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Anybody who is interested in buddhism , you should look into books by Thich Nhat Hanh. I currently am interested in his two books: the heart of understanding and the sun my heart. I also highly recommend Tao Te Ching. This is a book which discusses the Tao. The format of the book is more like poetry, which i enjoy very much. To all of you who have questions of these topics, dont be afraid to ask.

At 9/27/05 04:04 PM, -TheDoctor- wrote: The core beliefs of Buddhism basically teach love/compassion/understanding, and the sanctity of life, much like other religions. The major difference in Buddhism is that the entire philosophy is set out in much clearer terms than say, Christianity. Whereas people are still interpreting the Bible in different ways now, Buddhism seldom leaves room for this kind of debate, and hence is very anti-fundamental. Because of this no true Buddhist can try to justify deplorable acts through his or her religion and be taken seriously.
Another plus point in my opinion is that you can explain a hell of a lot of Buddhism and still have complete faith in science as we know it, it's a very logical belief, little padding is found in the Dhammapada (the main text of the religion).

Which is what I also like best about Buddhism over any other religion. It sticks entirely to what you should do and how you should act instead of trying to create all these societal rules. In that respect, I would considerBuddhism to be the only non-selfish religion out there.

I don't think I could ever personally become a buddhist, but I have the utmost respect for anyone that is.

I really hope that this thred isn't flammed by one of those bible-beating conservitives that you see on every other thred in the politics forum.
They don't take enything intelligently...

Alas, back to topic...

It is an unfortunate fact that almost every major religeon has fallen to corruption, even the spirital ideal of hindu and buddism. So even if it says that those are in fact there teachings, chances are, they are seldom practiced buy the modern man.

At 9/27/05 09:50 PM, Oyster_Clock wrote: I really hope that this thred isn't flammed by one of those bible-beating conservitives that you see on every other thred in the politics forum.
They don't take enything intelligently...

Probably because even though many consider it another form of godless satanism, they don't actually have anything negative to say about it beyond "they don't believe in Jesus." Basically, buddhism is the one "safe" topic against the religious freaks since they can never seem to come up with something to say.

At 9/27/05 09:50 PM, Oyster_Clock wrote: I really hope that this thred isn't flammed by one of those bible-beating conservitives that you see on every other thred in the politics forum.

I'm thankful we haven't had a single flame war, or constantly spamming idiot yet.

At 9/27/05 09:50 PM, Oyster_Clock wrote:

It is an unfortunate fact that almost every major religeon has fallen to corruption, even the spirital ideal of hindu and buddism.

I disagree with that. Corruption in Buddhism negates the nature of the belief, the rules are much more black and white than those of most other religions.

hey i dont have a lot of time so sorry if someone posted this same point.

Buddhism and taoism both deal with the point of life. Scientists are constantly working to figure this out, in every aspect of their works. But if you really think long and hard about it, what do they have to find out? Only ways to make our lives easier and more enjoyable, really, that's all science has done for me in my lifetime. I'm not trying to bash it or anything (I'm in fact going to major in bio-mechanical engineering), it's just that as long as we are all going to die, then what? And if we can live forever, then what? You know? We can always become happier, more self-pleasing people, but so what of that?

I think that the statement of 'existing to exist' can be explained in the book 'Tao te ching' by lao tsu....google it, i'm sure you'll find an e-book. pretty much, taoism is acknowledging that everything will be lost eventually, so the only way to die satisfied is to wish for nothing. Rich people always want more money, and are never truly satisfied, but if you change your beliefs to want nothing, you'll have everything. See what I'm saying?

At 9/22/05 04:43 PM, Last_Socratic wrote:

At 9/22/05 02:36 PM, The_Tank wrote: The reason we exist is just this simple we exist to exist, and we should try to enjoy it just incase this all the existance we get to have.

So your meaning of life is meaningless? Where is the meaning in existing to exist? What is existence?

I'd still like someone to reply to my initial post.

At 9/22/05 02:36 PM, The_Tank wrote: The greatest question to ever plague mankind has always been this, why are we here, what is the meaning of life. I myself have wonderd about this quite alot, and have . Consider a newborn baby does he question his existance, or even why his mother is giving him a bottle? No, he just accepts the bottle without resistance

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Plague, you mean like a virus?
We are here to enjoy ourselves and (hopefully )have a good time.
To have sex and continue our species (and continue to evolve).
Stop wondering your gonna hurt yourself.
Babies suckle ,because it's instinctive.(that means they don't have to learn it)

At 9/29/05 12:58 PM, Last_Socratic wrote:

So your meaning of life is meaningless? Where is the meaning in existing to exist? What is existence?

I'd still like someone to reply to my initial post.

"My" meaning of life is that we do not serve some greater purpose, nor are our actions dictated by fate, but that the reason we live our lives is to live our lives. To learn from our mistakes and enjoy our triumphs etc. As far as "what is existance" existance is this, right now. Your existing right now.

At 9/29/05 03:12 PM, morefngdbs wrote: Plague, you mean like a virus?

Not like the black death, verb form, you know action words.

We are here to enjoy ourselves and (hopefully )have a good time.

Thats what I said.

To have sex and continue our species (and continue to evolve).

Reproduction continues our species, but I'm talking about our individual purpose in life, and if you think all it is is to fuck and die than youv'e got a pretty flat outlook on it.

Stop wondering your gonna hurt yourself.

If your gonna insult me do it well, not corny one liners that Iv'e heard a thousand times

Babies suckle ,because it's instinctive.(that means they don't have to learn it)

A lot of people don't seem to get what I was going for there. I'm not talking about eating, no shit babies know how to eat, what i mean is that a baby just accepts the bottle from a complete stranger without thinking, and accepts the comfort of their mother without consideration.