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Politics : Should God be replaced? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Solon who wrote (4706)	12/12/2000 11:02:44 AM
From: bela_ghoulashi	Respond to of 28931

I can't really disagree with too much of that. But there are elements of the supernatural and myth embedded in both popular and classical Buddhism (personally I don't regard that as a bad thing, but neither do I regard ritual or religion itself as necessarily a bad thing). The whole concept of karma, rebirth, and freedom from rebirth is extra-rational...outside the realm of what we in the West have commonly considered to be rational.

To: Solon who wrote (4706)	12/12/2000 1:06:56 PM
From: average joe	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 28931

What is the Webster Dictionary definition of Nirvana? The true meaning of Nirvana is the extinguishing of self but that is not what Webster's says. Since Nirvana is centered on absorption into the supreme being (according to Webster) as the height of their system it is indeed a religion. -edit- Why would anyone use Webster's dictionary to understand religions!?!? I suppose this goes hand in hand with your philosophy or perhaps your religion of ignoring content and madly attacking individual words. newadvent.org

To: Solon who wrote (4706)	12/12/2000 10:54:57 PM
From: bela_ghoulashi	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 28931

>>The Buddha is simply a person who has reached Complete Understanding of the reality of life and the universe. Life refers to ourselves, and universe refers to our living environment. The Buddha taught that all beings possess the same ability to reach Complete Understanding of themselves and their environment, and relieve themselves from all sufferings to attain utmost happiness.<< This is an interesting statement. What constitutes "Complete Understanding", if anyone would like to hazard a guess or definition?