Buddhism in point of fact is the only one something, I do not want to name it like ideology, philosophy, religion or any other creeds that is totally clean of all these labels and dogmas. The Buddha or I say not " the" Buddha for there were not other Buddhas, rose above all ideologies. He was a man of compassion and I do not all him by God.
“Those who seek to satisfy the mind of man by hampering it with ceremonies and music and affecting charity and devotion have lost their original nature””
“If water derives lucidity from stillness, how much more the faculties of the mind! The mind of the sage, being in repose, becomes the mirror of the universe, the speculum of all creation.
Originally Posted by DeafDumbBlind
Let me rephrase what i meant earlier. Man will/have/can use their religion to justify their actions, like claiming someone else's land to be their own because their god said so. For example, the exodus from the bible.
They dont only only use "bible" to "justify actions". They use morals. My morals better than your morals.
Last edited by Hypercrit Htd; 06-20-2008 at 01:29 AM.
a) what do either of your statements have to do with anything, and b) men can steal territories in the name of their country or their culture just as easily as they can in the name of religion. Japan had a huge conquest over the south-pacific in World War 2, and they are predominantly Buddhist, or so I am told (I know they have an idiosyncratic Shinto religion, but it is, I am told less significant than Buddhism). Religion and war can be related, but generally have nothing to do with each other. The French and the English were both Catholic, but that didn't stop them for fighting a war for how long? 116 years?
Since that is out of the way, can we please get back to the topic? Does anyone have a source that agrees with the original post, or is this a rumor?
You just answer your own question. Those country use religion derived moral back up wrong interpretation of religion. Some country use moral alone-they say people immoral so okay to kill them steal land. Again, a judgement on ground of moral.
It not rumor that some Buddhist call religion philosophy.This can easy be found on Google.
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