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 Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2005 10:08 am
Quote: and judahism has roots in budhhism. Does it? Would you care to develop that statement?
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Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2005 7:36 pm
"The unexamined life is not worth living" ~ Socrates
I know the quote is not buddhist and in fact it is from a philosopher, but I believe it fits. If you happen to chose the religion you were born into verywell, but everyone, sometime in their life, should question everything they believe, and then find their own answers.
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Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 2:31 pm
AssiaYomomato Hypomanic Poet I was raised Baptist, but I am now Wiccan.For years I'd though this religion was for me, but now Im having seciond thoughts, after 6 years of practicing Wicca. sad Well why are you having second thoughts? From what I understand (My two best friends are Pagan/wiccan) Wicca and Paganism are very flexible relgions. So it's not like you have to believe strictly in one thing? Yeah, but the most prominent belief in Wicca, (next to the Wiccan Rede) is that there is a Goddess & God, and I've started to question the presence of Deity. I don't really know If I believe in a higher power anymore.
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Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2005 1:22 pm
AssiaYomomato Anyway..I have a question, and because I didn't want to start a different topic sweatdrop I'm naturally a very, very passionate person when it comes to...well...everything. But it seems to me that Buddhists don't like that, and think one should be more laid back. Is it bad to be passionate? sweatdrop It's not that Buddhists don't love eccentric people. We just believe it is better to take the middle road instead of always being so far right or so far left. No, it isn't a bad thing to be passionate. Although, you may tire yourself out a lot. xd How does Judism have roots in Buddhism? From my understanding, Buddhism has more roots in Hinduism(many know Hiduism as the oldest religion), being the original Buddha was from India. @Everyone: Thanks for the feedback. The Buddhist phylosophy suits me just fine. However, it hasn't killed my interest in other religions. surprised I find other religious stories very interesting. 3nodding
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Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2005 1:52 pm
Aeceaus Darkblade "The unexamined life is not worth living" ~ Socrates I know the quote is not buddhist and in fact it is from a philosopher, but I believe it fits. If you happen to chose the religion you were born into verywell, but everyone, sometime in their life, should question everything they believe, and then find their own answers. *nod nod* I agree. I was born into an Italian Roman Cathlic family. My mom found a book on buddism, and found that our family acted more as if we were buddist. sweatdrop I got yelled at by the pasture for asking him a question he refused to answer. I forget what I said, but I remember how mad he got. he said something like, "If you're faith is that weak, then you don't need to come to church! You have D***ed your family!" sad I was only 3 years old, so we stoped going to church. Buddism seemed nicer, and it answered more questions for me. Though I've never suffered as my parents have, suffering hurts me when I see it. sweatdrop Aww! I've gone all depressing! *is stopping now* I talk too much! SORRY!
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Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2005 10:07 am
I think it's better to find it.
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Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2005 7:18 pm
Rin Solaris I honestly can't think of any pros or cons. Simply because, if we're all reborn until we attain Enlightenment, then it doesn't really matter if you're born into Buddhism, or you find it. I completley agree. I converted to Buddhism more than a year ago, and it was the best choice I have ever made in my life. I am a much more happy and secure person now that I learned some of the dharma and Shakyamuni Buddha's teachings.
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Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2005 10:41 am
The only thing I've found with being born into a religion is that a lot of people will follow that religion and not give it a thought of if its right for them. Their family is that religion wether it be Christianity, Buddhist, Jewish, Islamic, or any other religion. For 13-14 years, I considered myself a Christian even though I didn't go to church, I thought myself to be a Christian. This was because my parents were Christian and told me stories from a Christian point of view so what else was I supposed to believe in? I find that if you are told for 18 years that your religion is the right religion and the only religion, then you are going to believe that and not think, "Is this truley what I want?" It just might be what you want but if you don't consider the possibility of another possibility of a religion and giving it a chance to be the right one for YOU rather then the right one period, then you'll never find out. No on really knows what the "right" religion is until we are dead and then its to late to say that there is a God and Jesus Christ or no Jesus Christ or there is a Buddah so on and so on down the list. Personally, I think the "right" religion is the one that you believe in. If you believe that there is a heaven with a God and Jesus Christ, I think that whatever you think will happen when you die will happen. If you are a Buddhist, when you die, whatever happens when you die will happen.
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Posted: Sat May 21, 2005 5:11 pm
Even if a person is born into a family that practices a certain religion, at some point the person has to ask, "Is this how *I* really feel? Is this what I truly believe, family or not?"
I'm not even sure I believe in strong divisions and specific categories any more. Yes, some people are hard-core Baptists or Orthodox Jews or something, but I think I just try to stay in tune with what I perceive God to be. It's like there is this source of truth and love out there that I sense, and anything I can learn that will help me understand it better and help me treat other beings and the planet better, that's what I want to learn.
One's belief system need not fit into a pre-set structure, that's my feeling. I find like-minded hearts and spirits in different faiths. There are several people I know I can call on for prayers, and they ask me to pray too. They include a Buddhist, a Jew, a Muslim, two Wiccans, and a buncha Christians. I have a feeling we all might be focusing on the same thing when we pray.
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Posted: Tue May 31, 2005 8:25 am
I think maybe you should explore a bit. Look at differenct religions, look up info on the internet, read books, and talk to people of different religions. At least, that's how I cam to Buddhism. I was born Christian and for awhile I called myself Christian. Then I did the classic questions, "Am I really Christian. Is this really what I want? Is this really doing anything for me?" I realized it wasn't right for me and I moved on. I looked into different religions, Atheism, Wicca, and Buddhism. I realized that I was a Buddhist all along without realizing it. I believed in the basic principals of Buddhism and then just ran with it. That's my suggestion. You can stay Buddhist if you realize that's what you really believe and does work for you or you may realize there is something else that works better. It all depends on you and how you view the world and yourself.
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Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2005 12:34 pm
I personally wish I was born into a Buddhist family, because my family is really conservative Christian and won't accept my decision to convert. However, it might be better to find a religion for yourself because it makes it feel more like your own practice, and less like something you do for your parents.
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Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2005 10:46 pm
fuyu_no_hana I personally wish I was born into a Buddhist family, because my family is really conservative Christian and won't accept my decision to convert. However, it might be better to find a religion for yourself because it makes it feel more like your own practice, and less like something you do for your parents. Well, Buddhism is more of a philosophy than a religion and philosophy can be practised in any religion in the world ... mrgreen unless you are a member of an evil cult that says killing and torturing stuff is good and rational thinking and doing good is bad ... ha ...
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Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 8:05 pm
Being born in a in religion seems to be like more of a tradition of culture and costoms versus a personal decision to follow a particular faith. But with growing up around a particaular religion, you either realized you have these values and morals that you just accept because your family does or you define yourself by your families religion but dun't really give two cents about it. So like, I found myself in the first catagory and chose to do some exploring... But like a couple of my friends that grew up with Buddhism and idenifty themselves as but know less than I do about it. So I kinda think that individuals can't truly value or appriecate religion in any its forms unless they see a real need for it or they have really suffered... ninja
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Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 9:51 am
Coming from a very loosely Christian family, my parents urged me to explore my *own* religion. They never thought I would jump into paganism however. wink After picking bits of this and bits of that...never calling myself Wiccan....I came across a friend who was studying Buddhism. We started to study our dharma together and eventually took refuge together. The most interesting thing about Buddhism to me is that it is a form of philosophy and I still can practice my pagan beliefs while being aware of the suffering and compassion around me. I have definitely become a better paerson for it.
The point of all this rambling is that I think you have to get out and explore what's out there to get the best impact of the religion. If you are born into it you just go with the flow and don't really delve into the mystery of it.
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Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2005 10:32 am
I was born into christianity and oneday I started learning how to meditate, and one day while I was meditating I relized that god was false and so was everything I was being taught. About a few weeks I go I statrted looking into Buddhism and it made sense no matter how I looked at it. And all of my family thinks that I am crazy and none of them understand me.
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