Buddahs Wisdom

about 3 or 4 months ago i picked up a book on the teaching of buddah. since then i've become obsessed at times reading these books.
although i've usually considered myself an atheist these books have something to teach and have real weight to them. even if the stories are fake or something there's good message. all the things that are talked about can be applied to everyday life and in the past few months i've noticed alot more clarity in my mind and i feel more content and happy even..not getting wrapped up little things and letting the inevitable pass.

i've even began recommending them to level and open minded people around me. i'm only 18 btw so most people in my school and my general area can be pretty..idk whats the word im looking for..ignorant?
yeah.

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Not to be a dick but its spelled "Buddha"

 

and whats the book called?

 

lol whoops. its called the Teaching of Buddha. looks a little informal but does the job. i don't think there's an official book like the koran or something.

 

haha cool. ill have to pick that up. im in a religeous shift phase

 

lol i think it's quran

 

^isnt that muslim?

 

isn't that what he's talking about?

if not, i feel like a supreme asshole

 

you have some liberty in the spelling when translating a word from arabic into english.

op you should check out siddartha by herman hesse, and excellent fictionalized account of the life of the buddha.

 

Interesting stuff

 

siddhartha is not about the buddha directly

 

i had to read that book for my world religions class this semester. it was good, i really liked it!

 

as i understand it being a follower of Buddha is not like a religion, more of a way of living, so it really doesn't conflict with religious (or non religious) beliefs.

 

It can be 2 or 3 ways,

I'm also atheist, but I will definately pick up the book. :-]

 

Some religions really do have teachings that are worthwhile. Bhuddism is more a way of life. Not all have been cheapened.

 

it can be. but usually it is actually like a "typical" religion in that it DOES involve deities and such. sometimes the buddha is not deified, but then sometimes he is, too. sometimes it is an atheistic religion, sometimes it is not. there is a very wide variety of philosophies and doctrines when it comes to buddhism.

when it comes to buddhist scripture, it exists but there is no one unified canon for all of buddhism.

the buddha preached for many years. during this time, he did not write down his sermons or beliefs, but rather transmitted them to his disciples orally. after his death they were written down, having been memorized by his followers. buddhist scripture is broken up into many different categories. there are the sutras, which are the teachings of the buddha himself (which may vary slightly due to whether they were translated from sanskrit or pali, i believe), then there are other teachings as well. but all forms of buddhism have their own texts they consider sacred or otherwise meaningful.

the dhammapada is a long and worthwhile collections of sayins, teachings and so on of the buddha, though.



but yeah, there is no one unifying canon, and the variation among buddhists is at LEAST as great as the variation among christians, if not greater

 

yeah its good stuff to read when your high..idk how you guys feel about reading when your high but sometimes i enjoy it alot..sometimes i cant even pay attention but you get what im saying.

 

i lvoe reading things like this...

and it can be spelled Koran or Quran

 

I just ordered this book and im converting to buddhism soon (i think) so it should be here soon

 

my short term memory is shot to hell when i'm high. the only way i can read something is if i re-read it several times, (if it's a book, foruming i'm fine).

anyone else?