Posted by alexandra_k on December 3, 2004, at 0:06:58
In reply to whole (Buddhism) vs incomplete (Christianity)???, posted by smokeymadison on December 2, 2004, at 18:24:46
Hiya.
I think that there are different groups of people (with different beliefs) within Buddism in much the same way that there are different denominations within christianity, and there may be similar differences within other religions - I am not sure.
Some buddists think that Buddah is god
Others say that he was not (and indeed he said that about himself). I think it is tibetan buddism that considers that there isn't a god or a higher power.I think that buddists largely claim that everything is one.
So in a sense there isn't a self and there isnt a chair or a computer or any distinct things at all as everything is one.
But then paradoxes are sources of inspiration and enlightenment.
Maybe it is reflecting on everything being one that results in your finding yourself.
Perhaps you have to lose it in order to find it.Does this make sense?
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