So I will thank you for letting me see this is all illusion that life is suffering its all in the mind but I have also seen that Buhhdism will not be my path. The goal of Buhhdism is to rid onself of ego. To just be Yes that is peaceful but I do not wish to trade in my hummanity for it. I will find a way to be at peace without having to rid myself of ego. Ego is me.I like being the me that I am.I do not wish the empttiness that is "Enlightenment" I will find a way to be all of me.All of it.Prehapes it is ignorent, prehapes I am to attached to myself. The Buhhda was wise but his way is not my way That month of daliy meditating taught me a lot I shall just be.All of me.Even the ignornet part. thank you.
Regardless of whether you follow the Buddha's path or not, he taught for the sake of teaching what he knew, and if you benefitted from it, then more goodness to you, friend. =)
Could Isay that being egoless could be humanity? If I swim up stream will I not tire from the inevitble direction of the current? Are buddhas words just words or symbols extracted from the world? If Icannot experience everything should still try to? LOVE~
You're too young. Enjoy life. Later on you might be able to get back into Buddhism. This is not all illusion. Ego is illusion. It's not in the mind, it is in the ego. The goal of Buddhism is not to rid oneself of the ego, it is to transcend the ego, to become master of the mind. What you consider your humanity may just be your personality. There is nothing wrong in enjoying life, but the enlightened ones supposedly have enjoyed life much more. The peace of mind you seek is exactly that, peace of mind. Enjoy the world. Just know that it is a dangerous place. There is nothing wrong in searching for and finding love, marrying, having children, etc. It's a beautiful world, so enjoy it. Supposedly you've done this before and you have chosen to do it again. So why not enjoy it?
looking back your right damm I'm at the same place again fighting over Buddhism and Chirstanity We started studying Buddhism in school and thats when I really finally understood the "There is no self" thing Back to square one
Buddhism for those who practice is a system with a basis a path and a goal. Anuy of these small mental fixations you have of some ego or some other thing will always just be one more thing that leads your active mind along like a carrot and mule. Once you find yourself important enough to get a time out then you'll appreciate that Buddhists are just being good to themselves. Why you should suppose that meditating and enjoying yourself is some anti-ego fixation is beyond me. Chosing nirvana is a smart thing to do. If you're smart you can find it in ten minutes of real understanding. Or if you're like me then 20 years.
There's no fight dude, there need not be any exclusivity. Do both. I've read of many Catholic priests who study Zen, I think Thomas Merton was one. They are actually quite complementary, in face, Buddhism can compliment any religion. To my eyes, the only difference between Christianity and Buddhism is the whole salvation by Jesus' crucifixion/ressurrection. Everything else is damn near the same, if you can look past the letter of the law and see the spirit (when reading the Bible). Jesus and the Buddha termed things differently and explained them differently, but it's in many ways the same teaching.
