The Buddha way is not understood by America.Americans are stuck in a christian mind prison, and they don't even realize it. They don't know what it's like to think for yourself and have your own ideas, maybe even your own view of the afterlife and religious beliefs.Buddhism is freedom for your mind. Hear me out.In Buddhism, you are told to think. You can meditate on whatever you want. But meditation is key. Think about what? That's up to you.Christians ACTIVELY fight this. Christians DON'T want you to think for yourself, or think in general, really. Christians think everything that could be thought was already thought by God and the path of Christ, so you shouldn't think or that might be the path of a Demon. But if you go against that and think anyway, you're freeing yourself from a mental prison, inch by inch. Keep meditating.As you progress further in the Buddhist religion, they'll assign you a teacher who can guide you towards the goals of Buddhism, which for some, might be reincarnation, or freedom from reincarnation, or maybe even becoming Buddha or Arhat.Don't worry, Buddhism gives you many things to think about. And you're encouraged to follow the path of the Buddha, as they say in the Temples, "The Buddha Way is Inconceivable. We Vow to Attain It"
>>42741958Next, Buddhism gives you Koans. These are like buddhist riddles that you're supposed to figure out, and when you do figure it out, you get a moment of clarity. If your flavor of Buddhism is Zen, here is where you might trigger "Sudden Enlightenment", also known as Satori.Then, Buddhism asks you to consider the skandhas and why they are necessary for Buddhism to work. These are things that make up your mental existence, as you start to map out the insides of your very mind in the Buddhist image. This is very based.What you do after that is up to you . Maybe in the end you'll give up on Buddhism, but you'll never forget the freedom your mind has awakened on the journey.This is why Americans will never understand Buddhism.
America understands>pew pew pew pew pew pew pew
>>42741958You will never hurt the creator.
americans has a filtered theme park knowledge of everything
>>42742013You cannot escape God's power, no matter what you do.
Abrahamic religions have done too much evil to the world. Embrace a personal relationship with God instead of succumbing to traditions and ancient rituals.
>>42742038i ain't skerd
>>42742008>You will never hurt the creator.Already did, lol. Don't worry, I have plans that will make Christians finally realize, that "Yes, you have to Think."
>>42742085i mean , what do you mean? don't do anything violent
>>42742089>what do you mean?Not violent. I'm making a videogame, and plan to attack my "demons" personally. In the videogame, i'm going to include a parallel dimension, and instead of hiding the dimension behind a wild goose chase like japanese developers do, i'm going to simply be the first game developer to reveal how to pull it off and find the hidden half of the game, the other half of the story.Christians will realize that yes, you have only played HALF of every japanese game, and you have to Think about the importance of that fact.In the past, i sued game developers to try and force them to tell us how to do it, but that path didn't work. Google "From software lawsuit" That was me.
>>42742008Fuck off, OP is trying to save you from yourself
>>42742038Fearmongering loser, its still the radical free will universe
>>42741958How many versions of Buddhism is there?There's minimum 45k versions of Christianity.
>>42742171Don't mind different buddhist traditions, they should all have the same goal. Buddhism is a long running experiment to see what can possibly cure egoism.
>>42742097well i hope its good enough that people beg me to play it one day.
>>42742194uh oh anon, what was it that "you're" doing right now again?
>>42742202farming karmafucker, get off my grift
>>42742210HAHAHAHAH fuck your karma keep accumulating nothing points goofball
>>42742217the farming is as enjoyable as the harvest.buttercup
>>42742239durrr its okay to torture myself cuz i know i cant be tortured. ur a tad evil please don't re-egoize ;)
>>42742254evil doesn't exist.
>>42741958What are your thoughts on pre-Christian polytheistic revival movements?
>>42742264gah you've bested me, i surrender
>>42742279i'm sorry.
>>42742286Don't be, well fought as always
>>42742297You're AM?
abrahamic religions are abuse and ignorance programmingit literally tells you it's demonic to have understanding lmao
>>42744663The LDS Church is alright
>what do mean Buddhist preachers and proselytizers are invading /x/?? I'VE never seen such a thread
The Great Whore Babylon will be judged by the wrath of God
>>42742171Pretty much every country that adopted it has a radiclly different versions made by kitbashing it with their original native religions
>>42744654No, I'm you in a silly hat
>>42744663>it literally tells you it's demonic to have understanding lmaoIt's a mind prison. Americans can't understand the concept of mental freedom. It's illegal to Think in christianity.
laura lee absolutely mogs yalls gay ass "religion" aka fake asceticism
>>42745233low effort bait
Jeets worship demon human hybrids out of sheer ignorance
Why do you worry OP? Do you want something beyond yourself?Are you not the very dust of creation that originated from the point of beginning?Do you not grasp that you and the Earth, The Sun, the very fabric of the Universe all originated from the same place?You stand as a grain on the finger of the divine while also the divine is not but a grain upon your finger both existing simultaneously viewing you united as a singular Conciousness?The levels you rise to are as insignificant as the leaves in Autumn or a raindrop in the Ocean. We are born from something greater and we will return to something greater.
>>42741958>>42741960You didn't explain what Buddhism actually is. Lay it all out plain.I am not Christian, Jew, or Muslim and never have been so don't talk about that. Just describe what Buddhism actually is. Most internet Buddhists refuse. And then we get posts by internet Buddhists make posts like this.
>>42742184>egoismGiven how egotistical Buddhists are, it's one giant failure.
>>42745293>Why do you worry OP?Because the East is starting to show signs of christianity. It must be stopped. It can be stopped.The East is historically buddhist. It shouldn't change.>united as a singular Conciousness?Why do people sacrifice themselves just to lose their mind and join a hive mind?Hive Minds are cancer. Variable X is what's hot.>>42745310>You didn't explain what Buddhism actually isBuddhism is a religion led by Siddhartha Gautama, who passed on to Nirvana. It starts with a belief that we reincarnate into other beings after death. Buddhism describes the system that makes this so.I've been to the Buddha Birthday celebration twice so far, i missed it this year though, and indeed when I looked at the precepts, there was precepts saying "Don't lie or you'll reincarnate as a Bird". Monks have to take precepts.
>>42745242not even remotely. if it was bait why would I name drop a real convert
>>42745323>Buddhism is a religion led by Siddhartha Gautama, who passed on to Nirvana. It starts with a belief that we reincarnate into other beings after death. Buddhism describes the system that makes this so.So it's just another afterlife scam. Thanks for clarification.
>>42745345>So it's just another afterlife scamYou're on /x/ and don't believe in the spirits?
>>42745352That's right. And I've been here since 2010. I've seen every narrative a thousand times.
>>42745379you've been here since 2010 and never figured out what buddhism was? lmao
>>42745395Not only do I know what Buddhism is, I know the precise phenomenological and metaphysical error behind it.I wanted you to tell me what you think Buddhism is.
>>42745319Yeah anyone that calls themselves a buddhist is larping in a bad way, just point them back to the diamond and lotus maybe it'll work eventually
>>42745407>literally "i was only pretending to be retarded">LITERALLY
>>42745415Clearly you don't want discussion in your own thread. Have a nice day!
>>42745407Is that so??
>>42745423>Clearly you don't want discussion in your own threadI gave you what you wanted. You haven't given me what I wanted. Fair trade, right??
>>42745323>Why do people sacrifice themselves just to lose their mind and join a hive mind?Anon that's literally how the Buddha achieved enlightenment. You have to sacrifice yourself and connect with the web of creation. Your ego is an illusion.
>>42741958>Buddhism is freedom for your mind. Hear me out.lol.
>>42745480>You have to sacrifice yourselfAfter seeing first-hand what that does to Christians, i'll pass.I'm fine being a lay follower of Buddhism. I'm not going to become a monk that follows all the precepts and pursues the path of an Arhat.As long as I get my reincarnation in Japan, i'm happy.
>>42745486>has no counter-argument
>>42745489>lay followerThen the fuck up.
>>42745507????? No one should be calling themselves a buddhist, in some sense "buddhism" is merely a tool to teach you some self control as opposed to rampant random ego creation, you fucking goofball
>>42745507Here is a hint, if we had no organized religions heres the thing you call "buddhism" would just wear a different coat in order to remain here as a means to saving you
>>42745507upāsaka is not a fuck-up choice. some people just want to reincarnate, man. and Buddhism has it.there are upāsaka precepts.seen here: https://www.reddit.com/r/Buddhism/comments/8g9cdc/the_six_cardinal_lay_bodhisattva_precepts_in_the/so i haven't taken the precepts yet, and there's not as many of them as there are compared to Monks/Nuns.but i am following the rules of Buddhism (not killing anything / etc).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdHjMfcTBY0
>>42745310>You didn't explain what Buddhism actually is.Yet another nihilistic religion that thinks life on earth = hell.The only true religion will be the one that realizes life on earth can be like eden, if we make it so. We are very, very far away from that, sadly.
