I remember Deepak Chopra once said that all natural existence returns to the exact same place of unity, equinemity, and unlimited creativity from whence it came. I think that to perceive this as a something rather than a someone puts alot into perspective. To look at it this way, you can really see the parallels in the Buddhist belief in rebirth. Maybe going back to the one'ness and being rebirthed as an entirely new creation. Just a thought :) let me know what you think. Take care!
First off I must say that I enjoy your videos and I truely believe that you are looking deep inside and finding a more unified consciousness and enlightening us with your wisdom through your compassionate videos. :) I have been very interested in Buddhism lately and when I am ready I believe I will become one with Buddahood. On another note, I agree that there is the ultimate unified creating force. A SOMETHING rather than SOMEONE. A place of unlimited creativity and creation.
I just came here from your video about emptiness, perception of reality, etc., and had another thought, this one related to both perception and the idea of a creator God. If it's true that what we call reality can't be separated from our perception of it, then in a sense we can say that we create reality (the universe) as we go along. So, in that sense, we are the Creator. Lately I've even been seeing our consciousness as fractal points in an infinitely large fractal "mind."
it can eb difficult to come to a beleif as to what this concept we call god is: a creater or the connected conciousness of the universe, it especially hard when WE ask it because we live in duality, so our answer itself comes from duality
It is great to see you follow the first two (of 14) Precepts of Engaged Buddhist Practice from the book "Interbeing" from the Venerable Thick Nhat Hanh. Love you.
I see some talks going on about heaven and hell, but in Buddhism (Theravada) there is also a heaven and hell although, both are not infinite. good deeds might give u place in heaven depending on ones karma, but eventually u will be returned to earth. The same goes for evil deeds and hell. I would like to know how y`all thing about that concept in relation with science?
its funny, u told us that your skin improved due to meditation and i actually experience the same thing with my girlfriend!! and as far as Jesus go, i dont necessarily believe he was enlightened, i do believe he gained a lot of knowledge from Buddhist /Hindu teachings and interweave that with his own believes creating Christianity, but thats just a personal opinion.
I like ur ideas. The point about opposites (duality) is obvious, it can be seen in every aspect of science and they DO need each other!!! The point u made about hate creating chaos is interesting. A world full of hate would be chaotic and therefore unstable. Thats why this period in time might be called the Kali Yuga, since there are a very few people in the world who`s motivation is compassion. and after this period, i believe, self destruction will follow to start all over again.
If we look at what science has proven to us--that all we perceive as matter is just swirling, vibrating atoms...and that it is impossible to actually kill anything, stuff just merely transmutes into other stuff....then it's hard to believe all this is "real" by the regular standards we have been taught.
I believe there is a creator due to my own personal experiences, and it seems to me that we are just children playing in a sandbox, pretending this and pretending that.
i get your argument, but the " why bad things happen to good people" argument is not to disprove the existence of A creator but of the creator as presented in judeo-christian mythology. Because acording to it, there was not supposed to be any bad in this world but "we" lowly humans messed it up so now we are in a fallen creation.
Nonesense. The Buddha did not tell people how to behave. He taught them the path to take. Jesus taught people how to behave,. Behaviour cannot lead you to liberation. By the way, an enlightened person does not think that there is a God whi is a man and is the father.
@mrcuteblackie You have some good thoughts, however careful attention to what Jesus said is more about the Way (path) than how to behave. Love you neighbor as yourself" is a principle of fact not a command to behave if you meditate on i.
Nonesense. Why di that creator not just create us in Heaven, which is the goal of the Christian? In heaven there is no evil, so why did God create a place with no evil, if you say when there is good, there should be evil?
Divine beings do exist, that is what we Buddhists believe. The truth is, Buddhism is beyond this god concept. Buddhists strive hard to achieve arahat or Buddhahood. These are simply a mental state that is blissful and eternal. We create our own destiny. Once you have experience these beautiful mental state , you won't be interested in god anymore!
But we spend our life detached reather than comming together.
Maybe "when" we (i dont mean entiks or even races, every intelectual beeing in the whole existence unifing into one) finally realise "we" are all conected, maye than we realize that we have each other and thats what god is, the true nature of god.
I would love to hear how you think of my idea of god. and sorry for the long comment lol
The first question that goes though some one's mind is if there is a creator than who had created that creater. I personally thik it goes far beyond a creator. We are all creators in our own way
The question is is there anything to creat or everyrithing has already been created. I belive everything has (and i use "has" as if its happend at some point of time, as if i knew time was real ..). People always want to start from a clear page, and creat thier own reality, thats why we cant understand the concept of enternety. We want to find one wich everything has came from and we spend so much time seeking this induvidual that we miss that "it" is in "us"'.
Since i was a little boy i went to bed thinking i need to find something, i never knew what, i still dont but i have times when just for a fraction of a second i embrace reality in a way i cant describe. Not in words or pictures but in one single overtaking feeling wich i yet to find what to call. My question is do i need to call it a name? Do i need to idenify what it is, every time i have tryed to it faded aways.
The moment i try to make sence of it or just try to go deeper inide of its just faded away.
I belive searching for "god" and try to make sence of god only puts us further away from the reality.
In my understanding god isnt some one we need to find or some one that should take care of the universe, multivers or whatever else we dont know yet. I belive god is the whole picture and we are just puzzle pices in it.
the buddha remained silent when asked about GOD because he knew people had preconceived ideas about GOD that lead to the hinderance of enlightenment which is explained in his parable of the elephant. Buddha believed in a creator even though most buddhist would deny this. The truth is that suffering exists because evil exists where there is evil suffering follows it like a shadow where there is good there is peace and harmony GOD has given us the choice to choose between these two principles.
Also, you can see to paralles to the two commandments of Jesus in Buddhism. Alot of Buddhists schools emphasize a balance between wisdom and compassion. Loving God might be seen as wisdom, for "The fear (respect/worship) of God is the root of all wisdom). Loving others is compassion.
The dichotomy between Jesus and Buddha is a bit off-base. Buddha thought like a human being, he just thought like a human being trying to eliminate suffering. Jesus thought like a human being trying to eliminate sin. Sin and suffering are not necessarily distinct. Think about it. Most of what Jesus talk about as sin, results in suffering to others. Adultery, murder, hate... it's not rocket science. Jesus only two commandments were to love God, and love others as you love yourself
The concept of Dharmakaya in Zen is somewhat like the concept of God. Also, Kaballah has the idea that the universe was created by God, but that he gave up part of himself to his creation. Righteous acts tend to create order by giving back some of this nature to God, evil acts create chaos by fragmenting God. If enough evil prevades, the universe will become utterly chaotic, and creation might end.
Hi gerald! I have been looking at your video's over the past few days! I'm pleased to find that there ARE people who contemplate things beond their obvious surroundings! ( I hope you know what I mean there?) You explain whatyou are saying so well which is a gift you have! You are really a beautiful man! Thankyou for your thoughts. Love Emma
I turned to buddhism cos buddhist thinking is so rational. e.g the cause and consequence, emptiness, interactivity and the change of matter. these things have been explored into the the depth by buddha. buddhism is so unique from other religions cos it has a broader range of explanations and persuit of logic. e.g all other religions stop by the god and say he created the universe but buddha goes far beyond that and explain the universe through reasoning. i think this is the difference in buddism
I think you are spot on with the whole dualism thing. However, I think that dualism is a product of our choice to exist or not to exist. In other words, once we "gravitate" (as you say) towards the proper way of doing things, we make a permanent choice, we fix our fate if you will, and that duality disappears. So it really is a battle between good and evil, and the creator knows this. But we have to choose for ourselves in order to truly exist...what do you think?
If I understand you correctly I'd say I completely agree! Ultimately it becomes out responsibility and choice as to who we decide to become, and I think the first step is properly recognizing our choices!
So can I look at duality like this: Negative and Positive are opposites on One spectrum of polarity? Maybe polarity is one word to long, instead, just one spectrum.
Ok, well your completely contradicting science. We can scientifically prove that the universe had a definite beginning, so it points to what the Bible says about God, who is infinite, like you said. Also it teaches the same moral system as Buddhists, so maybe Christianity is the gap filler to Buddha's beliefs. Great video! Very inspiring!
What do u mean by definite beginning? Do you mean the big bang? But what was before the big bang? Do you mean nothing exist before the big bang? There must be something that exist before the big bang. In buddhist cosmology time and space streatches to infinite past and infinite future. There was always something pre-existing, because everything arises based on something. The same goes with the god idea, how can there be a first cause when everything is dependant on something else before it exist
It's the whole theory of relativity thing. Einstein discovered that along with matter, energy and space, time also began. What was before the universe, whatever it is, is timeless or eternal. Another thing you can infer is that there would be no causal chain leading to now if the universe wasn't the first effect in time. But what is interesting and only makes it more difficult to really know what is what, is that time seems continuous, it doesn't break down, we just cut it up for our purposes
but there is a difference between Buddha and jesus.
one is an atheist and the other a son of god.
it is important because one (Buddha) understood choices very well the other (jesus) understood choice as me(god)=heaven OR no me(god)= hell.
so yes both of them talked about moral values and being a good human being but the cause for them doing so was different and the effect of there wisdom is different to.
wow, you are wise, i think you might become enlightened in this lifetime. i suggest you go to a temple, find more teachings, because you are well on the way to spiritual peace.
Thanks so much Aviator, thats very kind of you to say! :) For the benefit of all I hope what you say is true, I've been working on this and hope to take the Bodhisattva vows very soon!
It is really difficult especially the wisdom of emptiness. i guess you don't really know when you understand it, and if you think you understand it there is much more to think about. it goes so deep. =)
I think you hit the nail on the head in this video. People don't realize, that we tend to learn better from our mistakes than if everything we did had a perfect outcome. We would essentially learn nothing, and life would be meaningless. Although I suppose some people believe that life IS meaningless. . .but that's besides the point.
The Holocaust was because of a corrupt ruler. Babies: "The righteous perish, and no one ponders it in his heart; devout men are taken away, and no one understands that the righteous are taken away to be spared from evil. (Isaiah 57:1-2) You know most of the hunger that goes on in the world is not because of lack of food but because many governments are corrupt and even the food that is shipped to people never gets to them. God's not to blame for human mistakes & evil.
are there things without opposites? i have to think on that one.
i was a buddhist for 5 years. now, just an atheist. i do not believe in reincarnation anymore because that too requires faith. unless you can prove to me that it does not
Every particle has an opposite anti particle, all of reality is made of opposites. The only time we find non duality is at the point of non duality, or the singularity, the moment before the expansion of the universe.
You can check out my video on reincarnation for more info on what I think about it. But ultimately it depends on faith, something I recognize and completely accept, due to my realization that Buddhism and quantum physics are essentially saying the same things but from two different perspectives, one material and one non material. Thank you for your comment Naomi! :) Hope all is well!
Hmmm...im confused. So, how is the world going to change? Buddhism? Is that the answer? I think its all very simple. Do to others as you would like others to do to you. If we all did this, sure there would be peace? Or do we actually like violence, hatred and misery after so many years of being surrounded by it? I mean, you can pretend that everything is rosie but it isnt really is it guys and gals :)
That's very interesting. I do believe in duality like you were saying but I don't think it was created by someone. I think it was always there like a continuum.
Yeah I agree, I wouldn't say "someone" created, maybe "something"? And I tend to agree with your idea of a continuum. Physicists are now talking more about pre "Big Bang" physics. Thanks for you thoughts!
~6:45-7:45 - Good stuff. There is controversy as to whether Jesus ever *did* exist or not (see Zeitgeist) but regardless, he (and Buddha) were two very historical figures. What Jesus was supposed to teach got corrupted the second someone thought of it with solely their ego. It never fails, which is why I believe you should never follow a specific faith and never any others.
Are today's times so different? Noone really knows. What i do know is that more of us are educated well enough to know that Capitalism is destructive and the political game is a big guise to make us THINK there is democracy. Isnt good health and peace of mind more important than a step on the property ladder? Should we really continue to pay taxes if taxes are used to pay workers creating weapons of mass destruction?
Hey Socrates thanks as always for your comments! :D Mental peace which dictates physical health definitely takes precedence materialism. As far as taxes are concerned were fortunately and unfortunately interconnected with the both our government and world all its destructive actions and creative actions. I believe we should try to work within our systems to transform ourselves, which in turn is the start to changing to world. Of course there are exceptions, just my thoughts! :)
Good video, I would agree that lifes suffering is not a good arguement against the existance of a creator in a general sense, but one it is a good arguement against one that can intervenene. In the end though these are both just ideas. I liked Buddha'a advice which was to remain silent on the issue.
I completely agree with you when you say that the argument of: "God doesn't exist because there is suffering in the world. If god exist why did it (ill say it has no gender) stop the holocaust's?" doesn't justify if God exist or not. One good book that explains that well is the Bhagavad Gita. My only question is... if God does exist, how did God come to be? (something like that)
I totally agree with what youre saying here bro. I wonder, do you believe humans collectively will ever unify and overcome all hate and negativity? Its all so simple to me and yet there are these so called "intellectuals" amongst us that do little more than comform to the system. We are being controlled collectively, there is no doubt in my mind about that. Its a sad thing, but i love a good challenge :)
and yet the masses have never been so out of control in history... consider previous times, even in great places like rome, the masses were always very oppressed and under the rule of the various kings and emporers.
cont.
I remember Deepak Chopra once said that all natural existence returns to the exact same place of unity, equinemity, and unlimited creativity from whence it came. I think that to perceive this as a something rather than a someone puts alot into perspective. To look at it this way, you can really see the parallels in the Buddhist belief in rebirth. Maybe going back to the one'ness and being rebirthed as an entirely new creation. Just a thought :) let me know what you think. Take care!
youngs1ncere 9 months ago
Hi GeraldP1983
First off I must say that I enjoy your videos and I truely believe that you are looking deep inside and finding a more unified consciousness and enlightening us with your wisdom through your compassionate videos. :) I have been very interested in Buddhism lately and when I am ready I believe I will become one with Buddahood. On another note, I agree that there is the ultimate unified creating force. A SOMETHING rather than SOMEONE. A place of unlimited creativity and creation.
youngs1ncere 9 months ago
The Pali canon actually rejects a creator God
If interested, you were once catholic, try reading Islam and Zoroastrianism, maybe it would help.
BeamSurfer 1 year ago
I just came here from your video about emptiness, perception of reality, etc., and had another thought, this one related to both perception and the idea of a creator God. If it's true that what we call reality can't be separated from our perception of it, then in a sense we can say that we create reality (the universe) as we go along. So, in that sense, we are the Creator. Lately I've even been seeing our consciousness as fractal points in an infinitely large fractal "mind."
terransage 1 year ago
@terransage Am I having Buddhist thoughts? :)
terransage 1 year ago
nice thoughts and backgrounds music bro
it can eb difficult to come to a beleif as to what this concept we call god is: a creater or the connected conciousness of the universe, it especially hard when WE ask it because we live in duality, so our answer itself comes from duality
Peaceee
zoharsis 1 year ago
It is great to see you follow the first two (of 14) Precepts of Engaged Buddhist Practice from the book "Interbeing" from the Venerable Thick Nhat Hanh. Love you.
thenichirenstudent 1 year ago
I see some talks going on about heaven and hell, but in Buddhism (Theravada) there is also a heaven and hell although, both are not infinite. good deeds might give u place in heaven depending on ones karma, but eventually u will be returned to earth. The same goes for evil deeds and hell. I would like to know how y`all thing about that concept in relation with science?
Raksasa187 1 year ago
its funny, u told us that your skin improved due to meditation and i actually experience the same thing with my girlfriend!! and as far as Jesus go, i dont necessarily believe he was enlightened, i do believe he gained a lot of knowledge from Buddhist /Hindu teachings and interweave that with his own believes creating Christianity, but thats just a personal opinion.
Raksasa187 1 year ago
@Raksasa187 Thanks so much for sharing your experience! :]
GeraldP1983 1 year ago
I like ur ideas. The point about opposites (duality) is obvious, it can be seen in every aspect of science and they DO need each other!!! The point u made about hate creating chaos is interesting. A world full of hate would be chaotic and therefore unstable. Thats why this period in time might be called the Kali Yuga, since there are a very few people in the world who`s motivation is compassion. and after this period, i believe, self destruction will follow to start all over again.
Raksasa187 1 year ago
If we look at what science has proven to us--that all we perceive as matter is just swirling, vibrating atoms...and that it is impossible to actually kill anything, stuff just merely transmutes into other stuff....then it's hard to believe all this is "real" by the regular standards we have been taught.
I believe there is a creator due to my own personal experiences, and it seems to me that we are just children playing in a sandbox, pretending this and pretending that.
Great comment--thanks.
silkcat51 2 years ago
i get your argument, but the " why bad things happen to good people" argument is not to disprove the existence of A creator but of the creator as presented in judeo-christian mythology. Because acording to it, there was not supposed to be any bad in this world but "we" lowly humans messed it up so now we are in a fallen creation.
Wheez017 2 years ago
Nonesense. The Buddha did not tell people how to behave. He taught them the path to take. Jesus taught people how to behave,. Behaviour cannot lead you to liberation. By the way, an enlightened person does not think that there is a God whi is a man and is the father.
mrcuteblackie 2 years ago
Cool! Thanks so much for thoughts! :D
GeraldP1983 2 years ago
@mrcuteblackie You have some good thoughts, however careful attention to what Jesus said is more about the Way (path) than how to behave. Love you neighbor as yourself" is a principle of fact not a command to behave if you meditate on i.
thenichirenstudent 1 year ago
Nonesense. Why di that creator not just create us in Heaven, which is the goal of the Christian? In heaven there is no evil, so why did God create a place with no evil, if you say when there is good, there should be evil?
mrcuteblackie 2 years ago
Awesome bro'! I have been engaged in these thoughts for a long time. but I never had or have the eloquence to explain them like you do.
Great work !!
In Dharma
ptuli500 2 years ago
I heard this saying in Japan about contrast:
Theres no light,save the darkness
Theres no sight,save the blindness
I think it is about this you are talking about
SnoopFrog82 2 years ago
Divine beings do exist, that is what we Buddhists believe. The truth is, Buddhism is beyond this god concept. Buddhists strive hard to achieve arahat or Buddhahood. These are simply a mental state that is blissful and eternal. We create our own destiny. Once you have experience these beautiful mental state , you won't be interested in god anymore!
impermanenttoo 2 years ago
this comment goes after my last one :
But we spend our life detached reather than comming together.
Maybe "when" we (i dont mean entiks or even races, every intelectual beeing in the whole existence unifing into one) finally realise "we" are all conected, maye than we realize that we have each other and thats what god is, the true nature of god.
I would love to hear how you think of my idea of god. and sorry for the long comment lol
morte86 3 years ago
The first question that goes though some one's mind is if there is a creator than who had created that creater. I personally thik it goes far beyond a creator. We are all creators in our own way
morte86 3 years ago
The question is is there anything to creat or everyrithing has already been created. I belive everything has (and i use "has" as if its happend at some point of time, as if i knew time was real ..). People always want to start from a clear page, and creat thier own reality, thats why we cant understand the concept of enternety. We want to find one wich everything has came from and we spend so much time seeking this induvidual that we miss that "it" is in "us"'.
morte86 3 years ago
Since i was a little boy i went to bed thinking i need to find something, i never knew what, i still dont but i have times when just for a fraction of a second i embrace reality in a way i cant describe. Not in words or pictures but in one single overtaking feeling wich i yet to find what to call. My question is do i need to call it a name? Do i need to idenify what it is, every time i have tryed to it faded aways.
morte86 3 years ago
The moment i try to make sence of it or just try to go deeper inide of its just faded away.
I belive searching for "god" and try to make sence of god only puts us further away from the reality.
In my understanding god isnt some one we need to find or some one that should take care of the universe, multivers or whatever else we dont know yet. I belive god is the whole picture and we are just puzzle pices in it.
morte86 3 years ago
the buddha remained silent when asked about GOD because he knew people had preconceived ideas about GOD that lead to the hinderance of enlightenment which is explained in his parable of the elephant. Buddha believed in a creator even though most buddhist would deny this. The truth is that suffering exists because evil exists where there is evil suffering follows it like a shadow where there is good there is peace and harmony GOD has given us the choice to choose between these two principles.
doctorw2 3 years ago
Also, you can see to paralles to the two commandments of Jesus in Buddhism. Alot of Buddhists schools emphasize a balance between wisdom and compassion. Loving God might be seen as wisdom, for "The fear (respect/worship) of God is the root of all wisdom). Loving others is compassion.
Magnulus76 3 years ago
The dichotomy between Jesus and Buddha is a bit off-base. Buddha thought like a human being, he just thought like a human being trying to eliminate suffering. Jesus thought like a human being trying to eliminate sin. Sin and suffering are not necessarily distinct. Think about it. Most of what Jesus talk about as sin, results in suffering to others. Adultery, murder, hate... it's not rocket science. Jesus only two commandments were to love God, and love others as you love yourself
Magnulus76 3 years ago
The concept of Dharmakaya in Zen is somewhat like the concept of God. Also, Kaballah has the idea that the universe was created by God, but that he gave up part of himself to his creation. Righteous acts tend to create order by giving back some of this nature to God, evil acts create chaos by fragmenting God. If enough evil prevades, the universe will become utterly chaotic, and creation might end.
Magnulus76 3 years ago
Hi gerald! I have been looking at your video's over the past few days! I'm pleased to find that there ARE people who contemplate things beond their obvious surroundings! ( I hope you know what I mean there?) You explain whatyou are saying so well which is a gift you have! You are really a beautiful man! Thankyou for your thoughts. Love Emma
aproditeinatree 3 years ago
Hi Emma, thanks for much for your warm comments! Lots of love!
Gerald
GeraldP1983 3 years ago
I turned to buddhism cos buddhist thinking is so rational. e.g the cause and consequence, emptiness, interactivity and the change of matter. these things have been explored into the the depth by buddha. buddhism is so unique from other religions cos it has a broader range of explanations and persuit of logic. e.g all other religions stop by the god and say he created the universe but buddha goes far beyond that and explain the universe through reasoning. i think this is the difference in buddism
USthePower 3 years ago
I think you are spot on with the whole dualism thing. However, I think that dualism is a product of our choice to exist or not to exist. In other words, once we "gravitate" (as you say) towards the proper way of doing things, we make a permanent choice, we fix our fate if you will, and that duality disappears. So it really is a battle between good and evil, and the creator knows this. But we have to choose for ourselves in order to truly exist...what do you think?
cruelfate45 3 years ago
If I understand you correctly I'd say I completely agree! Ultimately it becomes out responsibility and choice as to who we decide to become, and I think the first step is properly recognizing our choices!
GeraldP1983 3 years ago
yes indeed
cruelfate45 3 years ago
So can I look at duality like this: Negative and Positive are opposites on One spectrum of polarity? Maybe polarity is one word to long, instead, just one spectrum.
cosmanthony21 3 years ago
Another great video. By the way, what is the name of the particular music at the end of the video?
marbs0204 3 years ago
hey marbs, thanks :). the music at the end is Loscil! :D
GeraldP1983 3 years ago
Ok, well your completely contradicting science. We can scientifically prove that the universe had a definite beginning, so it points to what the Bible says about God, who is infinite, like you said. Also it teaches the same moral system as Buddhists, so maybe Christianity is the gap filler to Buddha's beliefs. Great video! Very inspiring!
HungryCrusade 4 years ago
Thank you, thanks for sharing your thoughts! :)
GeraldP1983 4 years ago
What do u mean by definite beginning? Do you mean the big bang? But what was before the big bang? Do you mean nothing exist before the big bang? There must be something that exist before the big bang. In buddhist cosmology time and space streatches to infinite past and infinite future. There was always something pre-existing, because everything arises based on something. The same goes with the god idea, how can there be a first cause when everything is dependant on something else before it exist
limguangjian 3 years ago
It's the whole theory of relativity thing. Einstein discovered that along with matter, energy and space, time also began. What was before the universe, whatever it is, is timeless or eternal. Another thing you can infer is that there would be no causal chain leading to now if the universe wasn't the first effect in time. But what is interesting and only makes it more difficult to really know what is what, is that time seems continuous, it doesn't break down, we just cut it up for our purposes
cruelfate45 3 years ago
but i do agree with you as a fellow Buddhist.
gautamagaroo 4 years ago
Thanks for your thoughts gauta! :D
GeraldP1983 4 years ago
you are getting some were
i agree with what you are saying.
but there is a difference between Buddha and jesus.
one is an atheist and the other a son of god.
it is important because one (Buddha) understood choices very well the other (jesus) understood choice as me(god)=heaven OR no me(god)= hell.
so yes both of them talked about moral values and being a good human being but the cause for them doing so was different and the effect of there wisdom is different to.
gautamagaroo 4 years ago
Yes they are different, and how are they the same thing?
cosmanthony21 3 years ago
they are same in two sense.
1. the message of love peace share care etc
2. they both gave a choice to the people to have another religion or a way of life.
that is about it
Buddhas understanding of reality is deep.
(Buddha thought like the universe full as well as empty)
jesus thought like a human and claimed to be the son of god.
gautamagaroo 3 years ago
wow, you are wise, i think you might become enlightened in this lifetime. i suggest you go to a temple, find more teachings, because you are well on the way to spiritual peace.
Aviator9999 4 years ago
Thanks so much Aviator, thats very kind of you to say! :) For the benefit of all I hope what you say is true, I've been working on this and hope to take the Bodhisattva vows very soon!
GeraldP1983 4 years ago
It is really difficult especially the wisdom of emptiness. i guess you don't really know when you understand it, and if you think you understand it there is much more to think about. it goes so deep. =)
Aviator9999 4 years ago
well done you have indeed thought skillfully grasshopper
:)
Aronmetalrifflatham 4 years ago
hehe, thanks :D
GeraldP1983 4 years ago
As jesus claimed to be the son of god, you have to belive that he is the son of god and born of a virgin womb or hes a liar.
thisothereden2 4 years ago
Yes, and if he was i liar, why would he die for his lie. So therefore he is God.
HungryCrusade 4 years ago
I think you hit the nail on the head in this video. People don't realize, that we tend to learn better from our mistakes than if everything we did had a perfect outcome. We would essentially learn nothing, and life would be meaningless. Although I suppose some people believe that life IS meaningless. . .but that's besides the point.
Great to hear your thoughts.
tristenmc 4 years ago
Thank you for your comments, and I agree! :D
GeraldP1983 4 years ago
thank you!
camhunt 4 years ago
The Holocaust was because of a corrupt ruler. Babies: "The righteous perish, and no one ponders it in his heart; devout men are taken away, and no one understands that the righteous are taken away to be spared from evil. (Isaiah 57:1-2) You know most of the hunger that goes on in the world is not because of lack of food but because many governments are corrupt and even the food that is shipped to people never gets to them. God's not to blame for human mistakes & evil.
KramLaup 4 years ago
Exactly!!
in2backpacking 4 years ago
which came first the thought or the thinker.
brownsugar976 4 years ago
so true spot on i want to be a buddist,i think u have convinced me.
charleworth 4 years ago
Yes I most definitely agree, thanks for sharing your thoughts! :)
GeraldP1983 4 years ago
why do people comment on a video about buddhism with hatred towards buddhism, what's the point.
Ed2O07 4 years ago
haha, yeah I don't know. Its expected on the internet thought, there are many suffering beings out there :/
GeraldP1983 4 years ago
are there things without opposites? i have to think on that one.
i was a buddhist for 5 years. now, just an atheist. i do not believe in reincarnation anymore because that too requires faith. unless you can prove to me that it does not
naomi94 4 years ago
Every particle has an opposite anti particle, all of reality is made of opposites. The only time we find non duality is at the point of non duality, or the singularity, the moment before the expansion of the universe.
GeraldP1983 4 years ago
You can check out my video on reincarnation for more info on what I think about it. But ultimately it depends on faith, something I recognize and completely accept, due to my realization that Buddhism and quantum physics are essentially saying the same things but from two different perspectives, one material and one non material. Thank you for your comment Naomi! :) Hope all is well!
GeraldP1983 4 years ago
Hmmm...im confused. So, how is the world going to change? Buddhism? Is that the answer? I think its all very simple. Do to others as you would like others to do to you. If we all did this, sure there would be peace? Or do we actually like violence, hatred and misery after so many years of being surrounded by it? I mean, you can pretend that everything is rosie but it isnt really is it guys and gals :)
SOCRATES012 4 years ago
That's very interesting. I do believe in duality like you were saying but I don't think it was created by someone. I think it was always there like a continuum.
gillies1991 4 years ago
Yeah I agree, I wouldn't say "someone" created, maybe "something"? And I tend to agree with your idea of a continuum. Physicists are now talking more about pre "Big Bang" physics. Thanks for you thoughts!
GeraldP1983 4 years ago
Awesome video!I like your smile at the end. Keep smiling, make this world a better place. :)
Kalsang123452006 4 years ago
thanks Kalsang! thanks for watching :D
GeraldP1983 4 years ago
~6:45-7:45 - Good stuff. There is controversy as to whether Jesus ever *did* exist or not (see Zeitgeist) but regardless, he (and Buddha) were two very historical figures. What Jesus was supposed to teach got corrupted the second someone thought of it with solely their ego. It never fails, which is why I believe you should never follow a specific faith and never any others.
thedarkener 4 years ago
These are the questions we must be asking ourselves internally all the time if we are truly aware of how the system operates. Any thoughts?
SOCRATES012 4 years ago
Are today's times so different? Noone really knows. What i do know is that more of us are educated well enough to know that Capitalism is destructive and the political game is a big guise to make us THINK there is democracy. Isnt good health and peace of mind more important than a step on the property ladder? Should we really continue to pay taxes if taxes are used to pay workers creating weapons of mass destruction?
SOCRATES012 4 years ago
Hey Socrates thanks as always for your comments! :D Mental peace which dictates physical health definitely takes precedence materialism. As far as taxes are concerned were fortunately and unfortunately interconnected with the both our government and world all its destructive actions and creative actions. I believe we should try to work within our systems to transform ourselves, which in turn is the start to changing to world. Of course there are exceptions, just my thoughts! :)
GeraldP1983 4 years ago
3:09 Yes, there must be an infinite amount of pot. lol, great video. I really enjoy your lectures.
ZenMan2112 4 years ago
Thanks ZenMan :D
GeraldP1983 4 years ago
Good video, I would agree that lifes suffering is not a good arguement against the existance of a creator in a general sense, but one it is a good arguement against one that can intervenene. In the end though these are both just ideas. I liked Buddha'a advice which was to remain silent on the issue.
Justchillin70 4 years ago
I completely agree with you when you say that the argument of: "God doesn't exist because there is suffering in the world. If god exist why did it (ill say it has no gender) stop the holocaust's?" doesn't justify if God exist or not. One good book that explains that well is the Bhagavad Gita. My only question is... if God does exist, how did God come to be? (something like that)
trahne 4 years ago
Sorry I meant to write: If God exists why didn't it stop the holocaust... etc
trahne 4 years ago
How do you know that God didnt stop a much worse thing happening by allowing it?
AtariMG 4 years ago
I don't know, how do I know if I'm the only consciousness and everything around me is a projection of myself?
trahne 4 years ago
Thats one way of looking at reality, but it is a very lonely outlook.
OldBlueEyedMonk 4 years ago
I totally agree with what youre saying here bro. I wonder, do you believe humans collectively will ever unify and overcome all hate and negativity? Its all so simple to me and yet there are these so called "intellectuals" amongst us that do little more than comform to the system. We are being controlled collectively, there is no doubt in my mind about that. Its a sad thing, but i love a good challenge :)
SOCRATES012 4 years ago
and yet the masses have never been so out of control in history... consider previous times, even in great places like rome, the masses were always very oppressed and under the rule of the various kings and emporers.
AtariMG 4 years ago
u must meditate a lot because u look a million bucks! ha
but seriously, thank u for posting this inspirational and wise vid
much love to you :)
ladylabret 4 years ago