Atheists: Why haven't most of you gone into Buddhism yet?
No Gods or anything.
Just peace and peace and peaceful peace away from religion!
Wait, I am right in saying that there are no Gods in Buddhism, right? Last time I checked, there wasn't any. Oh, and how is Buddhism a "religion" if there's no God? If It's not a religion, what's it classified as?
...Did I forget the peace? LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
God is for suckers, let's be Buddhists NOW!!! NOW I TELL YOU! I think I'll convert now. What about you?
i don't need Buddhism, just like how i don't need god.
"Wait, I am right in saying that there are no Gods in Buddhism, right? Last time I checked, there wasn't any. Oh, and how is Buddhism a "religion" if there's no God? If It's not a religion, what's it classified as?"
- there could be a god, depending on the branch of Buddhism we're talking about. most of them don't have one, though.
I've tried it before, but I don't believe in karma influencing reincarnation.
It's a very peaceful religion, I agree. And I do yoga and meditation, but I don't believe some of their views.
Buddhism preaches things like nirvana and incarnation. I don't believe in that.
Buddhism isn't just about peace and atheism and if you think so, you're not really Buddhist, and Buddhism IS a religion. You don't need a god to have a religion. Religions are a way of life, not worshiping a god.
I actually did study up on Buddhism and did attend at a temple for a short time. The problem I ran into was that I didn't need to be a Buddhist to get the things that were being offered.
Why? Buddism is still just another religion. Something for weak minded people to hang on to.
Get used to it. When you're dead, you're dead. Ashes to ashes, dust to dust.
1) Yes, there are dozens of gods available to Buddhists--there's no requirement to believe in them though.
2) There are lots of religions that don't have gods. Gods are not a requirement of a religion
3) Yes, Buddhism is a religion, although not all Buddhists are religious.
4) The Sri Lankans, Cambodians, Laotians, Vietnamese, Burmese, Nepalese and Tibetans might have beg to differ on the "Just peace and peace and peaceful peace"
It is intriguing and I do have several Buddhas but I haven't had time to really get into it. A lot of the ideas are interesting. I'm not sure if I can believe the whole reincarnation thing, though.
Buddhists believe that to reach enlightenment a person must live a 100% honest life.... if you fail the first time you become reincarnated as another life...
the Buddhists believe that the founder became the first enlightened spirit... the founder was in fact a prince who gave up everything he has, royalty, comfort, riches, EVERYTHING! to help others.... and this prince was a real person which has evidence behind it...
and on some subject i do sorta agree that reincarnation is possible... but i don't really believe that my dying will put me in a new life.... i just think that my dying would open a chance for other life to exist.... which is sorta true... with too much population resources are used to quickly then can be replenished and eventually leads to extinction of many species.... therefor my dying would provide a chance for other life to live happily...
although i highly lack belief in my becoming a different life
religion by the way is the faith in a system of beliefs... Buddhists have beliefs.....
no, they still believe in Budd (a really fat guy)
http://www.religioustolerance.org/buddhism8.htm this site should clear up the question
sides I'm not you :P
Actually there are lots of gods (Deva's) in Buddhism right from the very beginning. The Pal Canon (the earliest records of the Buddha's teaching) have many appearances of Deva's from the Vedic cosmology that the Buddha adapted. As Buddhism moved into China, Korea, Japan, and other places it also adopted the local deities. Rebirth as a deity is even one of the six possibilities of rebirth (the others being in the hell realms, as a hungry ghost, a fighting demon, an animal, or a human). The thing is, however, that the gods cannot help one become enlightened, they can only provide protection and worldly blessings (even then their powers are limited) and they too are in need of enlightenment. That is why the Buddha is called the Teacher of Gods and Men.
Now it seems to me that atheists could benefit from Buddhism, but most will probably find Buddhism in its pure undiluted form too spiritual for their tastes. The core teachings, however, will probably still make a lot of sense and have a lot of practical value even for those who either disregard the more metaphysical aspects (like the six forms of rebirth and karma extending over many lifetimes) or who regard those things as metaphorical ways of understanding our changing and interdependent cognitive and emotional states here and now. For atheists, some parts of Buddhism may be appealing as a form of cognitive-behavioral therapy and for meditation.
One last thing - authentic Buddhism will challenge atheists to let go of dogmatism, because even holding to anti-theism is an attachment to a conceptual abstraction.
Why when you realize that Buddhism is the largest atheist religion do you post such stuff?
BUDDHISM ? Religious teaching from Buddha and his followers that by destroying greed, hatred and delusion (the cause of all suffering) man can attain perfect enlightenment!
It is plain to see you could learn a lot from Buddhism!
Atheists: Why haven't most of you gone into Buddhism yet?
