What is considered "spiritual"?

Originally posted by Deetermined
Can Buddhism be considered spiritual? In my opinion, it's considered more of a philosophy, since it focuses more on thoughts than an actual separate spiritual life.

In this post it says that Buddhists focus on thoughts - what are thoughts made of?

Originally posted by NiNjABackflip
reply to post by Itisnowagain

 

The Buddha knows nothing and nothing is spirit.

You seem to be dancing around the bush with your strange "nothing", assuming wrongly that we know what you're talking about. Does this statement have any meaning? Or are you saying Buddha is nothing and spirit is nothing?

I do not assume you know what I am talking about.

reply to post by Itisnowagain


LOL! I like the name of your video, "A Buddha Will Be Misunderstood" (and for good reason). It's like playing, "Who's on first"?!

reply to post by Itisnowagain


Then why aren't you making yourself understandable? You are saying things are nothings, when the opposite of the case is true.

aahhahaha

mischievous itisnowagain..

nothing does not exist
nothing is something
i know nothing
i know something is there where there is nothing
nothing exists
nothing is nothing

hahaha naughty naughty. i await to see who gets to wrap their mind around it first.

there is no nothing. knowing nothing is to know that it is not nothing. w00t

Originally posted by NiNjABackflip
reply to post by Itisnowagain

 

Then why aren't you making yourself understandable? You are saying things are nothings, when the opposite of the case is true.

Because a Buddha will always be misunderstood - watch the video.

Here is part two.

The first line is -
Your society teaches you to be blind because the society needs blind people because they make good slaves.

Originally posted by filledcup
aahhahaha

mischievous itisnowagain..

nothing does not exist
nothing is something
i know nothing
i know something is there where there is nothing
nothing exists
nothing is nothing

hahaha naughty naughty. i await to see who gets to wrap their mind around it first.

there is no nothing. knowing nothing is to know that it is not nothing. w00t

It is nothing appearing - it appears but is never a 'thing'.
What it is cannot be put into words.

Originally posted by Itisnowagain

Originally posted by NiNjABackflip
reply to post by Itisnowagain

 

Then why aren't you making yourself understandable? You are saying things are nothings, when the opposite of the case is true.

Because a Buddha will always be misunderstood - watch the video.

lol it is so simple. perspective is the double edged sword. how can opposing perspectives be true they ask. the answer is for the same reason a sentence can have more than one meaning depending on how u look at it.

nothing is nothing perspective one.. nothing is nothing

nothing is nothing perspective 2.. there is nothing that is nothing

in effect, there is no nothing

nothing doesnt exist

muhahahaha i love it.

Originally posted by filledcup

Originally posted by Itisnowagain

Originally posted by NiNjABackflip
reply to post by Itisnowagain

 

Then why aren't you making yourself understandable? You are saying things are nothings, when the opposite of the case is true.

Because a Buddha will always be misunderstood - watch the video.

lol it is so simple. perspective is the double edged sword. how can opposing perspectives be true they ask.

Who are 'they'?

nothing is real

nothing exists

nothing is something that isnt nothing

rofl. this why some ppl equate God with being Satan wearing a mask. no kidding the riddle and puzzle is a bastard of a trick lmao

reply to post by Itisnowagain


the ones on the thread and others who cant perceive what ur trying to tell them.

reply to post by Itisnowagain

Because a Buddha will always be misunderstood - watch the video.

The first line is -
Your society teaches you to be blind because the society needs blind people because they make good slaves.

There is no way to make sense of what you're getting at. You have derailed the thread.

reply to post by Itisnowagain

Who are 'they'?

LOL! See what happens when you focus on semantics?

reply to post by filledcup

the ones on the thread and others who cant perceive what ur trying to tell them.

It's easy to perceive. He said it many times himself, what he is trying to tell us is absolutely nothing.

Originally posted by NiNjABackflip
reply to post by Itisnowagain

 

Because a Buddha will always be misunderstood - watch the video.

The first line is -
Your society teaches you to be blind because the society needs blind people because they make good slaves.

There is no way to make sense of what you're getting at. You have derailed the thread.

well try to see if u can make sense of what i have said. its the same thing.

i know nothing.. lol

Originally posted by NiNjABackflip
reply to post by Itisnowagain

 

Because a Buddha will always be misunderstood - watch the video.

The first line is -
Your society teaches you to be blind because the society needs blind people because they make good slaves.

There is no way to make sense of what you're getting at. You have derailed the thread.

When speaking of nothing - one is saying what one considers spiritual.
How exactly am I derailing the thread??

Originally posted by NiNjABackflip
reply to post by filledcup

 

the ones on the thread and others who cant perceive what ur trying to tell them.

It's easy to perceive. He said it many times himself, what he is trying to tell us is absolutely nothing.

havent u learned that there is nothing that is absolutely nothing?

place a diamond in front of a blind man and ask him what he sees. he will reply that he sees nothing.

place the diamond in front of a man who sees and he will see the diamond.

but the blind man will continually argue with him that there is nothing there.

if i wanted to see what was behind a stone wall with my eyes i may have great difficulty. and someone asks me what is behind the wall.. i will say.. nothing.

but someone with sonar/xray equipment who has the eyes to see will see that behind the wall contains a room.

who is lying? me? or the sonar/xray equipment?

reply to post by Itisnowagain


I apologize. I thought you were talking about nothing. But now you are talking about spirituality. Two different concepts. I wasn't sure you were saying they are one in the same.

reply to post by filledcup


Do you concern yourself with "nothing" in your day to day life? Why are you doing it now?

Originally posted by NiNjABackflip
reply to post by Itisnowagain

 

I apologize. I thought you were talking about nothing. But now you are talking about spirituality. Two different concepts. I wasn't sure you were saying they are one in the same.

To you 'nothing' is a concept.
Is there any 'thing' that is not a concept?

What do all concepts arise and subside in?