Basics Of Meditation
Buddhism…..is Buddhism considered a religion?
IS Buddhism a religion? If you are a practicing Buddhist and hold down a job, how could you help me practice also? How would you go about trying to convert me? What are the pro’s and cons? I’ve only just started reading the basics but i somehow get lost & slightly confused (duh!) Are there any good web-sites that would help me practice for e.g. meditation or prayer? There is a temple in my city but i work at night and i find the times of the temple too hard to manage.
yes, it is technically classed as a religion but maybe also a philosphy as there is no god or maybe way of life
pros about buddhism:
no god to worship, the buddha wants to be treaten as an equal
it teaches to respect everyone elses opinion rather then with other religions saying they are the ONLY religion
it helps you become one with nature and become happy
meditation (fun)
no silly books you have to read, you just have to know the stories
no holy war
cons about buddhism:
you have to give up things that you don’t need and basically give up all desierables…
the monks are selfish because they dont want anything and then demand it off the people. (but at least it isn’t like the catholic church that demand money off people)
no eating meat
free choice of clothes (muslim women)
it is a religion that actually split off, along with judism and another one from the much earlier religion of muslim or something like that…
buddha – the person(s) who founded the religion (Siddhārtha Gautama 563- 483 BCE)He refuted the idea of man’s having an immortal soul and did not preach of any Supreme Deity. Instead he taught that man should seek freedom from greed, hatred and delusion, and enlightenment through realizing the Four Noble Truths and following the Eightfold Path.
buddhism – the religion itself founded 2500 years ago which originated in India or burma.. people aren’t sure
buddhist – the believer.
the Four Noble Truths -The first teaching given by Buddha Shakyamuni: the truth of suffering, the cause of suffering, the cessation of suffering, and the path to cessation of suffering.
the Eightfold Path- The Noble Eightfold Path, according to Buddhism and as taught by Gautama Buddha, is the way to the cessation of suffering, the fourth part of the Four Noble Truths. It is summarized into three important categories: wisdom (pañña), virtue (sila), and concentration (samadhi). it looks like a wheel
you probably know the story of the buddha, how he was a prince and was shielded from pain and then he saw death, age and illness and become all anarchist and ran off and started meditating under the special tree
you don’t really need to practice anything, there are no specific prayers but if you want you can do meditation which is so cool and its good because you don’t have to change a room or anything like you would have to with a lot of religions to turn them into shrines.
convert? i’m not a buddhist, but there are loads of good points there, wouldn’t you like to be happy but not have to spend much money?
well you can ask them to open it at a reasonable time for you to go to the temple, but its not like you have to stay there all day.
the temples are very cool, they are very simple and have “sand pits” which basically you rake and rake and rake patterns into the and and it releases negative energy and it shows what sort of person you are!
they also believe in karma.. which is cool! what goes around comes around! but in more depth… and you turn into an animal if your bad
main philosophy – about greed and pain so thats how it was founded
go on the website no 1 for mediation
2 and 3 = fesitivals(3 is bbc and more detailed)
4 and 5 – eightfoldpath
Learning the basics of compassion meditation
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