Dalai Lama: Conflicting Philosophies of World Religions, page 1

youtu.be...

It saddens me to see constant bickering between religions, or non-religious people attacking religion. It's more wise to understand that diversity of religion is as vital as diversity of other things, philosophy, etc.. We need that diversity, because despite how outwardly different we are, we are all inherently the same thing.

lol what about buddhism it self though ? That's just another branch of the same thing.

Its great for meditation and what not , but w hen you bring in buddha and enlightenment , you've done the same thing as religion . Promise something that nobody can seem to achieve .

here is a great example.




"Traditionally, the Dalai Lama is thought of as the latest reincarnation of a series of spiritual leaders who have chosen to be reborn in order to enlighten others"

lol , give me a break. What we need is a true neutral philosophy , buddism is trying to go for that . But its not fooling me

People dedicate their lives to reach enlightenment only to fail , then on their dying beds , they say "well maybe i didn't try hard enough "

to much trickery

Dalai Lama is a conflicting philosophy him self. Walking around being idolized and he loving it.

reply to post by clemo

---

Religion is how YOU want to live life

That seems to be an unusual definition for "Religion." I must be misunderstanding you. That would make selfishness a religion, or risk-taking a religion. Could you put your definition a little differently, I'm not clear on this one.

As far as ignoring anyone, shouldn't you wait to hear what they have to say, first? What's the saying? "Even a stopped clock tells the right time twice a day." Why not consider his ideas?

reply to post by ManjushriPrajna

---

tis sad, reminds me of the red dwarf episode where the evolved cats argue over weather a hat is blue or red.

reply to post by AnotherHumanBeing

---

I remember that. Both sides killed themselves off except for Cat and that old man.

reply to post by ManjushriPrajna

---

i'll star and flag
this thread as the call for respect and tolerance it is.

that said the dalai lama with all the respect he deserves

as a human being;

is technically a God-King
thus, he's in a sense, part of the problem.

when a human being is raised or elevates him/herself as a god over others
the rest of us are degraded to something less than human.

this is a major problem with christianity as well.
reply to post by seedofchucky

---

Originally posted by seedofchucky
lol what about buddhism it self though ? That's just another branch of the same thing.

Its great for meditation and what not , but w hen you bring in buddha and enlightenment , you've done the same thing as religion . Promise something that nobody can seem to achieve .

"Traditionally, the Dalai Lama is thought of as the latest reincarnation of a series of spiritual leaders who have chosen to be reborn in order to enlighten others"

lol , give me a break. What we need is a true neutral philosophy , buddism is trying to go for that . But its not fooling me

People dedicate their lives to reach enlightenment only to fail , then on their dying beds , they say "well maybe i didn't try hard enough "

to much trickery

Dalai Lama is a conflicting philosophy him self. Walking around being idolized and he loving it.

hiya chucky, as you can see we're mostly in agreement

however you need to look into buddhism a bit deeper
the "neutral philosophy" you're talking about/seeking can be found both in the Zen School and in Buddhisms original form as taught by Siddartha Gautama

both are atheistic [no gods, no buddhas]

indeed, Siddarthas last words were:

"Seek thine own Salvation with diligence"

all other schools incorporate stuff from other belief systems

the Theravada school has a cosmology more complicated than any others

reply to post by JoshNorton

---

I wasn't referring to some in particular. The Daily Lama one made me laugh.

reply to post by DerepentLEstranger

---

in Buddhisms original form as taught by Siddartha Gautama

I am not a fan of Gautama , he is an indirect idol to the buddists , just like the dalali lama is . But they won't admit that . Because of denial of course.

Gautama spewed alot of nonsense , that many of his followers now try and practice and recreate. But it doesn't exist. Nobody has reached the levels he "claimed" to have.

Its great for meditation , its great philosophy but you can do buddism without the budda. If you really want to be a neutral philosophy . But they worship him and say we don't like hippocrates.

both are atheistic [no gods, no buddhas]

case and point.

indeed, Siddarthas last words were:

It should've been , my nutrient starved body during mediation , caused a cocktail of chemicals in my brain to give me the illusion of enlightenment , so if you wanna get to where i was at and free your self from the cycle , take some DMT Cuz meditation doesn't get you that far :p , but i'll pretend it does , so i 'll have generation after generation trying to reach a level of conscienness that doesn't exisit . Then when you can't reach it , then you know you didn't try hard enough!

reply to post by seedofchucky

---

If they think trying hard is going to help them become enlightened then they've probably been doing it all wrong from the beginning. Practice doesn't make perfect. Perfect practice makes perfect.

Do you feel this way too?
  Posted 8 days ago with 64 member flags

Fibonacci Numbers, Phi, and the Venus/Earth Relation
  Posted 5 days ago with 57 member flags

The Truth about "New Agers"
  Posted 16 days ago with 36 member flags

Evolution happens. That\'s a fact.
  Posted 8 days ago with 28 member flags

An amazingingly insightful video that everyone should see - Culture of today...
  Posted 18 days ago with 25 member flags

Spirit Animal Guides Mine is Raven, what is yours?
  Posted 1 days ago with 24 member flags

Solar Eclipse (Images from around the world) and Pleiadian Alignment – May 20th
  Posted 9 days ago with 23 member flags

If you could be anything what would you be?
  Posted 6 days ago with 17 member flags

Newest topics, updated in real-time:

Newest topics getting flags, in real-time:

Newest topics getting replies, in real-time: