Do you have a faith?

[Hiro]

,Nov 28 2010, 01:28:52 PM]

,Nov 28 2010, 01:01:22 PM]

Buddhism )

*high five*

Same here.

Summer vacation filled with meditating = <3

I love celebrating Christmas for the sake of family and presents rather than religiousness.

What about Winter Vacation filled with fasting?

I don't do it for the religiousness. I hate religions, i just want to achieve what Buddha did.

And also, i hate fasting D:

 

[Marcus]

,Nov 28 2010, 01:28:52 PM]

,Nov 28 2010, 01:01:22 PM]
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Summer vacation filled with meditating = <3

I love celebrating Christmas for the sake of family and presents rather than religiousness.

What about Winter Vacation filled with fasting?

I don't do it for the religiousness. I hate religions, i just want to achieve what Buddha did.

And also, i hate fasting D:

Interesting. What do you believe Enlightenment is exactly? Do you believe in all that 'seeing life in another light' talk, or does it mean something else to you? Buddhism has always intrigued me, because different Buddhists have different views on what Enlightenment involves exactly.

 

[[Nook]]

,Nov 28 2010, 01:28:52 PM]

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I love celebrating Christmas for the sake of family and presents rather than religiousness.

What about Winter Vacation filled with fasting?

I don't do it for the religiousness. I hate religions, i just want to achieve what Buddha did.

And also, i hate fasting D:

Interesting. What do you believe Enlightenment is exactly? Do you believe in all that 'seeing life in another light' talk, or does it mean something else to you? Buddhism has always intrigued me, because different Buddhists have different views on what Enlightenment involves exactly.

Even I have no idea.

 

[Slickyrider]

Marcus, I agree with your astute standpoint.

At the end of Radiata Stories, a game for the PS2, one of the main characters says something rather profound before leaving Radiata City to find his father. Something along the lines of, "...Perhaps it is because human life is so short, that we are able to love other people, and have such great conviction about it."

Throughout the game, the silver dragon(no spoilers, for any other human being that has played this awesome game) makes several remarks, how "humanity builds up its tower, time and time again, only to have it toppled by dragons." Dragons, of course, symbolizing the end of humanity.

 

[[Nook]]

Marcus, I agree with your astute standpoint.

At the end of Radiata Stories, a game for the PS2, one of the main characters says something rather profound before leaving Radiata City to find his father. Something along the lines of, "...Perhaps it is because human life is so short, that we are able to love other people, and have such great conviction about it."

Throughout the game, the silver dragon(no spoilers, for any other human being that has played this awesome game) makes several remarks, how "humanity builds up its tower, time and time again, only to have it toppled by dragons." Dragons, of course, symbolizing the end of humanity.

Video games teach so much. =D

 

[Slickyrider]

,Nov 28 2010, 02:09:51 PM]

Marcus, I agree with your astute standpoint.

At the end of Radiata Stories, a game for the PS2, one of the main characters says something rather profound before leaving Radiata City to find his father. Something along the lines of, "...Perhaps it is because human life is so short, that we are able to love other people, and have such great conviction about it."

Throughout the game, the silver dragon(no spoilers, for any other human being that has played this awesome game) makes several remarks, how "humanity builds up its tower, time and time again, only to have it toppled by dragons." Dragons, of course, symbolizing the end of humanity.

Video games teach so much. =D

*high five*

The game is rated T, but it really is intended for players more mature than the average 13 year old.

 

[Bacon Boy]

I'm astounded! A rather profound discussion about views of religions on TBT. Maybe it was a good thing that I forgot to make this a poll only thread.

 

[TheYoshiGamer]

Yes, because I believe in aliens.

 

[Megamannt125]

There is no meaning of life. And there is no 'greater existence/thing'. We are here by pure coincidence and an incomprehensibly unlikely set of chain reactions, and we will not be here forever.

There is a meaning of life. The meaning of life is to live.
Also, I could be wrong, but i'm pretty sure that being enlightened means having your mind open, your mind cleared, losing the desire of earthly possesions, and coming at total and complete peace within yourself.

 

[Psychonaut]

There is no meaning of life. And there is no 'greater existence/thing'. We are here by pure coincidence and an incomprehensibly unlikely set of chain reactions, and we will not be here forever.

There is a meaning of life. The meaning of life is to live.
Also, I could be wrong, but i'm pretty sure that being enlightened means having your mind open, your mind cleared, losing the desire of earthly possesions, and coming at total and complete peace within yourself.

no, the meaning of life is to annoy the piss out of other people.

or yeah, maybe just to live. that sounds good.

 

[[Nook]]

There is no meaning of life. And there is no 'greater existence/thing'. We are here by pure coincidence and an incomprehensibly unlikely set of chain reactions, and we will not be here forever.

There is a meaning of life. The meaning of life is to live.
Also, I could be wrong, but i'm pretty sure that being enlightened means having your mind open, your mind cleared, losing the desire of earthly possesions, and coming at total and complete peace within yourself.

no, the meaning of life is to annoy the piss out of other people.

or yeah, maybe just to live. that sounds good.

The meaning of life is to live life to the fullest.

I like that one.

 

[Deleted User]

I'm kinda losing my faith everyday. I need to see some miracles happen, you know?

 

[Marcus]

There is no meaning of life. And there is no 'greater existence/thing'. We are here by pure coincidence and an incomprehensibly unlikely set of chain reactions, and we will not be here forever.

There is a meaning of life. The meaning of life is to live.
Also, I could be wrong, but i'm pretty sure that being enlightened means having your mind open, your mind cleared, losing the desire of earthly possesions, and coming at total and complete peace within yourself.

Well you see that's what I mean. There is no set definition of 'Enlightenment', everyone thinks of it as a slightly different "zone", or mindset. That is what intrigues me about it, and the Buddhist religion itself.

 

[Bacon Boy]

I'm kinda losing my faith everyday. I need to see some miracles happen, you know?

Not all miracles have to be big things, ya know.

 

[[Nook]]

I'm kinda losing my faith everyday. I need to see some miracles happen, you know?

Not all miracles have to be big things, ya know.

And miracles don't mean anything unless miracles keep happening repeatedly.
If one happens every two or so months, then no, it doesn't mean anything.

But if, one day you bend down and find a bag of chips, then the next day, you find a candy bar, and then you keep finding unhealthy food for about two weeks. That means that the miracles mean something.

 

[Sporge27]

There is no meaning of life. And there is no 'greater existence/thing'. We are here by pure coincidence and an incomprehensibly unlikely set of chain reactions, and we will not be here forever.

There is a meaning of life. The meaning of life is to live.
Also, I could be wrong, but i'm pretty sure that being enlightened means having your mind open, your mind cleared, losing the desire of earthly possesions, and coming at total and complete peace within yourself.

Ah I see you ascribe to Tautology.

Enlightenment very well could be viewed as self-actualization. If you've ever looked up Maslow's hierarchy of needs it describes it fairly well. It is the top of his pyramid, beyond needs both physical and mental. I think I've felt that before at least though only a few brief times, it can have a profound effect.

Wiki for hiearchy

 

[Bacon Boy]

,Nov 28 2010, 03:42:02 PM]

I'm kinda losing my faith everyday. I need to see some miracles happen, you know?

Not all miracles have to be big things, ya know.

And miracles don't mean anything unless miracles keep happening repeatedly.
If one happens every two or so months, then no, it doesn't mean anything.

But if, one day you bend down and find a bag of chips, then the next day, you find a candy bar, and then you keep finding unhealthy food for about two weeks. That means that the miracles mean something.

That's not true. That's like saying someone only loves you if they tell you every day that try love you. This is not true.

 

[Josh]

Wait, So we're aloud to discuss?

 

[Bacon Boy]

As long as there's not flaming or trolling. Jeremy's only reason for chaining up the topic is because he doesn't want it getting out of hand.

 

[Josh]

Well then:

I hate it when people say "There is no God" and they are certain about it, I mean how do you know? I know that you'll say "How do you know God is real", But I believe he's real. You can't state a fact that isn't proven and Christians have a lot of proof.