not about being afraid. It's not about Buddhism per se. It's about trying to blend the claims of Jesus which are absolutely exclusive and leave no room for any other "way shower" or other ways of salvation, even salvation form "anxiety". Add anything to the Christian gospel and you no longer have the gospel, you have something that is no longer Christian at all.
Your salvation is in your own hand. You cannot be given salvation by anyone else even god. Cultivate goodness in yourself. Will lead you to a peaceful place where state in a very higher level("NIRVANA") than the heaven.......
Which of these religions renounces material wealth? Which turns away from lust and greed? Which one protects all animals and nature? Buddhism. Which religion works fast to give up basic attachments? Christianity. They both have their purpose.
I am not interested in the "blood" theology. We humans like to belong to one tribe, this was how we learned in the past. Now we must joined in Spirit and in Truth. "Love cannot hurt or be hurt for it is the purest reflection of God's Good".
Do you think that all Buddhists in Asia should convert to Christianity? No, I don't think so because that would make Buddhism a dead religion and the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama totally forgotten and the belief and doctrine of karma and reincarnation decline. Perhaps both Buddhism and Christianity should co-exist.
The Buddha is the Spiritual Father who Christ refers to anonymously because the Jews never would have followed him if he told them his Spiritual Father was the Buddha. The jealous "God" of the Jews is in fact proven by the New Testament to be the anti-Christ.
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Reincarnation, in Buddhism, is a metaphor - not literal, like in Hinduism. It is much like what Jesus taught about being born again - which is seen as a form of symbolic reincarnation.
To answer the title of this video : NO. As a Buddhist, I do not believe in god: i.e. a creator of the universe, diety, life after death, "force we are all connected to", etc., because I do not see evidence for such things. The main thing to understand is that Buddhism is primarily concerned with the death of the ego, because true happiness cannot be achieved as long as we attach ourselves to material things and constantly view the world with subjective labels, categorizations, and prejudices.
The Catholic Church, the Vatican, is by far the richest business in the world. By far! And yet just a few thousand miles away people, little children are starving to death every single day.
One percent to the Church's wealth would feed, house them and provide clean water for all of them.
Buddhists do not pray. Buddhists merely pay respect. A Buddha is the teacher of gods and men, according to the Buddha.
Reincarnation was in the bible until around AD 533. It was omitted by Roman Emperor Justinian. We have to accept truth. Holding on to wrong views, according to Buddha, will end up in 4 suffering realms after death
@impermanentoo Ok, I will accept your claim, if you can provide textual evidence from the New Testament Greek manuscripts, for there are plenty of them that date far earlier than 533 AD.
Don't waste your precious life dwelling on textual proof. Rebirth is truth just like when the earth is round, it's round. New testament derived from the old.
Human like to sweep the problems under the carpet and pretend like nothing happens. Strange!
Buddhism works on the Power of Truth.It does not work on speculation. To be able to see rebirth for yourself, you have to meditate and achieve the 4th level of jhana. How many of us do that?
The Buddha said that in order to know if that is gold, you have to rub it and test it. In order to know if it's truth, you have to investigate and test it!
Only those whose mind is pure and achieve one-pointedness mental state, are able to see rebirth for themselves. Regardless of religion, people with that mental sate are able to see their rebirth
I agree with you on one thing: there are fundamental, irreconcilable differences of belief between buddhism and christianity, and they should not be mixed up. The Dalai Lama said its like trying to put a yaks head on the body of a cow.
This does not however, preclude the possibility of mutual respect and meaningful discourse, and appreciation of common grounds, such as the importance of compassion and humility, and the rejection of materialistic values.
why would god want or need people to worship him...does he have a ego? low self esteam? is god even physical in anyway? when someone spends time worshiping god....who really NEEDS that TIME and energy? its people who need people, compasion and love is what people NEED. so how come people put there attention , worshiping ect on god?
Gods still hold on to anger, jealousy, able to destroy and kill. According to Buddha, one who is enlightened has to eradicate greed, anger and delusion. So, gods still need to work for enlightenment.
Buddhists can go to heaven as well . Read Tevija Sutta in Digha Nikaya. The thing is, Buddha said that heaven is not eternal and subject to rebirth.
praying in buddhism is not from the buddha heimself, but the buddhist pray for himself and for the others to be free from suffering or sending metta for self and for the others not to ask forgiveness and ask bless from so call creator.
bzel333 is never going to change. he certainly doesn't look past his own world view and has no desire to learn. he is convinced and a true believer...let him be.
This guy is stupid. All religions lead to the same place.
Christianity and Muslims both are the most arrogant religions on this earth. Christianity is the KKK of spirituality and Muslims is the Neo-Nazi of spirituality. The God you both believe in sound just like Adolf Hitler.
@ pais 1212 He promised us the Spirit which would lead us into all knowledge and truth about the Lord. Buddism doesn't have any promises from the Holy Father and Son and most assuredly not testified by the Spirit of God. Jesus said you would know the truth and the truth shall set you free. Jesus claimed to be that truth John 14:6
@shedininja001 I encourage you to read the gospel of John chapters 14-17 to understand the workings of the Holy spirit and the true nature of the gospel and get a saving knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. May God Bless you in finding all you desire to know.
@pais1212 there is no reincarnation. My bible reads in Hebrews 9:27 that is it appointed once for a man to die then the judgment. Buddah didn't die to give us life Jesus did. He said himself that he came to give us life and more abundantly. So it is that we no longer live to ourselves but to the Spirit of God which is the Spirit of Promise. I pray that you serve God and Him only for narrow is the way which leads to life and few find it said Jesus. God Bless
i am buddist-christian, buddism is more a way of life then a religion, reincarnation you have been reincarnated by God for the wages of sin is death, you become dead to God but when you accept Christ you are born as a new creature. both buddism and christians seek truth, before you smash what you are smashing learn about it and know the truth between the both. i am sorry but you can't really tell any one what is right or wrong for only you are responsible for your own salvation
you read in the literal sence. When Jesus says Noone may come unto the Father except by me, he means the spirit that is within him, only by this can rebirth occur.
This Spirit that was in Jesus is also in us, all of us. This is the good news.
@sweeetly No, I don't think I am all caught up in dogma. I am simple taking Jesus at his word. Jesus taught about real peace that comes from him alone. All other religion may teach a "let's all just get along" kind of peace, but Christianity teaches that there can be no real peace unless one looks to Jesus alone. . John 16 says, "These things I have spoken to you, so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world."
@bzel333 Notice he says "in me you may have peace". Jesus was a man and God at the same time. He is God in human flesh and that is the dogma (or doctrine) that makes Chrstianity diffent from every other religion in the world. It's either true or it's not. I suppose both Christianity and Buddhism could be wrong about life after death, but one thing is for sure...they can't both be right.
@bzel333 sorry dude, I hate to be an outright asshole...but.
You should research two things. The first is where did jesus go between the ages of 12-29. The second is research the Nag Hamati Library. Read out the Gospel of Thomas.
@seawaterrules You're not an asshole, just misinformed. First, where do you get the notion that Jesus went to India? Let's examine that documentation together, OK? The Gospel of Thomas? Much too late to be authoritative, and it reads like myth, not history. Look at my video, "The 4 gospels are historical documents".
Christianity is INSANE! Look back at the amount of disgraces that this stupid religion caused over the centuries.All Abrahamic monoteistic religion(Judaism,Christianity and the fucking Islam) are only farfetched medieval tales.The Judeo Christian bible,the Q'uoran and the Tanack are an insult to any ethic human being. These religions should be exterminated from the face of earth before is too late!
Christianity is INSANE! Look back at the amount of disgraces that this stupid religion caused over the centuries.All Abrahamic monoteistic religion(Judaism,Christianity and the fucking Islam) are only farfetched medieval tales.The Judeo Christian bible,the Q'uoran and the Tanack are an insult to any ethic human being. These religions should be exterminated from the face of earth before is too late!
Can Buddhism and Chirstianity Both lead to God? the answer is no because buddhism doesn't believe in one single God but there's many Gods. But I believe that Both could lead to liberation if it is pratice right.
@bzel333 It is possible for a Buddhist to be Christian as well. Buddhism is about finding your own path through life. It's about loving yourself and those around you. It just happens that some peoples' path is through Jesus Christ, and in him they find salvation and enlightenment. Buddhism does not conflict at all with Christianity. In fact it compliments it nicely.
"i thought buddhist's didint pray"? ha ha, what a fucking langer, why wouldnt they? you my friend are a dipshit, you use the word synchronicity, you are such a fucking idiot, thats karl jung speech.
Buddhism and Christianity both lead to the same place...death....we all die despite whatever religion we are, and most likely our existence ends there. All that matters is how you treat others. That's all. Nothing else.
Christianity correctly understood leads to the resurrection of the body and the soul. The promise is that what happened to Jesus will also happen to those who trust in his life, death and victory over the grave.
@bzel333 - I know what Christianity teaches, but it's a myth. None of it is true. Instead of wasting time worrying about an imaginary afterlife, we should focus on the actual problems of this world: poverty, disease, war, starvation, and injustice. This is why I am no longer Christian, because it has always distracted us from the true issues that humanity has always faced and still faces today.
@SpearofDestiny0 The reason why humanity has always faced the problems of poverty, disease, war, starvation, and injustice is sin (in other words, rebellion against God's laws). You seem to have a lock on what's myth and what is historically true and what is not. Please prove your assertion that Jesus of Nazareth is a myth. And don't bore me with more assertions that it is a retelling of other ancient myths. That has been proven incorrect time and time again. Prove your claim historically.
@bzel333 Hey, I read your comment to spearofdestiny0 in which you said that assertions that Christianity is a retelling of other ancient myths (Egyptian, ect) have been proven incorrect time and time again. Could you give me a link to or an explanation of a rebuttal to these assertions? Please don't take this comment as belligerent, I really am curious about this and it would help my faith to better understand. I watched the Zeitgeist video and honestly it stumped me and my faith, any
@bzel333 If the rebelion agenst laws are the cause of problems, shouldn't the laws be told to all people, clearly - not by flawed humans, but by (at the very least) angels or something that cant give us the flawed version?
The catholic church... The bible speaks on them! It's the religion of rebelion! God said have woman and fill the earth there teachers can't be with women so the take boys. They put Mary... The woman who had jesus before God and worship her! The bishop walks around like he is to be worshiped. They don't baptize they sprinkle with holy water instead. Even the songs they sing sounds like a cult chant! But what scary about them they know the truth!
Let's talk about religions! In the bible it says suicide is a sin! Why they say alluah alkbar when a sucide bomber take lives? Does that mean praise God? Satan is God to some! Is Quran Islam? I've read the quran... God gets many praises in the Quran, but in it Jesus is just a prophet!
I used to not understand why some just can't believe in God by reasoning of how everything around us works together! By satan's hand it was meant for many to reject God to serve him!
In the old testament people asked constantly for signs so they would know God is real! In The new testament Jesus told us what to look for so we would know the truth! The signs of the times are happening now so they think it's just natural! Pay great attention to isreal! When you see two people preaching and teaching( the witnesses) be killed in the mid day... Laying dead for 3 days then get back up...
Buddha said that God is irrelevant and therefore made no claim about his existence. Buddhism aims to reach Enlightenment and Nirvana rather than submission to a celestial dictator. Basically, an ant is more important than God in Buddhism because it is concerned with the well being of sentient beings, not non-existent concepts of God.
@BTNH24 That's well and good if there is indeed no God. But what Christianity proclaims is that there is a living an true God who has revealed himself in the person of Jesus Christ, who claimed diety for himself. He said that he is the only way to know God. That is the whole point of the video. If you can prove that Jesus did not die and rise again, which is the claim of the eye witnesses we find in the gospel accounts, then I would be happy to sit under the banyan tree and just chill.
@StarSpawn06 Divinity is Godness, it speaks to the essence of God. Why can't I use the gospels to show that Jesus is unique, being both God and man in one person? They are the most reliable primary source documents we have, containing the testimony of those who lived with him, saw his miracles and witnessed his resurrection from the dead. Read the gospel of John if you really want to know what Jesus's main concern was.
I have combed the gospel of John as you suggested.
Jesus implored us to believe in what he said, but he did not want to be exalted himself.
"When Jesus therefore perceived that they would come and take him by force, to make him a king, he departed again into a mountain himself alone." -Jhn 6:15
"He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him."-Jhn 7:18
So your saying I'm wrong thinking that Buddhism and Christianity can't both lead to God. Why is it that when you accuse me of hate (please provide an example of that from what I said) your just right, but when I say you are wrong I'm an idiot? I didn't think that Buddhism promoted name calling.
Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense.
christianity contradicts itself from the old testament to the new testament
For most part of my life and my school(i went to a catholic school)
no christian had answers for me was god told so
or it is written in the bible
i can't think of a god who hates homosexuals when it is proven it is proven they are attracted to the same sex due to a chemical imbalance in their brian
Thank you for this video, people forget, it's not "christians" that decided that the only way to God, is through Jesus and him alone, it is the Word of God that says it, I get tired of people saying "you christians are so narrow minded" It's the way God has set things up so that we may approach Him because He is pure and obviously we are not, Meditating until we are mindless will never get us holy or enlightened enough to approach God. God is much huger than our minds can comprehend.
although i can understand why this blending of principles is a contentious issue - and I agree that these church members are a bit mad - i think its silly to see both faiths as completely divergent. A case in point:
when you pray you try to empty your mind, so that you can hear (in whatever way it may speak to us) the spirit of Truth. Is this not a teeny bit like the process of meditation?
"Do not be conformed to this world but be changed by the renewal of your mind" Romans 12:2
beautiful; and probably devine. Yet it sounds pretty in line with the buddhist perspective to me. I'm just thankful that my knowledge of God is that he is all-pervading; his spirit is in the creation of all living things - everything. Therefore I see no reason whatsoever why he would condemn me for realising my kinship with all created things. Buddhism is paganism? Don't be ridiculous.
You are mistaken. Buddhists, as well, believe that you never cease being you. When you are reincarnated you are still you. The whole point of Buddhas teachings are to help one to discard the fog of illusions that we choose to view the universe through realize the true nature of existence. Many people misunderstand the teachings of both the Buddha and the Christ. They both taught the path to enlightenment, the path to understanding our true nature.
there is nothing wrong with this Buddhism was devolved so that people of any religion could fallow it and i encourages in face the many many quot of Buddha line up perfectly (but not word for word that would not be possible ) with Christs teachings. fallowing Buddhist customs are not bad such as meditation they only encourage being a good person and a spherical person and if fallow both (however thees people did take it to a bit of an extreme) cant relay be a bad thing.
A rich ruler ask Jesus, what must I do to inherit eternal life? jesus answered follow the commandments. The rich ruler said, all these i have kept, then Jesus said to him sell everything you have and give it to the poor, & you will have treasures in heaven. Then come and follow me. When the rich man heard this he was very sad because he was a man of great wealth. Any christian who has not able to do this is not truly a christian at all.
You are misunderstanding what the law of God really requires and what the Gospel of Jesus really provides. Check out my channel called "biblestraightup" and watch every video and then try commenting on the passage you just referred to once again.
You are correct that Biblical literalist cannot blend with buddhism or any other type of spirituality. Not all christians are literalist though and for most of them it's completely possible.
born as a christian....when I read about buddhism....it took me 5 seconds to see the superiority of buddhism,over the hullabaloo nonsense of the bible.... einstein thought that the future relgion ought to be buddhism...without angels going up and down,virgins giving birth.man arrogating himself to be god,son of god ..you assign all those stupidities,in order to give the man,..jesus extra powers,so as you beg from him salvation,heaven and all that childish nonesense..
hrantnano 1 week ago
I think the word you're looking for is "syncretistic" rather than "synchronistic". But maybe not?
BlatzBeer 2 weeks ago
Budha is not a God nor Budhism has God. Budha is a teacher, and the philosophy of his teaching is about understanding life, understanding oneself, understanding surrounding. Everyday, we live in a world of hatred, desire, crime...etc..for ex.. when one hates someone how does one feels, or when one wants house so bad how does one feels. The world can't never be changed unless we understand more about the truth of life, so calm one's desire, calm one's hatred... One recieved from what one had done
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Most devout Buddhists would rather become a bodhisattva and attain Buddhahood, it means a lot to them.
knightsofstjoan2004 6 months ago
I don't see the problem here.. everyone can believe in whatever they want. Your way to look at the bible can be different for someone else and its perfectly fine that way. If one wants to mix christianity and buddhism, its his personal choice.
aznboy1122 7 months ago
@aznboy1122 Go to my channel and see the video entitled "Jesus and the Buddha, can a person follow both?"
bzel333 7 months ago
@bzel333 I have watched it but it seems that in your attempt to find the differences between the two religions, you forgot that some people might not have the same interpretation of the bible or of the Buddha's teachings. Your understanding and interpretation of the bible and scriptures, although legitimate, are YOUR interpretation and suit your own faith and belief. Someone can call themselves christian and still adopt key elements of buddhism like the noble eightfold path in their life.
aznboy1122 7 months ago
@aznboy1122 Did God intend the Bible intended to be understood? Can it really mean different things to different people? I will agree that many people interpret the Bible wrongly and possibly some of what I believe it says may be incorrect, However, one cannot be devoted to the Buddha who denied there is a God and Jesus who claimed to be the one true God. One can not have it both ways. The 8 fold path has truth in it, but it is man centered and is not intended in any way to glorify God.
bzel333 7 months ago
@bzel333 Well if God didnt intend the Bible to be understood then we have a little problem do we? Second of all, yes, the bible can be interpreted in different way because things are not always as clear as black or white. That is why different christian church would have disagreement on divorce, abortion, homosexuality etc. If the bible was a clear or that there was a worldwide accepted interpretation of it then it would be different. You video, i believe does not present a situation where
aznboy1122 7 months ago
@bzel333 a person is given the choice between two religions or saying that both can lead to God. Rather,the church and the ministers presented in your video simply feel that it is appropriate and fitting to them to have some elements of buddhism in their christian faith? Is that such a bad thing? If one wants to mix all kind of elements of other religion to their own christian faith and they are happy, why not? Nobody in this world knows everything about a particular religion, not even the pope
aznboy1122 7 months ago
@aznboy1122 The central element you are missing is that Buddhism is focused on the teaching, it really wouldn't matter if it was found out that the Buddha never really existed. But, if Jesus never really existed and never really died at the hands of the Romans in the first century, then Christianity is worthless, it doesn't mean a thing. But, if Jesus really did what the gospels say he did; then bow down and worship him only. Any thing else is idolatry.
bzel333 7 months ago
@bzel333 "Did God intend the Bible intended to be understood?"
Your God probably intended human beings to be good people . . . but that didn't work out either.
You have an interpretation of the word "God" that differs from the interpretation of other Christians, such as myself. Buddhism denies the existence of the particular God which you believe in, but there are other conceptions of God which cannot be denied.
KevinSolway 5 months ago
@SupremeARA915 I do think that Buddhism contains some truth, but the question remains: will Buddhism lead to a relationship with God?
bzel333 9 months ago
Amen God bless you my brother well sade!!!!
eltemetlek 9 months ago
Christianity: Accept Jesus, it is the one true way.
-Sounds primitive doesn't it?
Buddhism: Be open minded
I hear hearing shit from Christians, such arrogant cultural imperialists.
pieceofparadox 10 months ago 2
@pieceofparadox Be open minded...until you hear something you don't like; then bash the person. How intolerant is that??? Yep. that is the claim of Jesus himself, so are you saying that Jesus is an arrogant cultural imperialist? Did you mean to say "hate" because "hear" does not make sense.
bzel333 10 months ago
@bzel333
Im hearing your critique of the Unity Church and other Christian Churches, the curt dismissal of "Oneness"
One question.
When was the decision made, for you to be the sole arbiter of what is Christian and what is not?
"It's not Christian at all....It's not Christian at all...."
...amazing...it's like Jesus himself left you in charge of all Christianity.
Ego.
7Beyonder 8 months ago
@7Beyonder So you think I am wrong about it? That's OK, but why don't you show from the text of scripture itself why it is you disagree.
bzel333 8 months ago
@bzel333
The burden of proof is on you. You made the statements and the video.I dont have to show anything. You made the statement "Its not Christian...Its not Christian" several times.
Now you show me where the qualifying statement is from scripture that states you are the gatekeeper of all Christianity, are capable of judging what is "Christianity" and what isnt..
7Beyonder 8 months ago
@7Beyonder Your question is sarcastic and silly. So, I can't have an opinion about something but you can? What's up with that? I would be happy to provide a qualifying statement of what is Christian. Google "Westminster Confession of Faith" and find one with the supporting scripture texts included. I am convinced it is the best summary of what the Bible teaches and what true Christianity is. Note: it's not a hard read. Cheers.
bzel333 8 months ago
@bzel333 Thank you. The question is "sarcastic" or "silly"...because it exposes your ego and vanity.
Hurt people hurt people. Apparently, there is no answer because your beloved Christianity has been intrepreted in so many ways thruout history.
But here you are. The watchdog of all Christianity. Untrained, uncouth and vain. The final judge of what churches should preach. Attacking other ministers.
"it's not Christian...its not Christian at all."
Maybe it is you, who is not Christian.
7Beyonder 8 months ago
@7Beyonder I gave you a detailed answer in the form of a confession of faith that I subscribe to. You can't get more specific than that. The answer to what I believe "Christianity is" stands before you. Now it's up to you to do the work and find out why I said what I said in the video. Here I am, "watchdog of Christianity" and there you are, watchdog of the watchdogs and exposer of ego's other than your own.
bzel333 8 months ago
@bzel333
Im just glad...that Christianity no longer looks or sounds like you.
You want to make the ego charge because you seem to be a bit embarrassed. Your little video project just didnt turn out with everyone agreeing with you. You speak of ego, but I dont have videos on youtube. Too busy with real life, Bzel...
It is a beautiful faith, and you seem to be from the age of antiquity....railing in vain against God's progress and new visions.
7Beyonder 8 months ago
@7Beyonder But not so busy that you can't find time to watch youtube videos and make comments accusing others of doing the very thing you are doing yourself. Embarrssed by disagreement? No, I welcome it, especially if people are willing to dialog and be open to the truth. If not, then at least I have put a pebble in their shoe. "God's progress and new visions"? God does not change, he is the same yesterday, today and forever.
bzel333 8 months ago
@bzel333
Oh, now we are hurt. You been on my page huh..It is you who puts down an entire congregation, Christian.......Lesser of 2 evils. I never said "God doesnt change." God promotes progress. History will teach you that. Man has progressed. Societies progress.
Unfortunate for you, you are still stuck in Spanish Inquisition, vainly trying to regulate Christianity to fit your stiff model... By attacking other ministers, and yelling "its not Christian...its not Christian at all"....
7Beyonder 8 months ago
@7Beyonder Anything else? If not, then consider yourself having the last word.
bzel333 8 months ago
@bzel333 Thank you. It feels nice.
7Beyonder 8 months ago
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@pieceofparadox
God doesn't like liars. You'll go to Hell for this, sir. And burn for aaaaall eternity--unless you don't believe in the crap you preach. If there isn't a god, then you'll be just fine, right? You better start hoping there isn't one.
And that God is the Lord Jesus Christ rether you belive or not.
eltemetlek 9 months ago
All Buddha teachings are going to one point. He can instruct you the best way to get out from your position. But he’s gone. And the sharp and smart followers are gone. So when you practice, you have to choose the best way (shortcut). Test four or five ways. It’s like a learning to ride a bicycle. At first you may fall down, it will drag you to off the road, getting into the bush. But later you get balance and can ride on the road. Can call meditation. (not finished yet. it's long)
phillosopher1 10 months ago
o.k...let me try. Doing has three parts. First is getting knowledge. Second is practicing. Third is attaining wisdom. First one is like a map. Without a map, you may be lost forever. Let's just say we are in the forest or maze. We are at different positions. But we want to get out. Buddha used a lot of ways and examples from person to person depending on those persons’ characters, personality and knowledge to get out. Some dhamma books are the combination of those ways. (sorry not enough space)
phillosopher1 10 months ago
youself is ... learn and practise. :)
You cannot bring your math teacher's brain to exam room. But you can learn and practise and you can do well in the exam. Otherwise, you fail and will not pass until you've learned the subject.
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phillosopher1 10 months ago
heaven or what? The advantage of Buddhism is you can attain nibbana when you are alive not dead. You don't need to wait till death. That's all. But do you think it's easy? Nope. But there's a way. The only way is learning and practicing. No other way. Buddha is a teacher. He cannot save you. He doesn't ask your love or your faith. He asked different things... learn and practice. Some people may think it is impossible. Well .... people can build aeroplane and skyscraper...to understand how your
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phillosopher1 10 months ago
well...well...Christians and Buddhists are not enemy. This is human nature that we don't want to accept others if they are different. Different from perspective, philosophy. We think that we are right. We neglect other people opinion. I don't want to destroy anyone faith or belief. If you think that you need faith to go to God, you should have faith. If you think there's no God and want to learn Buddhism, learn Buddhism. All religions teach good things. The only different is next life, going to
phillosopher1 10 months ago 2
@phillosopher1 There is something wrong with human nature, on that we can both agree. Sickness, aging and death are all the result of this problem, You believe it comes from duca, but the bible tells a different story. The Bible teaches that the human problem of sin exists not because we desire, but rather what we desire. The remedy is much different too. You believe it's a path of "doing", the Bible teaches it's faith in a person having already performed what humans most need: substitution.
bzel333 10 months ago
@bzel333 "I believe" it's a path of doing?? That sentence made me crazy. There were three years ahead I was doing the "doing" thing. And then it became "I believe it's a path of "doing." So my belief is not coming from the book or Buddha but from experience. Here "believe" is not for uncertain thing...for certain thing only. I can stop saying "the book said that" or "Buddha said that". Because personal experience, the book and the Buddha saying are the same. Oth, I may need to use "I confuse"
phillosopher1 10 months ago
@phillosopher1 Ok, help me understand better, because I did not get the "three years ahead" thing. What exactly are you "doing" or not doing to end the suffering that we both know is real? Use something other than personal experience to describe it please.
bzel333 10 months ago
In Buddhism, there is no such hidden God as in Christianity. Our target is to get to a destination where everything comes to the end with no reincarnation. We are not trying to reach a God or something.
gigglinggirly 11 months ago
I find nothing wrong with Christianity embracing and allowing others to experience and understand other religions. Why do you? Knowledge is never a bad thing, in fact perhaps it would solve many of today's misunderstandings.
I do not believe that Buddhism and Christianity can live simultaneously together, one can not be a Buddhist and a Christian at the same time. However, as a Buddhist, I still abstain from greed as Jesus says, as I certainly can not fit through the eye of a needle.
DrRchase 11 months ago
@DrRchase Christians understanding other religions? No disagreement there. But embracing them? How can a person who believes in and follows Jesus who said, "Unless you believe that I am "he" you will die in your sins" (John 8). The "he" in the context of the chapter is none other than the God of the Hebrew scriptures. Now how can a Christian also embrace a Buddhist world view that in most forms is atheistic at its core?
bzel333 11 months ago
@bzel333 Embracing a religion doesn't mean embracing it wholly. Christianity and Buddhism share some core ideals, and embracing some of its other practices (Meditation, Mindfulness, Wisdom) certainly can't be bad for the everyday Christian. Buddhism doesn't want to force itself onto you. You may pick and choose as you'd like.
Also, I don't appreciate how you attacked the monk within the video, for he obviously used the word "pray" to allow the audience to know this is our version of "praying."
DrRchase 11 months ago
@DrRchase Are you kidding? I attacked the monk by saying "I thought Buddhist's didn't pray?" He said so himself at the beginning. I was just pointing that out. Attacking? come on man. Now sure there are ideas that are common like the reality of suffering; but the Christian answer is Jesus, not ceasing to crave. in Christianity, God alone gets the glory, not any other man or object.
bzel333 11 months ago
disturbers of the peace....all of them.
7Beyonder 11 months ago
"CHRIST said I AM the WAY-the TRUTH and the LIFE no one will be able to see the CREATOR but through ME" Ironically you don't see how this is a buddhist idea. Jesus also said
"I am the All,
the All came forth from Me and the All
attained to Me. Cleave a [piece of] wood, I
am there; lift up the stone and you will
find Me there." Jesus seems to be saying that "god" is ALL things. The inter-connectivity of all things is buddhism, modern science has found this also. Jesus was another Buddha
mikeisapro 11 months ago
@mikeisapro I am interested where you find Jesus saying - I am the All,the All came forth from Me and the All
attained to Me. Cleave a [piece of] wood, I am there; lift up the stone and you will find Me there." It is certainly not in the Bible.
bzel333 11 months ago
@bzel333 The Gospel of Thomas at Oxyrhynchus
Thom 77:x Jesus said: I am the Light that is above them all, I am the All, the All came forth from Me and the All attained to Me. Cleave a piece of wood, I am there; lift up the stone and you will find Me there. Theres also Gita 6:31 He who, having been established in oneness, worships Me dwelling in all beings--that yogi, in whatever way he leads his life, lives in Me.
mikeisapro 11 months ago
@bzel333 Your ignorant of the bibles if you think the KJV of the bible is the only one there was. There have been many bibles, and many times books have been taken out or added
mikeisapro 11 months ago
@mikeisapro LOL. I am not KJV only, believe me. But really, the gospel of Thomas? Are you serious? It is you my friend who needs some schooling on what gospels the early church recognized as authoritative.
bzel333 11 months ago
@bzel333 Where did I say anything about the early church? I just used a quote that was attributed to jesus to illustrate a point. I don't give a shit about what any church recognizes as authoritative, I am not christian. If the Bible was the true infallible Word of God, he wouldn't allow so many different versions. That people don't see through the writings of the bible is sad
mikeisapro 11 months ago
Buddhism is a practical religion, it deals with reality, the reality of suffering. Christianity is not practical, it's a belief system that promises the end of suffering not in this life, but only in the afterlife. Christ himself taught ideas very similar to Buddha. Most christians don't follow christ or buddhas way of life, they believe in St Pauls distortion and the concepts he injected like punishment, salvation, the holy spirit.
mikeisapro 11 months ago
Wow I like this Unity Church, it seems they are real Christians. No bigotry or prejudice!
Well done to them.
KTK401 1 year ago 2
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the buddha teaching is lead to brahma, see my channel to see the details
dhammmaraja 1 year ago
heres the real question can they both lead to good and i thought god is good and satan is evil it would seem to me that the only way u can worship god is to apply the moral teachings that came from the bible cause we sure cant kiss his hands and feet the same with buddhism if u apply those teachings than surely it would lead to god i dont see many people killing in the name of buddha thats the way i look at it if u believe in good then thats the same as believing in god
mossberg451 1 year ago
i like what the buddhist was saying
mossberg451 1 year ago
ive heard people say yea it was god that give me this house god made me kill my kids yea it was you all along
mossberg451 1 year ago
i believe in chirstianity and buddhism they both seem to parellel one another
mossberg451 1 year ago
Pseudo-Christianity?? There is evidence that Christianity is Pseudo- Budhism. Budhism was founded nearly 500 years prior. It travelled the silk road and was highly present at the end of that road in Egypt. Who grew up in Egypt? A Jewish Carpenter who would go on to chastise the wrong doings of the Jewish spiritual leaders. Many points in the mythilogical dogma of Christianity and Jesus are just copies of the stories of Budha. Virgin birth, forecasting death 3 times, dying between two, etc.
nicfirebear 1 year ago
Oh, and did I mention Buddhism speaks of 84000 ways of becoming enlightened. Although it says that, don't take that literally, it only means that there are many different ways of getting enlightened. Everything we experience, including drinking tea, can also be a way to looking past our ignorance to what we perceive as mortally real.... 8D
dg1000 1 year ago
Oops, you did reference it! My bad. =P
dg1000 1 year ago
Another big emphasis on why images help practitioners is symbolism. Ex. Fudo Myoo/Acala, is a symbol of enlightment and might not be an actual physical entity (eventhough he is said to be the Wrathful Form of Dainichi Nyorai/Mahavairocana, the cosmic Buddha[similar to Judeo-Christian God]). Fire to burn away desires, sword to cut down ignorance, and a rope to trap delusional demons.
dg1000 1 year ago
Also, what you said about the way was also prominent in the Daodejing/ The Laozi from wayyyyyy before Christianity (Back in the Zhou Dynasty). The Daodejing is a book that can be interpreted in many ways: military text, religious text, way of life, breathing, etc. etc.
Also, there is no both-and-idea once one gets enlightened. Non-duality is realized after passing from the 8th dhyana stage.
dg1000 1 year ago
Also. [sorry for all the "alsos"]
Also, Buddhism came before Christianity (However, it came after Judaism; but Hinduism came before Judaism.)
I find reincarnation to be valid because our chemicals (carbon, calcium, oxygen, etc.) are passed out and returned to the pool of resources out of our "self." Hence, reincarnation with a science context.
Also, the idea of reincarnation was from Hinduism. Indians are very interesting that they would borrow ideas that they find useful in teaching.
dg1000 1 year ago
Also, Buddhism (Abhidharma and Theravada) is just a set of instructions/teachings to free away from suffering and attachment. Not much of an emphasis worshiping and faith. (However, this is different in Mahayana Buddhism which has been changed when it was transmitted to China by merchants and preachers....)
dg1000 1 year ago
Also, Buddhist don't "believe" in reincarnation. Only those who are not enlightened are trapped into samsara, hence believe in reincarnation. To Buddhist, all are illusional. And sorry to say, God might also be delusional. Also, Buddhist sutras and mantras are like instructions, not praising anything. Even for different Bodhisattva and Buddhas as images, it allows practitioners to easier get enlightened. Since, in the end, we are all "nothingness."
dg1000 1 year ago
Furthermore, Buddhist don't believe in sins that can be forgiven by a deity, but only by self improvement.
Also, there are different forms of "prayer" from other schools of Buddhism. Sutras and mantras are what you perceive as prayer.
I find that out of the many sutra, the Heart Sutra really helps the self in realizing about suffering and of our attachness to mortal problems.
Also, a well trained Buddhist would not rely/ get attached to words, images, and perception ultimately.
dg1000 1 year ago
I believe that having an "idol" or incarnation is just easier for people to perceive and learn. Thus, in Buddhism, anyway that allows people to enlighten easier and faster is pretty much allowed. However, eventually enlightenment requires people to put down attachments (image, words, thoughts, etc. etc.). Zen Buddhism requires no words. Pureland Buddhism requires chanting the name of Amitabha, etc. etc.
Also that clip you showed about "Buddhism", and the source wasn't even referenced!
dg1000 1 year ago
At 1:50, you said "...really preaching Buddhism without ever using the term, you know, a force in which we're all connected to. If you look at the Unity Church's website, you see that they say that they believe that Christianity is practical and positive and that they include all people of age, race, gender and sexual orientation---not particularly Christian at all." Look at what you've said. I don't think I need to explain any further than showing you the statement you've made.
TheWizzardOfRandom 1 year ago
@TheWizzardOfRandom yes you will, what's your point?
bzel333 1 year ago
@bzel333 the statement implies that you're opposition to this church is not only caused by them being more open to other teachings and traditions, it's also caused by their claimed practicality, positivity , and inclusivity. Acceptance, not judgement, is very Christian. And what you're doing here seems to be quite un-Christian.
TheWizzardOfRandom 1 year ago
One thing Buddhism teaches is not to be attached to religions, views, words, symbols, etc. Enough said. Go in peace.
Jeffgothro 1 year ago
You really have a very superficial understanding of Christianity, Buddhism, and religion as a whole. Disappointing. I'd hoped you would have done your homework before putting it on the web.
SmallWorldFilms 1 year ago
@SmallWorldFilms Ok, perhaps you are correct. My dear, would you mind showing me what essentials I am missing regarding my understanding of Christianity and Buddhism so I can consider them? You can send me a PM if you need more space. Thanks.
bzel333 1 year ago
@bzel333 Last time I checked, Christianity is about worshipping Jesus. You either do or you don't. And you do. As they story goes, Elohim sent the Messiah to the Jewish people and some Jews ended up worshipping the Messiah himself. That is paganism. As for teaching oneness, I think it is great. If you want the 'us verses the other' world view, take a look at the Middle East where your religion came from and see where it got them. In the secular West, we believe in democracy.
buddhasknowbest 1 year ago
some people truly believe that their own religion is the ultimate, exclusively true one and that other religions are false. But religion is a personal, individual matter. So for any individual, what he or she believes and follows is in fact the only religion for him or her. But as for my friends who believe that there is only one true religion for everyone, the reality is that there are several religions in the world and several truths. We need to accept reality.
Aerithandwilus 1 year ago
@Aerithandwilus There are several religions and several truths? How did you come to that conclusion? Are you saying these truths can contradict each other and still be true?
bzel333 1 year ago
@Aerithandwilus but my dear what if there is such a thing as truth- this means that everything else is false!!!
it is mutually exclusive. It is not a matter of I have to be right and you are wrong- this is all an issue of pride anyhow.Reality is not what is absolute it is first of all an accepted way of experiencing your life.Life on this earth is only a training ground for eternal life CHRIST said I AM the WAY-the TRUTH and the LIFE no one will be able to see the CREATOR but through ME
mgoeldi2007 1 year ago
@mgoeldi2007 yes that's what your religion says, but I don't care what your imaginary sky daddy says, soo... yeap, you should first proof me that your religion is the right one before you expect me to believe in it. And please, don't tell me that its the true one because it says so, that's kind stupid :D
Aerithandwilus 1 year ago
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mgoeldi2007 1 year ago
When asked that question, of whether god exists or not, the buddha refused to answer the question. There is nothing in the buddhist suttas, or in most of the buddhist traditions, stating that the buddha is holy or that the buddha is to be worshiped, or that buddha is a god. Buddhism, in almost all its traditions, is simply a method of freeing the person from the anxiety and sorrow. So why all the fuss? What, exactly, are you afraid of
euphorialupstream 1 year ago
@euphorialupstream It's certainly not about being afraid. It's not about Buddhism per se. It's about trying to blend the claims of Jesus which are absolutely exclusive and leave no room for any other "way shower" or other ways of salvation, even salvation form "anxiety". Add anything to the Christian gospel and you no longer have the gospel, you have something that is no longer Christian at all.
bzel333 1 year ago
Your salvation is in your own hand. You cannot be given salvation by anyone else even god. Cultivate goodness in yourself. Will lead you to a peaceful place where state in a very higher level("NIRVANA") than the heaven.......
tharu880219 1 year ago
Which of these religions renounces material wealth? Which turns away from lust and greed? Which one protects all animals and nature? Buddhism. Which religion works fast to give up basic attachments? Christianity. They both have their purpose.
I am not interested in the "blood" theology. We humans like to belong to one tribe, this was how we learned in the past. Now we must joined in Spirit and in Truth. "Love cannot hurt or be hurt for it is the purest reflection of God's Good".
tribalfriend1 1 year ago
Do you think that all Buddhists in Asia should convert to Christianity? No, I don't think so because that would make Buddhism a dead religion and the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama totally forgotten and the belief and doctrine of karma and reincarnation decline. Perhaps both Buddhism and Christianity should co-exist.
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TheSonofman2 1 year ago
Reincarnation, in Buddhism, is a metaphor - not literal, like in Hinduism. It is much like what Jesus taught about being born again - which is seen as a form of symbolic reincarnation.
Atatakaidan 1 year ago
To answer the title of this video : NO. As a Buddhist, I do not believe in god: i.e. a creator of the universe, diety, life after death, "force we are all connected to", etc., because I do not see evidence for such things. The main thing to understand is that Buddhism is primarily concerned with the death of the ego, because true happiness cannot be achieved as long as we attach ourselves to material things and constantly view the world with subjective labels, categorizations, and prejudices.
DevonWhorton 1 year ago 2
The Catholic Church, the Vatican, is by far the richest business in the world. By far! And yet just a few thousand miles away people, little children are starving to death every single day.
One percent to the Church's wealth would feed, house them and provide clean water for all of them.
This is no longer my religion!
elbanydaer 1 year ago
Buddhists do not pray. Buddhists merely pay respect. A Buddha is the teacher of gods and men, according to the Buddha.
Reincarnation was in the bible until around AD 533. It was omitted by Roman Emperor Justinian. We have to accept truth. Holding on to wrong views, according to Buddha, will end up in 4 suffering realms after death
impermanentoo 1 year ago
@impermanentoo Ok, I will accept your claim, if you can provide textual evidence from the New Testament Greek manuscripts, for there are plenty of them that date far earlier than 533 AD.
bzel333 1 year ago
@bzel333
Don't waste your precious life dwelling on textual proof. Rebirth is truth just like when the earth is round, it's round. New testament derived from the old.
Human like to sweep the problems under the carpet and pretend like nothing happens. Strange!
impermanentoo 1 year ago
@impermanentoo How do you know that rebirth is truth? Are you absolutely positive about that?
bzel333 1 year ago
@impermanentoo
Buddhism works on the Power of Truth.It does not work on speculation. To be able to see rebirth for yourself, you have to meditate and achieve the 4th level of jhana. How many of us do that?
The Buddha said that in order to know if that is gold, you have to rub it and test it. In order to know if it's truth, you have to investigate and test it!
impermanentoo 1 year ago
@impermanentoo
Only those whose mind is pure and achieve one-pointedness mental state, are able to see rebirth for themselves. Regardless of religion, people with that mental sate are able to see their rebirth
impermanentoo 1 year ago
@vacationboyvideos I agree 100.%
falloutoh10 1 year ago
Don't all Christians pick and choose passages they think fit there world view all the way back to St. Irenaeus?
derpdaderp1234 1 year ago
I agree with you on one thing: there are fundamental, irreconcilable differences of belief between buddhism and christianity, and they should not be mixed up. The Dalai Lama said its like trying to put a yaks head on the body of a cow.
This does not however, preclude the possibility of mutual respect and meaningful discourse, and appreciation of common grounds, such as the importance of compassion and humility, and the rejection of materialistic values.
MrDidjcripey 1 year ago 2
why would god want or need people to worship him...does he have a ego? low self esteam? is god even physical in anyway? when someone spends time worshiping god....who really NEEDS that TIME and energy? its people who need people, compasion and love is what people NEED. so how come people put there attention , worshiping ect on god?
vacationboyvideos 1 year ago 2
god in the buddhism is not the creator god but the enlighten one, a person, who reach sabbanyuta nyan
RamannyaTV 1 year ago
@RamannyaTV
Gods still hold on to anger, jealousy, able to destroy and kill. According to Buddha, one who is enlightened has to eradicate greed, anger and delusion. So, gods still need to work for enlightenment.
Buddhists can go to heaven as well . Read Tevija Sutta in Digha Nikaya. The thing is, Buddha said that heaven is not eternal and subject to rebirth.
impermanentoo 1 year ago
praying in buddhism is not from the buddha heimself, but the buddhist pray for himself and for the others to be free from suffering or sending metta for self and for the others not to ask forgiveness and ask bless from so call creator.
RamannyaTV 1 year ago
bzel333 is never going to change. he certainly doesn't look past his own world view and has no desire to learn. he is convinced and a true believer...let him be.
wussbarefoot 1 year ago
This guy is stupid. All religions lead to the same place.
Christianity and Muslims both are the most arrogant religions on this earth. Christianity is the KKK of spirituality and Muslims is the Neo-Nazi of spirituality. The God you both believe in sound just like Adolf Hitler.
suzukidas2 1 year ago 3
@ pais 1212 He promised us the Spirit which would lead us into all knowledge and truth about the Lord. Buddism doesn't have any promises from the Holy Father and Son and most assuredly not testified by the Spirit of God. Jesus said you would know the truth and the truth shall set you free. Jesus claimed to be that truth John 14:6
tbot01 1 year ago
@shedininja001 I encourage you to read the gospel of John chapters 14-17 to understand the workings of the Holy spirit and the true nature of the gospel and get a saving knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. May God Bless you in finding all you desire to know.
tbot01 1 year ago
@pais1212 there is no reincarnation. My bible reads in Hebrews 9:27 that is it appointed once for a man to die then the judgment. Buddah didn't die to give us life Jesus did. He said himself that he came to give us life and more abundantly. So it is that we no longer live to ourselves but to the Spirit of God which is the Spirit of Promise. I pray that you serve God and Him only for narrow is the way which leads to life and few find it said Jesus. God Bless
tbot01 1 year ago
i am buddist-christian, buddism is more a way of life then a religion, reincarnation you have been reincarnated by God for the wages of sin is death, you become dead to God but when you accept Christ you are born as a new creature. both buddism and christians seek truth, before you smash what you are smashing learn about it and know the truth between the both. i am sorry but you can't really tell any one what is right or wrong for only you are responsible for your own salvation
pais1212 1 year ago 2
you read in the literal sence. When Jesus says Noone may come unto the Father except by me, he means the spirit that is within him, only by this can rebirth occur.
This Spirit that was in Jesus is also in us, all of us. This is the good news.
Christ is God in man.
sweeetly 1 year ago
Arn't you just getting all caught up in dogma?
Take a basic principle of God like peace. Don't ALL religions teach peace.
Isn't that what is important.
It ain't what you do its the way that you do it.
Don't you think God is big enough to look after Him/Her Self.
Sincerity is what its about.
sweeetly 1 year ago
@sweeetly No, I don't think I am all caught up in dogma. I am simple taking Jesus at his word. Jesus taught about real peace that comes from him alone. All other religion may teach a "let's all just get along" kind of peace, but Christianity teaches that there can be no real peace unless one looks to Jesus alone. . John 16 says, "These things I have spoken to you, so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world."
bzel333 1 year ago
@bzel333 Notice he says "in me you may have peace". Jesus was a man and God at the same time. He is God in human flesh and that is the dogma (or doctrine) that makes Chrstianity diffent from every other religion in the world. It's either true or it's not. I suppose both Christianity and Buddhism could be wrong about life after death, but one thing is for sure...they can't both be right.
bzel333 1 year ago
@bzel333 sorry dude, I hate to be an outright asshole...but.
You should research two things. The first is where did jesus go between the ages of 12-29. The second is research the Nag Hamati Library. Read out the Gospel of Thomas.
seawaterrules 1 year ago
@seawaterrules You're not an asshole, just misinformed. First, where do you get the notion that Jesus went to India? Let's examine that documentation together, OK? The Gospel of Thomas? Much too late to be authoritative, and it reads like myth, not history. Look at my video, "The 4 gospels are historical documents".
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DreamsofMajesty 1 year ago
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Christianity is INSANE! Look back at the amount of disgraces that this stupid religion caused over the centuries.All Abrahamic monoteistic religion(Judaism,Christianity and the fucking Islam) are only farfetched medieval tales.The Judeo Christian bible,the Q'uoran and the Tanack are an insult to any ethic human being. These religions should be exterminated from the face of earth before is too late!
ray180597 1 year ago
Christianity is INSANE! Look back at the amount of disgraces that this stupid religion caused over the centuries.All Abrahamic monoteistic religion(Judaism,Christianity and the fucking Islam) are only farfetched medieval tales.The Judeo Christian bible,the Q'uoran and the Tanack are an insult to any ethic human being. These religions should be exterminated from the face of earth before is too late!
ray180597 1 year ago
Can Buddhism and Chirstianity Both lead to God? the answer is no because buddhism doesn't believe in one single God but there's many Gods. But I believe that Both could lead to liberation if it is pratice right.
Opetlao 1 year ago
@Opetlao youre thinking of Hinduism
1Pantikian 1 year ago
every religion has committed idolatry and murder and stuff, that's the problem.
lukepevensie 1 year ago
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jaredsehorn1 1 year ago
@bzel333 It is possible for a Buddhist to be Christian as well. Buddhism is about finding your own path through life. It's about loving yourself and those around you. It just happens that some peoples' path is through Jesus Christ, and in him they find salvation and enlightenment. Buddhism does not conflict at all with Christianity. In fact it compliments it nicely.
buda4u 1 year ago
Jesus learned about Buddhism whilst travelling in India with John the Baptist, that's why his message is so similar to that of Siddartha Gautama's.
tomwash1 1 year ago
"i thought buddhist's didint pray"? ha ha, what a fucking langer, why wouldnt they? you my friend are a dipshit, you use the word synchronicity, you are such a fucking idiot, thats karl jung speech.
timelesspeace 1 year ago
"everything is heading towards oneness"
ha ha, great dude
timelesspeace 1 year ago
Buddhism and Christianity both lead to the same place...death....we all die despite whatever religion we are, and most likely our existence ends there. All that matters is how you treat others. That's all. Nothing else.
SpearofDestiny0 1 year ago
@SpearofDestiny0
Christianity correctly understood leads to the resurrection of the body and the soul. The promise is that what happened to Jesus will also happen to those who trust in his life, death and victory over the grave.
bzel333 1 year ago
@bzel333 - I know what Christianity teaches, but it's a myth. None of it is true. Instead of wasting time worrying about an imaginary afterlife, we should focus on the actual problems of this world: poverty, disease, war, starvation, and injustice. This is why I am no longer Christian, because it has always distracted us from the true issues that humanity has always faced and still faces today.
SpearofDestiny0 1 year ago 2
@SpearofDestiny0 The reason why humanity has always faced the problems of poverty, disease, war, starvation, and injustice is sin (in other words, rebellion against God's laws). You seem to have a lock on what's myth and what is historically true and what is not. Please prove your assertion that Jesus of Nazareth is a myth. And don't bore me with more assertions that it is a retelling of other ancient myths. That has been proven incorrect time and time again. Prove your claim historically.
bzel333 1 year ago
@bzel333 so disease is caused by sin???? Sounds very karamic there buddy
timelesspeace 1 year ago
@bzel333 Hey, I read your comment to spearofdestiny0 in which you said that assertions that Christianity is a retelling of other ancient myths (Egyptian, ect) have been proven incorrect time and time again. Could you give me a link to or an explanation of a rebuttal to these assertions? Please don't take this comment as belligerent, I really am curious about this and it would help my faith to better understand. I watched the Zeitgeist video and honestly it stumped me and my faith, any
1Pantikian 1 year ago
@bzel333 help you could offer would be greatly appreciated
1Pantikian 1 year ago
@bzel333 If the rebelion agenst laws are the cause of problems, shouldn't the laws be told to all people, clearly - not by flawed humans, but by (at the very least) angels or something that cant give us the flawed version?
shedininja001 1 year ago
The catholic church... The bible speaks on them! It's the religion of rebelion! God said have woman and fill the earth there teachers can't be with women so the take boys. They put Mary... The woman who had jesus before God and worship her! The bishop walks around like he is to be worshiped. They don't baptize they sprinkle with holy water instead. Even the songs they sing sounds like a cult chant! But what scary about them they know the truth!
jamjr1972 1 year ago
Buddism is just a way of life for budda and his cult.. His followers wanted to make it a religion to be compared with other!
jamjr1972 1 year ago
Let's talk about religions! In the bible it says suicide is a sin! Why they say alluah alkbar when a sucide bomber take lives? Does that mean praise God? Satan is God to some! Is Quran Islam? I've read the quran... God gets many praises in the Quran, but in it Jesus is just a prophet!
jamjr1972 1 year ago
I used to not understand why some just can't believe in God by reasoning of how everything around us works together! By satan's hand it was meant for many to reject God to serve him!
jamjr1972 1 year ago
In the old testament people asked constantly for signs so they would know God is real! In The new testament Jesus told us what to look for so we would know the truth! The signs of the times are happening now so they think it's just natural! Pay great attention to isreal! When you see two people preaching and teaching( the witnesses) be killed in the mid day... Laying dead for 3 days then get back up...
jamjr1972 1 year ago
It's funny that went thru!
jamjr1972 1 year ago
I resent the fact I can't send my heart felt comment because of youtube's reconfiguration for making them!
jamjr1972 1 year ago
They don't pray, not in the way Christians do. When Buddhist say they pray, they mean wishing, mate :)
GentlemanGhost1 1 year ago
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GentlemanGhost1 1 year ago
Buddha said that God is irrelevant and therefore made no claim about his existence. Buddhism aims to reach Enlightenment and Nirvana rather than submission to a celestial dictator. Basically, an ant is more important than God in Buddhism because it is concerned with the well being of sentient beings, not non-existent concepts of God.
BTNH24 1 year ago
@BTNH24 That's well and good if there is indeed no God. But what Christianity proclaims is that there is a living an true God who has revealed himself in the person of Jesus Christ, who claimed diety for himself. He said that he is the only way to know God. That is the whole point of the video. If you can prove that Jesus did not die and rise again, which is the claim of the eye witnesses we find in the gospel accounts, then I would be happy to sit under the banyan tree and just chill.
bzel333 1 year ago
@bzel333
You can't use your own scriptures to "prove" Jesus's 'divinity' ( what does it mean to be deity anyway ? ).
Besides, like Subangdako, I doubt that Jesus's main concern was who is God and who's not.
What happened to Universal Love which was the core of both Buddha and Jesus's teachings ?
StarSpawn06 1 year ago
@StarSpawn06 Divinity is Godness, it speaks to the essence of God. Why can't I use the gospels to show that Jesus is unique, being both God and man in one person? They are the most reliable primary source documents we have, containing the testimony of those who lived with him, saw his miracles and witnessed his resurrection from the dead. Read the gospel of John if you really want to know what Jesus's main concern was.
bzel333 1 year ago
@bzel333
The Gospels "show", but do not "prove". The latter requires meticulous cross-referencing with classical sources.
StarSpawn06 1 year ago
@bzel333
I have combed the gospel of John as you suggested.
Jesus implored us to believe in what he said, but he did not want to be exalted himself.
"When Jesus therefore perceived that they would come and take him by force, to make him a king, he departed again into a mountain himself alone." -Jhn 6:15
"He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him."-Jhn 7:18
- etc
StarSpawn06 1 year ago
this is why I don't fallow Christianity because you are full of hate. I am a buddist and I thank you are a idiot
leerogers123 1 year ago
@leerogers123
So your saying I'm wrong thinking that Buddhism and Christianity can't both lead to God. Why is it that when you accuse me of hate (please provide an example of that from what I said) your just right, but when I say you are wrong I'm an idiot? I didn't think that Buddhism promoted name calling.
bzel333 1 year ago
@bzel333
it doesn't
and leerogers123 is wrong if he has no proof
but since I am also a buddhist
I ave to speak for buddhism here
buddhism promotes logic and questioning on itself
Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense.
isuru9941 1 year ago
@bzel333
christianity contradicts itself from the old testament to the new testament
For most part of my life and my school(i went to a catholic school)
no christian had answers for me was god told so
or it is written in the bible
i can't think of a god who hates homosexuals when it is proven it is proven they are attracted to the same sex due to a chemical imbalance in their brian
isuru9941 1 year ago
Thank you for this video, people forget, it's not "christians" that decided that the only way to God, is through Jesus and him alone, it is the Word of God that says it, I get tired of people saying "you christians are so narrow minded" It's the way God has set things up so that we may approach Him because He is pure and obviously we are not, Meditating until we are mindless will never get us holy or enlightened enough to approach God. God is much huger than our minds can comprehend.
truemirror 1 year ago
although i can understand why this blending of principles is a contentious issue - and I agree that these church members are a bit mad - i think its silly to see both faiths as completely divergent. A case in point:
when you pray you try to empty your mind, so that you can hear (in whatever way it may speak to us) the spirit of Truth. Is this not a teeny bit like the process of meditation?
Peace
VoodooChile1988 1 year ago
"Do not be conformed to this world but be changed by the renewal of your mind" Romans 12:2
beautiful; and probably devine. Yet it sounds pretty in line with the buddhist perspective to me. I'm just thankful that my knowledge of God is that he is all-pervading; his spirit is in the creation of all living things - everything. Therefore I see no reason whatsoever why he would condemn me for realising my kinship with all created things. Buddhism is paganism? Don't be ridiculous.
VoodooChile1988 1 year ago
please remember buddhism is not a monolithic religion.
lifezcurse 1 year ago
You are mistaken. Buddhists, as well, believe that you never cease being you. When you are reincarnated you are still you. The whole point of Buddhas teachings are to help one to discard the fog of illusions that we choose to view the universe through realize the true nature of existence. Many people misunderstand the teachings of both the Buddha and the Christ. They both taught the path to enlightenment, the path to understanding our true nature.
tallismortallic 2 years ago
there is nothing wrong with this Buddhism was devolved so that people of any religion could fallow it and i encourages in face the many many quot of Buddha line up perfectly (but not word for word that would not be possible ) with Christs teachings. fallowing Buddhist customs are not bad such as meditation they only encourage being a good person and a spherical person and if fallow both (however thees people did take it to a bit of an extreme) cant relay be a bad thing.
chantinginmysleep 2 years ago
A rich ruler ask Jesus, what must I do to inherit eternal life? jesus answered follow the commandments. The rich ruler said, all these i have kept, then Jesus said to him sell everything you have and give it to the poor, & you will have treasures in heaven. Then come and follow me. When the rich man heard this he was very sad because he was a man of great wealth. Any christian who has not able to do this is not truly a christian at all.
subangdako 2 years ago
You are misunderstanding what the law of God really requires and what the Gospel of Jesus really provides. Check out my channel called "biblestraightup" and watch every video and then try commenting on the passage you just referred to once again.
bzel333 2 years ago
thus is so true
pathfinderdude08 2 years ago
Buddhism can be a teaching or a religion, thats up to you to decide. Thus Buddhism and Christianity aren't neccessarily mutually exclusive.
InsightfulGenius 2 years ago
You are correct that Biblical literalist cannot blend with buddhism or any other type of spirituality. Not all christians are literalist though and for most of them it's completely possible.
glogirl7099 2 years ago