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  1. #611

    Default Re: RELIGION....(part 2)


    @lightbringer - nice posts bro keep them coming...

    @dc_guy - your insights about buddhism are also appreciated....

    di lang gud ta mag lalis...share2 lang

    In contrast to the great religions of the Orient (Buddhism etc) the Western religions (Catholicism etc) emphasize that there is distance between God and all His creation. The purpose is not to be released from the cycle of rebirth but to be redeemed from sin and blame. Mao na nga sa Christians religious life is characterized more by prayer, sermons, and scripture study instead of self-communion and meditation.

  2. #612

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    btw...is Roman Catholic religion considered as western? I think it is still eastern since it is founded by Christ who is an Asian...Well, anyway, it is not really the center of the discussion so you may ignore this post.....

  3. #613

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    @bcasabee...ngee di ko ka answer ana bro da...i should have said Christianity rather than Catholicism no? sorry if sayop ko ha...maybe some other istoryans can shed light to your question....

  4. #614

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    There are some good things stressed in Buddhism. But it is the poison mixed in with it that will cause a person to be lost eternally.

    http://www.biblebelievers.com/mowery_Buddhism.html

    I can even be certain of my future by just looking at my present
    No. No one knows. You can't even be sure if you and will still be breathing for the next couple of minutes. But by the grace of our almighty God....

    9: Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me,
    10: Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure... (Isaiah 46:9-10)

    He knows the future, the end times and the last days...

    base your life on the Law, and you can perceive the unchanging true reality of your own life, and your environment, the living cosmos.
    WHAT THE LAW IS
    "Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good" (Rom. 7:12),

    "For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin" (Rom. 7:14).

    "For I delight in the law of God after the inward man" (Rom. 7:22).

    "But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully" (I Tim. 1:.

    "And the law is not of faith" (Gal. 3:12).

    THE LAWFUL USE OF THE LAW
    "What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet" (Rom. 7:7; see also verse 13).

    "Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin" (Rom. 3:20).

    "Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added because Of transgressions" (Gal. 3:19).

    "Now we know, that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law; that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God" (Rom. 3:19). Law has but one language: "what things soever." It speaks only to condemn.

    "For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them" (Gal. 3: 10).

    "For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all" (James 2:10).

    "The ministration of death, written and engraven in stones" (2 Cor. 3:7).

    "The ministration of condemnation" (2 Cor. 3:9).

    "For I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died" (Rom. 7:9).

    "The strength of sin is the law" (1 Cor. 15:56).

    "It is evident, then, that God's purpose in giving the law, after the race had existed twenty-five hundred years without it (John 1: 17; Gal. 3:17), was to bring to guilty man the knowledge of his sin first, and then of his utter helplessness in view of God's just requirements. It is purely and only a ministration of condemnation and death.

    WHAT THE LAW CANNOT DO
    "Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin" (Rom. 3:20).

    "Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified" (Gal. 2:16).

    "I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain" (Gal. 2:21).

    "But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, the just shall live by faith" (Gal. 3: 11).

    "For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God, sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh" (Rom. 8:3).

    "And by him, all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses" (Acts 13:39).

    "For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did; by the which we draw nigh unto God" (Heb. 7:19).

    http://www.biblebelievers.com/scofie...rightly06.html









  5. #615

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gwynhuever
    di lang gud ta mag lalis...share2 langÂ*

    In contrast to the great religions of the Orient (Buddhism etc) the Western religions (Catholicism etc) emphasize that there is distance between God and all His creation. The purpose is not to be released from the cycle of rebirth but to be redeemed from sin and blame. Mao na nga sa Christians religious life is characterized more by prayer, sermons, and scripture study instead of self-communion and meditation.
    I agree with you 100%.Â* :mrgreen: otherwise, we would end up in a loop, this is a never ending story...The West and the East had a different philosophy of life, which is the father of religion...
    Going back to the history of philosophy...and the birth of religion...

    The West observed that when there is something which is impossible for men to create, say thunder, rain, etc, they thinked that some supernatural being is producing it for them, that's why there are many gods before, as time goes by, they have come up to only one God. And they wonder what this God looked liked, and this cannot be looked like pig since the pig looks terrible, and pigs have no intelligence, and so with other beings, so they come up that this God looked like our own image, since men have the highest intelligence, but our image was patterned by the God's image, not the other way around, since He is God...and so on.

    On the other hand, te east observed phenomenas in a different perspective, say for example, they always observed that the sun always rises at the east and set at the west. Or the moon rises at the west and sets at the east. They thinked that these phenomena are governed by a certain mystic Law, this is how the Eastern, or oriental philosophy, have born.

    We see that the Western philosophy is different to that of the Eastern, and you cannot conclude which of them is correct and false. Since no one of them will accept defeat. And all attempts to debate on this just ended up in a never ending debate.

    What is important is, as what I have posted, and which is my intent to let the people to be aware, is that "Religious strife must be avoided at all cost; under no circumstance should it be allowed. People may hold different religious beliefs, but the bottom line is that we are all human beings. We all seek happiness and desire peace. Religion should bring people together. It should unite the potential for good in people's hearts toward benefiting society and humanity and creating a better future."

    Hope you get what the message is trying to say. Thank you very much.


  6. #616

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    Quote Originally Posted by lightbringer
    There are some good things stressed in Buddhism. But it is the poison mixed in with it that will cause a person to be lost eternally.

    http://www.biblebelievers.com/mowery_Buddhism.html
    The Buddha taught:

    “If you want to understand the causes that existed in the past, look at the results as they are manifested in the present. And if you want to understand what results will be manifested in the future, look at the causes that exist in the present”

    The site you are refering does not speak on truth, it is written by Bible believers, definitely, it would side on his belief, they cannot even present a fact that Jesus Christ defeated the grave and can be found in heaven and in your life!
    no problem. =)

    Again, this is not important, the most important is that Religion should bring people together, not the other way around, which is the attitude of divisiveness.

  7. #617

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    ..i believe God is within me...so if i can harness that presence and be able to manifest that to my neighbors...then i am sure i can spread goodwill and love to my brothers and sisters...mao lang na ako simple nga prinsipyo....catholic man ko ...pero daghan kaayo ko questions sa ako relihiyon...so try na lang ko to forge a more stronger relationship with Jesus....wala na kaayo ko ni read in details sa Bible especially the Old Testament....sige lang ko balik2 basa sa parables ni Jesus...and try in my own little ways to spread LOVE.....that is how i see Jesus...all about love....

    PS
    ayaw ko ninyo awaya ha....ang uban ra ba dire mamahit dayon...kuyawan lang ta mo post

  8. #618

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gwynhuever
    ..i believe God is within me...so if i can harness that presence and be able to manifest that to my neighbors...then i am sure i can spread goodwill and love to my brothers and sisters...mao lang na ako simple nga prinsipyo....catholic man ko ...pero daghan kaayo ko questions sa ako relihiyon...so try na lang ko to forge a more stronger relationship with Jesus....wala na kaayo ko ni read in details sa Bible especially the Old Testament....sige lang ko balik2 basa sa parables ni Jesus...and try in my own little ways to spread LOVE.....that is how i see Jesus...all about love....

    PS
    ayaw ko ninyo awaya ha....ang uban ra ba dire mamahit dayon...kuyawan lang ta mo postÂ*

  9. #619

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gwynhuever
    ..i believe God is within me...so if i can harness that presence and be able to manifest that to my neighbors...then i am sure i can spread goodwill and love to my brothers and sisters...mao lang na ako simple nga prinsipyo....catholic man ko ...pero daghan kaayo ko questions sa ako relihiyon...so try na lang ko to forge a more stronger relationship with Jesus....wala na kaayo ko ni read in details sa Bible especially the Old Testament....sige lang ko balik2 basa sa parables ni Jesus...and try in my own little ways to spread LOVE.....that is how i see Jesus...all about love....

    PS
    ayaw ko ninyo awaya ha....ang uban ra ba dire mamahit dayon...kuyawan lang ta mo postÂ*
    hehehe...

    share napud ko, have a nice reading...

    THE THREE EXISTENCES
    Everything is determined in this moment

    We often fell bombarded with one situation after another that make us wonder, “What did I do to deserve this?” or, “Why is this happening to me?” Especially when we are struggling in life, some of us might perceive ourselves as victims who have no clue about why we are suffering the way we are.

    How do we answer the, “Why me’s?” How do we improve our lives?

    The renowned Chinese Buddhist scholar T’ien-t’ai (538-597) said: “If you want to understand the causes that existed in the past, look at the results as they are manifested in the present. And if you want to understand what results will be manifested in the future, look at the causes that exist in the present” (“The Opening of the Eyes,” The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, p. 279).

    Many people seem to look at life as if it is limited to this one existence. In Buddhism, however, we view life as eternal. Therefore, our lives are not just limited to this present existence. “Causes that existed in the past” refers not only to what we did yesterday or ten years ago, but also to previous existences since the remotest part., Though some of use like to wonder and even fantasize about what our past lives must have been like, because life is more vast and profound than we can imagine, it is difficult to fathom our actual past existences.

    All the causes we made in the past have accumulated in lifetime after lifetime and these causes are manifested as karma. We create our own karma. The moment we do something, say something or think something, an effect is registered in the depths of our being. As our lives meet the right circumstances, the effects of those causes take shape in various forms. These various manifestations of our individual karma are what lead to the uniqueness of our appearance, the situations we face and our lives.

    “If you want to understand the causes that existed in the past, look at the results as they are manifested in the present.”

    In order to understand our past causes, or our karma, we do not need to go to a psychic or a guru. In light of the eternal law of cause and effect, by simply looking at our life at present, we are able to understand what causes we made in the past.

    Though we cannot undo the causes we made in the past, we can determine the way their effects influence our lives in the present. Reflecting on our experience--and based on our own decisions and the actions we take--we either stagnate or advance forward. Each moment builds upon the previous one. So, how do we create the best causes for our future?

    “If you want to understand the cause that exited in the past, look at the as results as they are manifested in the present.”

    Nichiren Daishonin’s Buddhism teaches us that in our present environment, regardless of how excruciating our suffering may be, we do have the power to determine our future. The greatness of Buddhism is that is shows us we are responsible for choosing how we lead our lives, and it teaches us how we can change our karma. Karma is not unchangeable like fate, which is a predestined path of what our life will be. We can change our karma based on the actions we take right here, right now. It is never too late to change our lives for the better.

    For example, in the aftermath of a big earthquake, your house may have completely collapsed (with your entire family safe, of course) and you set yourself to the task of rebuilding your house. Given that you have all the resources you need to reconstruct your house, what courses of action will you take? It would certainly be easier to rebuild the house according to the original plans, but how safe would you fell when the next earthquake rolls around. You are naturally determined to try and construct you new home to withstand the next earthquake. And now due to the tragedy of losing your first house, you have an idea of what kinds of adjustments you can make to try and avoid the same problem and improve your new home. The ultimate goal would be to rebuild your house to withstand all the earthquakes to come!

    Likewise, instead of repeating the same cycle of suffering in our lives, we can choose to use our struggles as a springboard to fortify our inner strength. Chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, which encapsulates the essential spirit of the Lotus Sutra, is the greatest resource available to us for constructing an eternally indestructible fortress of happiness in our lives. Chanting this phrase is the key to fusing with the law of life that exists throughout the universe. It is the Â*greatest cause we can make for our lives. This cause remains in our lives through the three existences of past, present and future.

    Chanting to the Gohonzon and teaching others about Buddhism represents the greatest possible good and accords with the law of life itself. It is the way to attain a state of eternal happiness.

    Though we cannot see our past or future lives, we can find clear direction on how to live in this present life based on our understanding of the causal law of life operating across the three existences of past, present ad future. Through chanting, we are able to elevate our life-condition and perceive our fundamental karma. Once we realize our karmic tendencies we are able to challenge them head on.

    In “On Attaining Buddhahood in this Lifetime?,” Nichiren Daishonin explains: “The Lotus Sutra is the king of sutras, the direct party to enlightenment, for it explains that the entity of our life, which manifests either good or evil at each moment, is in fact the entity of the Mystic Law. If you chant Myoho-renge-kyo with deep faith in this principle, you are certain to attain Buddhahood in this lifetime” (WND, 4).

    Each moment of our lives is a struggle between creating good causes and giving in to our own weaknesses and negativity. We always have the choice of taking responsibility for our future and taking action with the strong conviction that it is never too late to change our lives for the better.

    Nichiren Daishonin, in encouraging Shijo Kingo to live happily in the present without dwelling on past events or worrying about what might happen in the future, says: “Suffer what there sis to suffer, enjoy what there is to enjoy. Regard both suffering and joy as facts of life and continue chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, mo matter what happens. How could this be anything other than the boundless joy of the Law? Strengthen your power of faith more than ever” (WND, 681).

    Happiness is not something that we will find somewhere off in the distance; it is to be found in the present. Both past and future are contained in the present, and though we know that life is eternal, everything exists in the present. There is no need to ponder too long on the “Why me’s?” since we know that we alone are responsible for our present situations. Why waste time wallowing in the misery of the unchangeable past when there is so much joy and appreciation to gain in making each moment, each day,. A valuable step toward the unlimited potential of the future?

    selection source:
    April 2001
    Living Buddhism
    Page 6



  10. #620

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    d_guy...salamat sa imo post...interesting sad....usahay man gud lain2 ta ug prinsipyo mao radical kaayo ang mga reactions....

    bro...try to read The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle ...one of the best books i came across.....same thread of thought sa imo gi post...and by the way ...ka ila ka Ramana Maharshi...another sage nga bilib sad ko....

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