Buddhism, anybody into it?

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8/27/2008 2:34:07 PM	Buddhism, anybody into it?
niceguy4tlc Port Saint Lucie, FL age: 51 online now!	Anybody here into Buddhism? I've read several books by the Dalai Lama.
8/27/2008 6:45:50 PM	Buddhism, anybody into it?
nico420 Brookwood, AL age: 29	yes. it is a very useful philosophy and very helpful if practiced in your daily life. in essence you want to rid your mind of all physical desires, as all suffering comes from desire-or unfullfillment of desire. i suggest reading The Dhammapada, the essential teaching of Sidhartha Gautama, the most recent buddha, it has been a great inspiration to me. A start is to learn the four noble truths, explained in detail @ http://www.buddhanet.net/4noble.htm The Noble Truth of Suffering, The Noble Truth of the Origin of Suffering, The Noble Truth of the Cessation of Suffering, and the Noble Truth of the Way Leading to the Cessation of Suffering. then the eight fold path : http://www.buddhanet.net/fundbud.htm i do not consider myself a buddhist, but i appreciate the teachings, and along with taoism, I incorporate them into my eclectic gnostic belief system. I feel that most major religions are saying the same things, and the prophets of each are spreading the same message-unselfish love, moderation, compassion, humility these are the teaching of the buddha, of lao tzu, of jesus, it is organized religion and the dogam and doctrines that man makes out of these teachings that lead people astray and confuse the masses into thinking blind faith is the key to salvation. Your actions are much more important than beliefs, any 'relgion' that results in you living a just life and treating all living things with a mutaul respect are o.k. by me. btw- the 'art of happiness' by his holiness the dalai lama is a great book, have you read it? -nico
8/27/2008 7:57:11 PM	Buddhism, anybody into it?
niceguy4tlc Port Saint Lucie, FL age: 51 online now!	Yes, I'm very much a believer in the Gnostic truth. Its out there and its a little bit of everything. Tao, Buddhism with a taste of more Hindu etc...
9/1/2008 11:26:33 AM	Buddhism, anybody into it?
spectrre Shawnee, OK age: 37	Hello,another Buddhist checking in,not the best Buddhist but I am still learning. I am struggling through the Gita right now and have read Mindfulness with Breathing by Bhikkhu Ajahn Buddhadasa,anapanasati is the best meditation technique I have learned. I like what the Dalai Lama has to say and have read the Art of Happiness,How to Practice and the Meaning of Life by the Dalai lama. I have to say I am not 100% because I still believe in Christianity so I threw that in the little pot of beliefs I brew for myself but I trend a lot to Buddhism because it's ways to live suit me better. [Edited 9/1/2008 11:27:30 AM]
9/2/2008 11:25:04 AM	Buddhism, anybody into it?
wolfyhp Atascadero, CA age: 35	I love H.H. The Dalai Lama. We are about to study Buddhism in my Philosophy of World Religions class. I'm looking forward to it. Have you seen, "10 Questions for the Dalai Lama"? It's an excellent film. Wolf
9/2/2008 1:06:04 PM	Buddhism, anybody into it?
alicekathleen Fresno, CA age: 63	Yes, I belong to the Sacramento Buddhist church, Pureland. There is one in Fresno, also, but I am moving back to Sacto. I had read about Buddhism for years until finally attended a service, and I was hooked. Rinban Bob Oshita at the Sacramento Betsuin is great! I feel like my mind is taking a relaxing and stimulating shower every time I attend. Being around others who are of the same mindset, the Sangha, I have found valuable in my own spiritual growth and understanding of the Dharma. I feel fortunate to live in California, where we have Buddhist churches in many cities and even a few small towns, like Dinuba.
9/2/2008 1:34:04 PM	Buddhism, anybody into it?
nico420 Brookwood, AL age: 29	Quote from spectrre: Hello,another Buddhist checking in,not the best Buddhist but I am still learning. I am struggling through the Gita right now and have read Mindfulness with Breathing by Bhikkhu Ajahn Buddhadasa,anapanasati is the best meditation technique I have learned. I like what the Dalai Lama has to say and have read the Art of Happiness,How to Practice and the Meaning of Life by the Dalai lama. I have to say I am not 100% because I still believe in Christianity so I threw that in the little pot of beliefs I brew for myself but I trend a lot to Buddhism because it's ways to live suit me better. I'm an eclectic spiritualist, see the thread, I think you can believe in both-actually its the same to me
9/2/2008 3:54:24 PM	Buddhism, anybody into it?
spectrre Shawnee, OK age: 37	Quote from alicekathleen: Yes, I belong to the Sacramento Buddhist church, Pureland. There is one in Fresno, also, but I am moving back to Sacto. I had read about Buddhism for years until finally attended a service, and I was hooked. Rinban Bob Oshita at the Sacramento Betsuin is great! I feel like my mind is taking a relaxing and stimulating shower every time I attend. Being around others who are of the same mindset, the Sangha, I have found valuable in my own spiritual growth and understanding of the Dharma. I feel fortunate to live in California, where we have Buddhist churches in many cities and even a few small towns, like Dinuba. I am so jealous since I don't think there is one Buddhist shrine or temple anywhere in Oklahoma,but wait jealousy is wrong hehe.
9/2/2008 6:28:55 PM	Buddhism, anybody into it?
alicekathleen Fresno, CA age: 63	Try a search on the internet. You may have to start a discussion group....
9/2/2008 6:36:50 PM	Buddhism, anybody into it?
spectrre Shawnee, OK age: 37	actually there is an alternative/multi faith type center here where I have met a few other Buddhist,the lady who runs it was the one who taught me a few things about meditation but it isn't a Buddhist center,but it works since the few of us that there are meet there. [Edited 9/2/2008 6:37:14 PM]
9/2/2008 8:08:22 PM	Buddhism, anybody into it?
alicekathleen Fresno, CA age: 63	Please look up "Sacramento Buddhist Church" and "Fresno Buddhist Church". Both will have daily news, meditations, and will refer you to other books and articles. It is not easy to be in an area without a Sangha, so this might help you. Or, maybe even better, which large city nearest you has a Pureland Buddhist church?
9/3/2008 1:05:55 PM	Buddhism, anybody into it?
nico420 Brookwood, AL age: 29	You are very lucky to be in Cali- while you can find groups here and there, there in no true feeling or buddhist community. the sangha, is missing, and that feeling is what makes for great stimulative growth imo I'm in the rural south, surrounded by southern baptist- I have found a unity church-which are very compassionate, loving, and tolernant people, and that is a REAL find here....but they do not fully embrace the Buddhist philosophies, all of the teachings are from a christian perspective, but that's o.k., as they do actually follow the true teachings of love and compassion, not judgement and eteranal damnation as alot of "christian" churches here do. They also have energy workshops, holistic healing, meditation groups and yoga sessions-so in that I am lucky. but from all the research I've done on the internet- Cali is the place to be if you are looking for a monastic communtiy-which I was-but have no had to delay nothing of that nature resides here namaste- -nico
9/3/2008 1:16:29 PM	Buddhism, anybody into it?
spectrre Shawnee, OK age: 37	At least we have the internet brother. Sat Nam.
9/3/2008 2:39:26 PM	Buddhism, anybody into it?
alicekathleen Fresno, CA age: 63	Yes, freedom and diversity is why we left Kentucky for Cali decades ago.... but had I retired to Ky, would be a fish out of water in many ways. Even here, few expect a blue-eyed blonde to be a Buddhist. However, the Sacto Sangha has black and hispanic families, and I rejoice that more and more people are discovering the teachings and finding them useful in life. Reading Buddhist books was great, but singing with a hundred other people every Sunday is wonderful. You might find the nearest church on internet, then begin a dialogue with them. I find that Pureland Buddhism is more amenable to someone like me who grew up in a lower middle class white (but not Christian) environment. My family was agnostic, so thank goodness I did not have religion forced on me as many did in the 1950's in a small town. What has been fun is to bring my friends with me to church, so that they can see we do not "worship" Buddha, and so that they can enjoy the humor and wisdom of a service. Best to you, Alice
9/3/2008 4:15:56 PM	Buddhism, anybody into it?
4evr6y Morgan, VT age: 66	some exerpts from TUB paper94 p1039:3 94:11.4 The great advance made in Buddhist philosophy consisted in its comprehension of the relativity of all truth. Through the mechanism of this hypothesis Buddhists have been able to reconcile and correlate the divergencies within their own religious scriptures as well as the differences between their own and many others. It was taught that the small truth was for little minds, the large truth for great minds. p1039:4 94:11.5 This philosophy also held that the Buddha (divine) nature resided in all men; that man, through his own endeavors, could attain to the realization of this inner divinity. And this teaching is one of the clearest presentations of the truth of the indwelling Adjusters ever to be made by a Urantian[planet Earth] religion. ................. p1041:2 94:12.4 The great strength of Buddhism is that its adherents are free to choose truth from all religions; such freedom of choice has seldom characterized a Urantian faith. In this respect the Shin sect of Japan has become one of the most progressive religious groups in the world; it has revived the ancient missionary spirit of Gautama's followers and has begun to send teachers to other peoples. This willingness to appropriate truth from any and all sources is indeed a commendable tendency to appear among religious believers during the first half of the twentieth century after Christ. p1041:3 94:12.5 Buddhism itself is undergoing a twentieth-century renaissance. Through contact with Christianity the social aspects of Buddhism have been greatly enhanced. The desire to learn has been rekindled in the hearts of the monk priests of the brotherhood, and the spread of education throughout this faith will be certainly provocative of new advances in religious evolution. p1041:4 94:12.6 At the time of this writing[1934], much of Asia rests its hope in Buddhism. Will this noble faith, that has so valiantly carried on through the dark ages of the past, once again receive the truth of expanded cosmic realities even as the disciples of the great teacher in India once listened to his proclamation of new truth? Will this ancient faith respond once more to the invigorating stimulus of the presentation of new concepts of God and the Absolute for which it has so long searched? p1041:5 94:12.7 All Urantia[Earth] is waiting for the proclamation of the ennobling message of Michael, unencumbered by the accumulated doctrines and dogmas of nineteen centuries of contact with the religions of evolutionary origin. The hour is striking for presenting to Buddhism, to Christianity, to Hinduism, even to the peoples of all faiths, not the gospel about Jesus, but the living, spiritual reality of the gospel of Jesus. p1041:6 94:12.8 [Presented by a Melchizedek of Nebadon.]

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