Wisdom of Buddha!

[patrizekirsten]

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In its formal sense it is not a religion, it is a philosophy..The Buddha never found one..

[digitalsuperman]

Buddhism so far is the most peaceful of all established religions.

yes i definitely agree..

my mother said that when she came to thailand ang mga buddhist monks daw kay respectfull kuno kaayo then dili gyud mudawat ug kwarta kay food ilang kinahanglanon..mo refuse gyud if tagaan kwarta.. bilib au ko aning mga buddhist..

[patrizekirsten]

..yes, deep respect. They would not just easily pat your head. Because they belive that it is where the wisdom lies. And they avoid stepping on you also, because they belive that the feet are the dirtiest part of the body...

[flying fish]

Daghan diay buddhist or interested in buddhism diri...
You might want to join this English Dharma Talk...

"The Way of Going Home"
by Ven. Yong You
February 16, 2009
7:00PM at FGS Chu Un Temple
246-3 V. Rama Ave., Cebu City, Philippines

Check out the link below.

BLIA-CEBU's Site - The Way of Going Home (English Dharma Talk)

was invited by the monk there of the same event & date, i might be there; i had my little girl baptised thre last year; though i never wanted my baby to be baptised by any organized religion
(for me its child abuse to decide for our childrens religion) i decided to choose budhism as her religion due to my wifes pressure that our child should be baptised; so i made a counter offer to choose what brand;
i did my own research w/ budhism both Mahayana(zen budhism;esoteric budhism)
& hinayana system & its hard not to get attracted to the teachings, its a way of life;& its beautiful; & above all its humbling
some short conversations that i like:

scientist: tell me what is matter

buddhist: Matter? i dont really mind

scientist: if you dont mind, then define for me what is mind

buddhist: Mind? it doesnt really matter



religionist: are you an atheist since you dont talk about god? instead of relying from gods strength
& grace you rely on your human strength

buddhist: we dont mentioned god because god talk is "finger pointing the moon". when the sage
point the moon , the idiots sees the finger, after w/c they make a church out of it

[patrizekirsten]

In the Majjhima Nikaya, the Buddha likens his teaching to a raft. Suppose a traveller sees a great expanse of water. The shore he stands on is dangerous and frightening, while the opposite shore offers safety, peace and tranqulity. Their is neither a bridge to cross nor a ferry to carry him over, so he builds a raft. Once on the other shore, what should he do? Drag the raft that had been useful to him and turn it into an impediment, or let go of it now that he is safely across the water?
The raft, the Buddha observes, is for crossing with, not clinging to, and the same is true of his teaching. It is neither an intellectual endeavour nor a creed, but merely something to be brought into being and cultivated..

[SioDenz]

sa tanan religion mas ganahan ko og buddhism , even though I believe in God...
mas strict ang teaching sa buddhist and the same time there is a big similarities between the two religion in terms of their teachings...values...

then ayaw na tuo sa imu God ron nya balhin sa buddhism if nhan jud ka. Di man pwedi duha duha - mura ka ana politiko mag balimbing..

[SioDenz]

The Buddha summarized his teachings into the Four Noble Truths and the last of the four sprung the eight noble paths..

unsa man daw nang 4 noble truth, pwedi i post?

[SioDenz]

yes i definitely agree..

my mother said that when she came to thailand ang mga buddhist monks daw kay respectfull kuno kaayo then dili gyud mudawat ug kwarta kay food ilang kinahanglanon..mo refuse gyud if tagaan kwarta.. bilib au ko aning mga buddhist..

Mao ra diay ni basihan? muarg daghan pa man basihan bro para maka ingun nga maayu jud an buddhism

[SioDenz]

In the Majjhima Nikaya, the Buddha likens his teaching to a raft. Suppose a traveller sees a great expanse of water. The shore he stands on is dangerous and frightening, while the opposite shore offers safety, peace and tranqulity. Their is neither a bridge to cross nor a ferry to carry him over, so he builds a raft. Once on the other shore, what should he do? Drag the raft that had been useful to him and turn it into an impediment, or let go of it now that he is safely across the water?
The raft, the Buddha observes, is for crossing with, not clinging to, and the same is true of his teaching. It is neither an intellectual endeavour nor a creed, but merely something to be brought into being and cultivated..

sounds like the bible...

[akimz]

maau na ilaha kay you can find inner peace by meditation . . .
bliss dayon ang show