Taoism, Hinduism, Buddhism how do I find out more conscisely?
The Viki articles are overwhelming. How can I find a more succinct version and more detail of what I would have to adhere to and believe in in these religions.
Do Sikhs have to wear turbans?
Is ti compulsory not to cut your hair?
there seems to be a distance factor and your loosing your grasp on my karma stuff
seems to be a level rise emerging
i just spotted daycare hurray
(Mab this is something I'm not aware of) 7:40 am may 25/09 ch 46 = level rise - style by jury - shoes under 1-800-709-6990 ch 2 - going to work - trade (coffee)
Perform random acts of kindness Lead a blameless life and Your Karma will take care of the rest once the causal conditions are favorable You can't learn from a book or by asking such questions on the net Has to come from within
That's a big request I'm afraid. For while the basic message of something like Buddhism is simple, how people interpret it and practice it in their daily lives varies considerably. But I'll do what I can.
The Buddha's message (realization) was that the dissatisfaction we feel about our lives is due to wanting things to be different or through having ideas about how life should be. If we could only learn to see life 'as it is' we could live happily, free from anxieties and 'suffering'. And the key to 'seeing' is meditation. Beyond that, the form of this meditation and what ritual or details are added to the 'message' varies.
Philosophical Taoism (the kind I practice at least) says that there is a ?pattern?, a ?flow? to the Universe. We can see this in the changing of the seasons, the natural rhythms of the world. Taoism stresses the ?natural?, things being as they are meant to be. Taoists believe that we can harmonize ourselves with the Universe, the Tao, our lives will go more smoothly than if we act against it.
Taoists are not big on scripture. They believe that instinct, common sense, ?following one?s heart? are more effective ways of living than trying to follow a set of rules. In fact Taoists say that the Tao itself is beyond description. Beyond understanding even. Hence Taoist texts tend to be poetic, giving a flavor of Tao rather than trying to pin it down. The Tao Te Ching is the best known of these.
Taoists believe in living with compassion, simply, modestly. They are not big on standing out or being ?part? of something. The Taoist ideal is to live to ones heart.
Hinduism, can't help I'm afraid. Turbans? One of the five symbols of Sikhism is not to cut your hair. So as I understand it a turban is not essential, but for convenience. Sikh women for example do not wear a turban.
(Maybe best to split your questions in future? You'll get more out of them that way I find). And good luck in your search.
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Taoism isn't well-known to me, but Hinduism Today has a website and magazines by the same name, and Buddhism Buddhanet.net is a website that gives you the basics of all forms of Buddhism so you can find what works for you the best.
Taoism
The path that can be spoken, is not the eternal path;
The name that can be named, is not the eternal name;
Buddhism
All phenomena is like a dream, illusion, bubble, image;
Like a dew drop, and like lightning;
One should view these like the enlightened one.
Taoism and Buddhism share core similarity;
The nirvana that can be spoken, is not the eternal nirvana
The merits that can be named as merits, are not eternal merits
for all phenomena is like a dream, illusion, bubble, image;
like a dew drop, and like lightning;
one should view these like the enlightened one;
and with a single true understanding of enlightenment, all masses of beings are the enlightened one.
and with a single misunderstanding of enlightenment, the enlightened one is but a mere mortal among the masses of beings.
Sikhs - Yes, as part of their religious attire, one does not have to cut his or her hair and adhere to certain principles that complete the personal outlook. However there are as many Sikhs out there that do not fully practice these so called principles that are limited to exterior identity . Its more about connecting with the what the 'Sikhs Gurus' have concise in the 'Granth' - the holy book. The identity of Sikhs did not come into effect atoll the 10Th Guru made those identity principles as 'Sikh Trademark'.
Taoism, Hinduism, Buddhism how do I find out more conscisely?
