While I doubt that the followers of a faith such as Islam could ever achieve such a spiritually demanding task as accurately prophesying, I can see that it is possible, since meditation is part of the Islamic faith and is commonly practised in many Muslim nations around the world (although far more by Hindus and Buddhists).
It is when one can open their 'third eye' that time becomes merely on of many physical dimensions that one can merely walk up and down as if it were a street (I put 'third eye' in quotation marks as this is a strictly Hindu and Taoist terminology, while Buddhists don't have a specific term for their inner sight since they believe all to pertain to it).
However, this is known to take years of intense practise so much so that one must have literally no spare time outside of meditation and spirituality to achieve such a fantastic feat.
And you are entitled to your views. When you put them onto a public debate forum and fail to substantiate them or posit any rational basis for their validity, however, you are fair game for being criticized.
I was not challenging you to a debate on Buddhism versus atheism. I was challenging your proclivity to make faith-based assertions (which are not even accurate representations of Buddhism) to justify your stance on non-faith based issues.
I also do not need you to educate me on Buddhism. I am quite familiar with it as I have practiced it for years. The difference between you and I is twofold: (1) I actually follow more of the tenants than you do; and (2) I do not cling to it by default or against reason or as a substitute for science and fact.
The differences between Mahayana and Theravada are not in how one seeks to spread them. The principle distinction is that Mahayana Buddhists believe in universal liberation, that all people are or can be Buddhas. The Theravadan tradition is more old school and not universal.
In Buddhism overall, emotion and intellect are not separate nor given priority over one another but rather set in balance to one another.
At any rate, I am not a Mahayana Buddhist. I am not a Buddhist. I practice some of Buddhism in my life - I try to develop compassion, I adopt Buddhist attitudes towards suffering, etc. But I am not a Buddhist.
You are spot on with your distinction. The Mahayana are hopelessly faithful in the good-will of others. the Theravada realise that us Buddhists are an elite form of soul.
Many have been incorrectly raised and hence have ended up having incorrect beliefs in life.
Buddhism, in the eyes of a Theravada such as myself, isnot about caring about the man dying next to you. Rather it is to help him merely out of the realisation that to not do so would be a very irrational thing indeed.
The Buddhist is the only religious group to not seek ascension but rather infinite descension until the entire ego has left the body for good while still maintaining the urge to be enlightened and 'above' others at all times in a funny way. This is the cycle of Karmic energy.
Hey can you levitate? I hear you Buddhist can levitate while meditating. Also, are you like one of those Shaolin monks? Do you do Kung fu? When you reach the highest level in Kung fu, are you then known as King Kung fu ;)
Shaolin monks are in fact the very opposite form of monk to a Buddhist monk; they seek physical fulfilment only and are of course very amazing at what they do but very emotionally unfulfilled and I feel extremely sorry for the children of such an oppressive cult (if you knew the harsh training they are put through from the day they are born it would horrify you).
What good is that? That's a sham! If I became a Buddhist and then they told me that the levitation bit was all metaphorical and shit, I would feel ripped off. Did you fell that way when you found out they were blowing smoke up your ass? ;)
I do indeed know a very balanced Muslim. He makes me think logically, and he is very wise. I have learned a lot from him. If Muslims are so bad, I am just not seeing it.
I do indeed know a very balanced Muslim. He makes me think logically, and he is very wise. I have learned a lot from him. If Muslims are so bad, I am just not seeing it.
