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Originally posted by FabianFnasSo basically what are your ethics?
Don't really know too much about that.
It's actually not important for me to find out either.
Originally posted by FabianFnasOh I asked you about your ethics because I wanted too to know if the Buddhist ethics and yours overlap or not;
Ethics is a very complex thing to explain in such a forum as this. Sorry, cannot answer this question.
Break down the question, and I'll see if I can answer.
Originally posted by black beetleWell, in some extent, and in some extent not.
Oh I asked you about your ethics because I wanted too to know if the Buddhist ethics and yours overlap or not;
Originally posted by PalynkaThe original post was if Buddhism is evil not if it was an ideology, it sounds like a putdown of Buddhism by a christian to me.
Your simple-mindedness never ceases to astound me. So you decided to start a rant about religion on a thread about Buddhism and now you say that Buddhism doesn't matter whether it is a religion or not.
Fascinating. I guess you were right. Your..."point"...was off-topic. The question on whether Buddhism can be consider an ideology, however, might not be.
Originally posted by sonhouseHi sonhouse!
The original post was if Buddhism is evil not if it was an ideology, it sounds like a putdown of Buddhism by a christian to me.
Originally posted by epiphinehasokay, point taken... though i hope you can appreciate i was trying to get some of the points across....
You interpretation of Buddhism may be somewhat oversimplified.
There are also the essential elements of Zen awakening and compassion. Direct experience of spiritual realities and the development of altruism are extremely valuable, not only for Buddhists, but for adherents of any other religious creed. It would be a mistake, therefore, to simply disr ism. To deny that wisdom its proper place would be tantamount to denying an aspect of oneself.
Originally posted by FabianFnasAs far as I know, non-violence is a core Buddhist principle. Have you got any stories about acts of terror committed by Buddhist fundamentalists?
Example: I like the anti-violence attitude of Dalai Lama, but this quality is not Buddhistic in general, there are fundamentalists and terrorists in Buddhism too.
Originally posted by FabianFnas"Aum is a composite belief system, which incorporated Asahara's own idiosyncratic interpretations of Yoga along with facets of Buddhism, Christianity and even the writings of Nostradamus."
Aum Shinrikyo movement in Tokyo.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aum_Shinrikyo
Originally posted by Bosse de NageThe Sinhala in Sri Lanka?
"Aum is a composite belief system, which incorporated Asahara's own idiosyncratic interpretations of Yoga along with facets of Buddhism, Christianity and even the writings of Nostradamus."
A loony sect, not a school of Buddhism.
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Originally posted by Bosse de NageStill, in his own mind, based on Buddhism.
"Aum is a composite belief system, which incorporated Asahara's own idiosyncratic interpretations of Yoga along with facets of Buddhism, Christianity and even the writings of Nostradamus."
A loony sect, not a school of Buddhism.
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