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Originally posted by Audio Redneck
So no God Creator person but the sum of existance is itself the "supreme being" - am I following you? |
yeah, basically... There gets to be this really complex thing about who/what created the physical that I haven't really got to yet. Basically it goes that the self created existance to justify being. This is really the ultimate basis of attachment which is the root of all suffering. Once we get past that attachment we have no need for the physical and we go back to our normal stave of just simply being.
Those intrested in Buddhism should check this link out:
http://buddhism.koolhost.com/buddha.htm
It talks about the 4 nobel truths which are the foundation of buddhism and has a link to the eightfold path (the path to overcome attachment and thus, suffering).
Buddhism is kind of a neat religion but looking at it fromt he outside there are two problems...
It's *really* egocentric. I mean, Jews, Christians, and Muslims all believe that God created the universe just for humanity (a pretty egocentric view no doubt). Buddhism takes that to an extreme, it says that *WE* created the universe for our own selfish reasons. At least this view gives some personal responsibility.
The other problem is to accept Buddha's teachings you have to accept that life is suffering. It's pretty depressing on the surface. But when youreally truly think about it, love leads to loss leads to suffering... Attachement to the body leads to birth leads to sickness leads to death. I think this is where the concept of reincarnation comes in; it's so depressing on the surface that if it weren't for karma and reincarnation you would be tempted to just put a bullet in your head going "HA! I beat the system!"
Outside of these two issues, which I have no problems with but understand how someone could, I have problems with organized religion. For this reason I haven't gone and found a teacher yet. I firmly believe that when a group of humans, who are ALL imperfect, get together it leads to power which leads to corruption. It's not just religion either, it's ANY organization... A corporation, school, etc... Humans work best in small groups with minimal guidance.