hmmm, liberal... "showing or characterized by broad-mindedness" "having political or social views favoring reform and progress" "tolerant of change; not bound by authoritarianism, orthodoxy, or tradition" "a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection...

Very good, now this is NOT unfounded prejudice, unlike the repliers of the "buddhism sucks" topic, you have done your research and have shown that the buddhism, like basically all religions, all have things in common with eachother.

when did i say that i am impressed with buddhism? where have i said that? I do not recall, nor do i see below any posts by me that states this. The key difference between crave and desire is the intensity. Crave is the illusion of a want in the form of a need, whereas desire is simply a want.

I have not called YOU ignorant or any of the below, as you have obviously researched your topics of argument. There are many who simply state things without a shred of fact within them.

Okay, so i did a bit of research and had quite a bit of trouble finding rhp, but when i combined it with lhp and religion, i found this website, and further research showed that it's views are not singular: http://zeidspex.blogspot.com/2009/01/me ... s-lhp.html But that is simply one example...

So, this is how you see it. Siddhartha Gautama: born a prince, hidden from the bad things of life, sees the bad things, vows to change them, becomes a beggar on the streets and lives an ascetic life, finds enlightenment after a few decades of meditation, and becomes a spiritual teacher, then...

I do not see in any way how buddhism is an RHP religion, as they have no deity, no gods or goddesses whatsoever. It seems far more of an LHP religion, as it focuses on self spiritual awareness, and the path to their ultimate goal, enlightenment and nirvana. I do not go to a church, i was born...

So, according to her and her god's plan, if i were to get a fatal disease, completely curable by today's medicinal standards, i should not be treated because i would be interfering? What a crock full of shit.

Honestly people, some of the things i have heard said in this group is, frankly, disgusting. We call the enemy ignorant, stupid, blind to the truth, but if we aren't going to do research into what we are slandering, please don't insult it without fully knowing what you are talking about...

Gautama Buddha (born Siddhārtha Gautama) was never considered to be a "god" in the buddhist religion, but a man who had a good idea that turned into a way of living. Even calling buddhism a religion is wrong, it is, as i have said, a way of living one's life. He was never considered the son...

That is a very big misconception, it is not "desire" that you are to remove from your life, but material desires. For example, excess food or entertainment (tv, computer, etc).

People who are the ones who instigate the physical threats are not ones who expect to be resisted, and those who follow that man expect the same thing, not to be resisted. So when you don't follow the norm, you are suspicious to them, and they blame you.

I hate to sound skeptical, but this is precisely what i think when i read your reply, chalchiuhnentzin, that when you are looking for something, you will see it. If you continuously look for blue cars, you will always see a blue car, and think it more then a coincidence. I know this is true...

hahaha, i didn't exactly throw up when i read the 'pact with the devil' part, but i laughed all the same, it is pretty darn funny. here's one of the things that Father Satan is supposedly 'bound' to do for us: "14. You are bound to provide me with a magic ring so that whenever I put it on my...

well i know that anwar could be ANWR, or Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, up here in alaska. No idea about darius.