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Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2005 12:11 pm

WayfarerStrife

miyabi_kami_desu

I have to agree with you, if you read my post in the being born in religion vs finding it on page two that will explain a little better. I think that you should have to find buddhism for yourself not just say ohh hey my friends are buddhist and so I am too. This usually ends up in false beliefs and what not. This is why we have so many people out there who write these books that are not completly true and so forth. Even when these people think that they are buddhist they are not, because they may follow the faith, but they do not know the meaning behind it cause it is something that is found through meditative contomplation.

well sayonara

Well, what you say is pretty true ... since of Buddhists in my country are pretty much Buddhist in name ... they don't know anything else about it ... sweatdrop

miyabi_kami_desu

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miyabi_kami_desu

I have to agree with you, if you read my post in the being born in religion vs finding it on page two that will explain a little better. I think that you should have to find buddhism for yourself not just say ohh hey my friends are buddhist and so I am too. This usually ends up in false beliefs and what not. This is why we have so many people out there who write these books that are not completly true and so forth. Even when these people think that they are buddhist they are not, because they may follow the faith, but they do not know the meaning behind it cause it is something that is found through meditative contomplation.

well sayonara

XD, that that you bring that up, I was looking online around for some books about Buddhism, and a site gave a sample of the book and in it it said "Lords of karma" and im like "o_o ....pfft...not even gonna read it"

I wouldnt read it either sounds like a bunch of egotystical bull to me

Egotystical Cows and Lords of Action(Cause and Effect) ? Cool, I didn't know those kind of books were sold out there ... sweatdrop

LMFAO

Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2005 1:13 pm

WayfarerStrife

~ Jade Samadhi ~

Akanishi Makoto

~ Jade Samadhi ~

I know exactly what you mean. One of my friends likes to consider herself a Buddhist, simply because she thinks that the Buddha (in her words "the cute, little fat guy") is cool. It seems to me, to be somewhat ignorant; all the way around. People who do things, just to impress, could never truthfully be Buddhist anyhow.

There are no appearances, because appearances are delusions.

We are what we are. Wearing the mask of Buddhism does not make one a Buddhist.

My point exactly.

Yup ... Wearing the mask of Buddhism only makes you a person who wears the mask of Buddhism ...

Shokai

~ Jade Samadhi ~

I know exactly what you mean. One of my friends likes to consider herself a Buddhist, simply because she thinks that the Buddha (in her words "the cute, little fat guy") is cool. It seems to me, to be somewhat ignorant; all the way around. People who do things, just to impress, could never truthfully be Buddhist anyhow.

I agree. Oh and that also, Buddhism isnt all about statues.

mrgreen

Yup, it is about playing with tables, chairs and books ... before burning pieces of paper and chanting gibberish while dancing around ... rofl

just joking, don't take it to heart ...

I like the one about playing with the tables and chairs lmao rofl
...Wait...but what do you mean about the "mask"? I have been trying to figure that out...but no answer came to me >_<" Im kinda starting to understand it though.

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Omoi Dake

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Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2005 7:39 pm

I am totally lost

Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2005 1:45 pm

miyabi_kami_desu

I am totally lost

Same here

Shokai

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Omoi Dake

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Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2005 8:02 pm

Shokai

miyabi_kami_desu

I am totally lost

Same here

what form of buddhist are you

Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2005 3:20 pm

-(miyabi_kun_desu)-

Shokai

miyabi_kami_desu

I am totally lost

Same here

what form of buddhist are you

Who me? lol...form

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Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2006 11:29 pm

well even though i was brought up by my family to believe in buddhism(including aunts,uncles, and cousins) i still wound my way back to buddhism. i never really knew about it until a specific event triggered it^^ i believe it because it holds true to a lot of things and not because my family and a lot of people believed in it(lol for all i care i might have ended up believing another religion)

anime/manga is part of the reason i want to take japanese(even though i took french.....i never knew why... i think because my sister told me i should) but i have other reason likes i might want to live there if i ever decide to go there later on or that i can learn the cultures and make sure not to give something that would be considered as bad. it isn't based on anime^^ but there are some people who just go on and on about anime

Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 5:30 am

Shokai

I like the one about playing with the tables and chairs lmao rofl
...Wait...but what do you mean about the "mask"? I have been trying to figure that out...but no answer came to me >_<" Im kinda starting to understand it though.

Think of it as being an actor.

I was using a sociology term to describe how people relate to being a Buddhist.

We wear these "masks" every day - child, parent, student, friend, lover, employee, boss, etc. Each of these masks is different according to your situation and their application - like an actor with many costumes for different plays.

We put these "masks" on as part of our ego (yes, the bad one) so that we can feel as if we are that thing that we hide behind. We can wear whatever masks we like, but are we truly trying to be what the mask portrays, or are we just wearing the mask for the mask's sake?

Akanishi Makoto
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Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2006 8:54 pm

It's trendy?

i only know 2 other buddhists

i may not be the most well versed in buddhist beliefs
but the basics of what i do know
i believe in

i plan to go to a shrine around here to learn more
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