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Permalink Reply by Kris Feenstra on September 30, 2011 at 1:27pm

the breaking of this worldly cycle... again quite christian in its romanticising the other side of this world...

 

This is a bit of a reach. This is, in part, because timelines would probably render the statement the other way around, but mostly because Buddhist Nirvana and a Christian afterlife bear almost no resemblance to each other beyond, perhaps, a few cosmetic details.

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Permalink Reply by Param K on September 30, 2011 at 4:41pm

I agree with what Kris said...

 

I'm not trying to talk about all of Buddhism, I'm just talking about some specific teachings, like the Four Noble Truths, and the Eightfold path...

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Permalink Reply by Ayushi Singh on October 1, 2011 at 6:25am

yeah i think i went into a different zone altogether.. i guess adopting from the philosophies of the more progressive religions/cults etc may bring answers for the quest of life... 

about the nirvana and afterlife.. i only seem to draw parallels in the desirability of the post in both cases.. as though the present life is not enough to celebrate 

Permalink Reply by Ashik Ibrahim on October 1, 2011 at 6:32am

Yes, I certainly take as much of the Buddhist philosophy as I can and try to live it. It is hard, harder than being able to pray my wrong away, but Buddhism and T(D)aoism are great philosophies that can coexist with a lack of belief in the supernatural.  

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Permalink Reply by Param K on October 1, 2011 at 6:45am

exactly! and, what little superstition there is can be easily ignored!

 

Ayushi, I don't believe in reincarnation, so I haven't even contemplated the Buddhist version of the afterlife. If done correctly, Buddhism is life a buffet, you choose what you want, and ignore what you don't want.

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