laidbackperson
Don't worry, Be Happy

Thanks so much. It feels good knowing that there is someone out there who will always wish me a happy birthday. Haha

Yo, dude, how are you? I am trying to write more – to better energize that side of the brain. Keep a watchful eye…
//lizbeth

yes you are right and i understand it as well. i beleive Prohpet is the most intelligent person of his era. when i read Muhammad teachings! i beleive now that he is the most intelligent person of all eras. Even for Him Lord says that you can only tell them you cannot give the way. I give the way. Suggestions/arugments give benefits to those who listen/think/learn. mind's logical end is Lord. one cannot fill the water in sealed jug. Lord says in quran that He has sealed their hearts due to their acts they will not come to faith. yes you can read my posts in philosophical and religious text. i missed you as i noticed you came back after a long time. is everything ok with you and ur family? May Lord turn ur fears and problems into peace n ease.
Usman

Yeah, everything is good now with us.

Hi, how are you?

Thanks for the kind note in my blog.

No worries.

I'm perhaps not the best person to ask such a technical question. Don't treat my thoughts as the final word on it.

Paul

Part 2

As for the idea of a creator God due to reincarnation, a friend actually pointed out to me that due to the law of Karma which determines who is reborn according to the ripening of their good or bad karma at the time, then God is a redundant idea. Time is regarded as beginningless, as are sentient beings.

I'll have a look for an account of The Buddha's Enlightenment online.

Paul

Hi Laidback,

I wouldn't day that he believed in one God. Gods are part of the Buddhist worldview. They too are subject to reincarnation, and anyone with enough good Karma can become a God. The point is that although they enjoy bliss for a very long time, they are still in the end subject to suffering.

The other thought I had was that politically, declaring that no- there is no creator god, and it becoming an article of Buddhism would put Buddhism in a dificult position. The Bamyan Buddhas in Afghanistan were blown up fairly recently by the Taliban as infidel icons for example. Buddhism has to exist in a world of theistic religions. Having said that, I'm not trying to second guess The Buddha. These are only my thoughts.

What is in the teachings is a complete focus upon the present problem - how to get out of Samsara. The classical image is that if a man has been poisoned, you don't ask questions like, where did the poison come from, who made it etc. You find an antidote. That's why there is no emphasis upon a creator myth. Certainly there is no recourse to a God in following the path to Enlightenment.

I'm not sure if my thoughts will satisfy your question. I don't mind you asking more if you want.

Thanks for posting again.

Paul

(I had the too long message problem too).