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Quote by: Athena Hum, must God be a being? I ask because you say Buddhist don't have a God. Spinoza didn't believe in a personal God, but in a God force. I lean towards Spinoza's concept of God.
I can understand many Gods as aspects of the one God. There is a Hindu picture that is identical to a Christian picture. Both pictures refer to subduing ego. This concept of ego though is different from Freud's understanding of ego, and that is another subject. I will have to look Hinduism before I can say anything else of what it shares in common with other religions. You ask an excellent question.
At one time Buddhism and Catholism were so close, some fear they would blend and become one religion. To bad that didn't happen. I am sure as Catholism went west it became more separate from religious belief in the east. I think the barbaric influence on the church is unfortunate. There is a possibility that Jesus spoke of reincarnation when he said there are many mansions. I think an understanding of Buddhism improves our understanding of the teachings of Jesus. But then I also I think attaching the teachings of Jesus to the Old Testament is a misfortune. |
What do you think of the Bible?
How do you view Jesus?