What are your favourite Buddhist tales previous from the Siddhartha Gautama? And what is your understanding of them? Fact or Fiction?
Personally mine is about King Padmaka, because of his love for his nation and their well-being. I believe it also shows obviously his compassion vowing to...
(I use to be a JW myself) on the blood 'issue' JW eat meat therefore take blood. Am sure there is a more indepth scripture quote explaining not to eat (take) blood (not in Acts) To me there is no difference if someone eats meat why not take a transfusion-if needed? (meat has blood in it and...
Personally i would say this person is a Christian. Who are we to judge? As long as she claims to be a Christian, she is a Christian. Yet actions speak louder than words.
All that we are is a result of what we have thought: it is founded on our thoughts, it is made up of out thoughts. If a man speaks or acts with an evil thought, pain follows him, as the wheel follows the foot of the ox that draws the carriage.
They who imagine truth in untruth and see untruth...
I'm 100% English and Football is a boring game and yes im from Manchester! The Premiership is awful! Teams paying out millions of pounds for players who don't even want to play for the club ie Rooney.
Football??? you mean American Football......right? i'l just run back away from this. I don't know anything about this game. Never really heard anything about it. Who are the underdogs in this final? i'l root for them :)
JWs see it as a conscious decision. If your going to feel unconfortable-guilty etc... then no. Yet if you feel its appropiate, then yes. Example a Bible student died who regulary attended meetings at the local kingdom hall for a long time, he also attended the memorial and conventions. The...
Im not sure if i'd be happy or disappointed- would i care? i do believe what would matter to me is the nature of this 'god' for example if he brings fire and burns inderviduals for simply not believeing in him. i'd have a grudge obviously, or is he a peaceful and loving deity wanting us to...
If you have broke forum rules with your posts i understand... yet RF is full of information, you can simply read peoples views and take it into account. You do not have to make any posts unless you feel you have something to say with a valid point.
Blessings
Right Speech- Words can save lives and have a massive affect on people lives. Helping explaining things can help others. If we don't have right speech and we lie or have a misunderstanding we can course problems in life for ourselves and others.
Right Action- 1.Not to harm any living being. 2...
Friend Zenzero,
Why am i Buddhist, (to cut the story short) I began seaching for the truth i attended several different types of christian churchs all claiming to be the truth a lot of them being very conservative in their beliefs (im very liberal minded and challenged their views due to my...
As a Buddhist, i don't believe in reincarnation-however i believe in rebirth (to break free and awaken from samsara) Yet can someone please explain how non living creatures such as rocks or a river be part of the karma laws? Thanks
Talking about rocks there is a Buddhist story.... its goes...