Buddhism

[Ming the Merciful]

An ideal religion to end spiritual suffering.

One day i asked God how does it feel to be a buddhist.

After a few moments, i began to feel differently.

It was as if my spirit had gotten number and lighter.

Though it feels number, all your spiritual suffering goes away.

Also i began to view God from a different perspective. It was as if there is a Force in the universe Who is guiding and protecting us.

If you ask if there is any negative side, i say yes.

After you practice Buddhism, you feel spiritually numbed and your fighting force lessens considerably. If you're in the military, consider carefully.

In addition, though Buddhism is not godless, you feel something is missing in it. It's humanistic, not godless, yes. However if you're previously a God believer, you notice the absence of a All mighty God.


An essay i wrote about Buddhism

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What is Buddhism? It is accepting the fact that the true understanding of Buddhism, is not the Western misinterpretation of Eastern values. To comprehend the Buddhist mindset, you first have to interpret life as envisioned from the Eastern life, (and lifestyle). That begins when we learn to observe life intuitively, (as opposed to intellectually). Zen could never have happened in the West, because the Western Mind does not, (naturally), analyse intuitively. The only way that can be done is by retraining the Mind. Such things as Universal Consciousness instead of a "God" or "Creator", which only complicates things and Zen, (and Buddhism), go beyond that. The deep-rooted core of Buddhism, is to destroy all intellectual values. Everything exists in Mind. The Pure Mind State is the neutral Mind. A Formless Mind. Meanwhile, a part of Universal Mind. Liberation in Buddhism, (I lean more towards Zen in that Zen and Buddhism are two separate entities living in one body). Buddhism is Philosophical while Zen is the Great Destroyer. The Zen of no Zen. When you have comprehended Zen, (not that we ever understand Zen), you must destroy Zen, or it will become a millstone around your neck, dragging you back into the abyss of misconception. Letting go of the letting go. Or, in the attachment of seeking Liberation, it also becomes an attachment. The understanding of Buddhism is when we understand there are no opposites. That is an illusion created in Mind. The easiest way to overcome that, is to imagine the Yin-Yang symbol folding-in on itself and destroying opposites. That is Zen in a nutshell. After saying all that, I have now gotten to the point of going beyond Buddhism and Zen. What is beyond Buddhism and Zen? The Absolute Nothingness. Simply because all interpretations, (or), any Philosophical Discourse leads to attachment and conjecture. Believe in nothing, (and encompass everything). Accept the AS IT IS. Nothing more, (nothing less). The Pure State of Being. That is where I am now.