Thanks. I'm glad that you think so
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#61
Posted 15 December 2008 - 02:24 PM
Thanks. I'm glad that you think so
#62
Posted 15 December 2008 - 08:04 PM
xD
#63
Posted 15 December 2008 - 08:43 PM
xD
I've been curious about this ever since you first mentioned it. Did you choose Buddhism as a religion? Like is it your family's chosen religion, or was it a choice that you made for yourself at such a young age?
#64
Posted 15 December 2008 - 08:45 PM
I made that choice. My family has no real religion, but we do get married in churches. I decided that I was mature enough to pick my religion, so I picked the one that soothed me most. Buddhism. ^-^
#65
Posted 15 December 2008 - 08:47 PM
That's really cool
#66
Posted 15 December 2008 - 08:53 PM
Yeah. The meditations are nearly the only thing that work for my high blood pressure. I've gone into high bad cholesterol. Again.
I'll probably visit a Buddhist temple for some meditation.
Edited by Kamina-Yoshi, 15 December 2008 - 08:53 PM.
#67
Posted 15 December 2008 - 11:01 PM
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#68
Posted 15 December 2008 - 11:38 PM
I'll probably visit a Buddhist temple for some meditation.
Dude, aren't you a bit young to be experiencing high blood pressure XD
#69
Posted 16 December 2008 - 12:38 AM
there are many things we can't know about God, the afterlife, scripture, etc. those things are conceptions beyond the scope of human rationality.
however, what we can know is how to live our lives, right now. i follow Jesus not because i know for a fact that he is the son of God, but because
he is an example of what authentic human existence should be. other religions have examples as well such as Buddha, Muhammad, etc.
#70
Posted 16 December 2008 - 01:16 AM
When they say 'never too young', they mean it xD
#71
Posted 16 December 2008 - 01:20 AM
I pray 5 times a day, read my religous book (the Quran), fast for a month, believe in god, but I haven't migrated to Mecca yet (btw, those were the 5 pillars of Islam, Praying/ Reading, Believing, Fasting, Donating to the Poor, and Hajj (the migrating)
Edited by Auni, 16 December 2008 - 01:25 AM.
#72 Guest_Kodachi Claws_*
Posted 16 December 2008 - 01:54 AM
Don't forget race. It was the official policy of the church back then to believe anyone associated with dark skin, or lived in nautre were considered inferior, and the Europeans believed because they had light skin and controlled as opposed to live with nature they were entitled to some manifest destiny. Oddly enough, the Irish, Italians, and several other European nationalities were not included in this.
And the Mormons had some pretty messed up preachings about blacks. I won't say anything more, because it will just be me bashing the mormons, and I'm sorry, but I just cannot talk about the Mormons with any clear respect.
Buddhism evolved from Hinduism, so that's why you see the similarities between the two. Buddhism was initially intended to be a philosophy, and you can actually practice it with another religion; it's not meant to be contradictory to other religions.
Everyone else says it, and we can't think of anything better.
#73
Posted 16 December 2008 - 09:15 AM
we say OMG or Oh My God because it has been taught since we were a kid. it has no meaning whatsoever other than showing that we're shocked.
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#74
Posted 16 December 2008 - 03:14 PM
I pray 5 times a day, read my religous book (the Quran), fast for a month, believe in god, but I haven't migrated to Mecca yet (btw, those were the 5 pillars of Islam, Praying/ Reading, Believing, Fasting, Donating to the Poor, and Hajj (the migrating)
Y'know, I always forget those 5 pillars I can only remember about 3 of them at most (shame on me)
The family that couldn't be.
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#75
Posted 16 December 2008 - 03:35 PM
Exactly right, for me anyway.
#76
Posted 16 December 2008 - 08:50 PM
Yeah, pretty much just force of habit, expresses surprise, as BL said. I also think the phrase is more efficient than "My Gosh!" or "Oh my Goodness!", so I'll continue to use it, at least for a while.
#77
Posted 16 December 2008 - 09:48 PM
#78
Posted 17 December 2008 - 12:09 AM
While Buddhism came from Hinduism, Buddhism doesn't have a caste system at all, and women are allowed to be nuns too. They both include the concept of reincarnation and karma, but Buddhism is indeed more of a philosophy but it focuses more on getting out of our current state of being and achieving nirvana or eternal bliss (feel free to say I'm wrong by the way) while Hinduism focuses on going through each caste system (going up of course) until we are free of the system. Buddhism was started by an Indian prince named Siddharta Gautama who says that life is suffering and that by freeing ourselves of material needs is the key to happiness and nirvana, while Hinduism has no clear origin due to it being a blending of different ancient religions and cultures. Anyway, hopefully what I said is at least partially accurate, forgive me if it's not
#79
Posted 18 December 2008 - 10:31 AM
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#80
Posted 18 December 2008 - 01:42 PM
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Am I the only person who think his jokes about Atheist and god was NOT funny?
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