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Zen actually makes quite a bit of sense to me. The sacrafices of living it are just a little to great though.CrimzonTide
Zen cannot make sense to you...silly.
"To know that there is nothing to know, and to grieve that it is so difficult to communicate this "nothing to know" to others - this is the life of Zen, this is the deepest thing in the world."-zen proverb
It's quite the religion:Its really a lifestyle not a religion.
antonius05
"To the approximately 300 million practitioners worldwide, Buddhism is considered their religion. Like all major religions Buddhism contains an explantion of the origin of existence, a morality, and a specific set of rituals and behaviors. However, as generally Buddhists do not ascribe to the belief in a sentient, all-pervasive Creator, some claim that Buddhism fails to be a religion. However, this reflects both an extremely narrow definition of religion and fails to consider what Buddhists would regard as the "nature of god," which is extremely close to the description of God offered by many of the earlier "Fathers" of Christianity. Nevertheless, like the other major religions, Buddhism presents a transformational goal, a desire to improve one's situation, and a distinct moral code."
Source: http://www.drepung.org/resources/kbase/faq/2.cfm
[QUOTE="antonius05"]It's quite the religion:Its really a lifestyle not a religion.
Ezgam3r
"To the approximately 300 million practitioners worldwide, Buddhism is considered their religion. Like all major religions Buddhism contains an explantion of the origin of existence, a morality, and a specific set of rituals and behaviors. However, as generally Buddhists do not ascribe to the belief in a sentient, all-pervasive Creator, some claim that Buddhism fails to be a religion. However, this reflects both an extremely narrow definition of religion and fails to consider what Buddhists would regard as the "nature of god," which is extremely close to the description of God offered by many of the earlier "Fathers" of Christianity. Nevertheless, like the other major religions, Buddhism presents a transformational goal, a desire to improve one's situation, and a distinct moral code."
Source: http://www.drepung.org/resources/kbase/faq/2.cfm
Yes but still its about 51% lifestyle and 49% religion :P , well at least from what I see from my budhist friends.Please Log In to post.
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