Jordans trip to the Buddhist Temple 😊 Beautiful serene place, amazing architecture, very majestic in its surroundings.. While largely an Eastern religion, it is becoming increasingly popular and influential in the Western world.. It is a unique world religion in its own right, though it has much in common with Hinduism in that both teach Karma (cause-and-effect ethics), Maya (the illusory nature of the world), and Samsara (the cycle of reincarnation). Buddhists believe that the ultimate goal in life is to achieve enlightenment as they perceive it.. They summed it up for the kids today with the 3Gs and 4Gs - NO not Vodafone hahaha 😄 3Gs stands for: 📌 Do Good 📌Think Good 📌Say Good 4Gs 📌Give others Joy 📌Give others Hope 📌Give others Confidence 📌Give others Convenience Furthermore, many Buddhists even assert that the dualities of good and evil ultimately break down. Good and evil would be part of maya, the illusory world of sensory reality. The categories of morality are not grand enough to map onto ultimate reality, and enlightened individuals will see that good and evil blur into one. But such a position means that ultimate reality would not be good. It wouldnt be evil either, but then what assurance exists that ultimate reality is even a worthwhile pursuit? 😦 And what grounds would there be for living a morally good life as opposed to an amoral life without regard for moral distinctions, or an inactive life avoiding moral choices as much as possible?😟 If Buddhism asserts that reality is not ultimately personal and the distinctions between good and evil are not actually real, then Buddhism does not have a true foundation for ethics.. 💒 Christianity, on the other hand, can point to the character of God as personally founding morality and providing a basis to distinguish good from evil.. When I asked how the world started, who/what created the universe, they said Buddha is said to have kept silent because in Buddhism there is no beginning and no end. Instead, there is an endless circle of birth and death. 😳 One would have to ask what kind of Being created us to live, endure so much pain and suffering, and then die over and over again? 😕 It may cause one to contemplate, what is the point, why bother? 💒 Christians know that God sent His Son to die for us, one time, so that we do not have to suffer for an eternity. He sent His Son to give us the knowledge that we are not alone and that we are loved. 😚 Christians know there is more to life than suffering, and dying, but it has now been revealed through the appearing of our Saviour, Christ Jesus, who has destroyed death and has brought life and immortality to light through the gospel (2 Timothy 1:10). Buddhism teaches that Nirvana is the highest state of being, a state of pure being, and it is achieved by means relative to the individual. Nirvana defies rational explanation and logical ordering and therefore cannot be taught, only realized. 😓 💒 Jesus teaching on heaven, in contrast, was quite specific. He taught us that our physical bodies die but our souls ascend to be with Him in heaven (Mark 12:25). 📖 The Buddha taught that people do not have individual souls, for the individual self or ego is an illusion.😩 For Buddhists there is no merciful Father in heaven who sent His Son to die for our souls, for our salvation, to provide the way for us to reach His glory.. #ifyoudontknowwhatyoustandforyouwillfallforanything
Posted on: Fri, 06 Jun 2014 01:50:05 +0000
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