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creation "Allah is not an angel :) that's about the best way to put it. moreover, no angel can be compared to Him in this fashion. this is also true for the Christian. the angels are, depending on ones' tradition, either equal to or subservient to humans in heaven" never said he was, whered...

words "that is of little consequence since Gabriel is simply an angel." i dont really see it that way but reallly i cant speak intelligently about islam since, i havent even read the quran, any of it. But Angels are messengers from GOD, so it is a little confusing to me how the same angel can...

well well, i mean i know what i want to do with my life(perfecting my art and practicing chan) but i still need a job and really though as most people know, your job can become your life because of the immense time it takes up, so im basically stuck dumbstruck without any idea of how to go...

well well as for the christian/muslim godhead it was my understanding that they both worhsipped the same god, i really dont see how they could be different in that the angel gabriel is an integral part of the two although ive never read the quran, from what ive heard they both worship 1 god...

well in buddhism ive never found they name a creator so to speak, but focus is placed purely on freeing oneself of ignorance so that they can ultimately attain enlightenement(in this life or another) and in the end enter parinirvana, or transcendental reality now this can be taken and looked...

shen i think this take on reincarnated regressions is interesting.. [Edited by moderator]... as for the topic at hand, i dunno its entirely possible to me that a spirit can do whats described above, umm im not exactly sure what the guidelines and such are for spirits, i mean how is it they...

or well that or there is a gaping void in the universal mind amitabha

Amitabha i figured id introduce myself to the forum so people might have an idea of who they are talking to i live in connecticut(usa) im 19 years old, i like to train in martial arts and NHB tournaments are a big part of that(though ive never competed, yet), and i play sports and such...

well well, what i should have added is that logically it is impossible to disregard an evil or good act on both the concious and subconcious levels its easy to do it on the concious level, for some anyway, but to accomplish both something is needed which is perfect intuitive understanding of...

yikes well, seems like people sure have alot to say about reincarnation heheheh ummm imho the subject is really just on a mass scale misunderstood, exploited and ignored or rejected the karmic cycle is one that if you really wanna study, takes awhile to fully comprehend and really i dont...

do da well, the fact that you atleast acknowledge tai chi as a martial art is something...most people just think of it as martha stewarts new age stress reliever and yes, it is the same, when people say "Tai Chi" they mean Taichichuan, or Taijijuan as simply as i can put it, Taiji is a...

hmm well, all i know is we work damn hard over here to make sure we dump all our nuclear waste in the super safety of caves and ocean bottoms amitabha

well well, taijijuan (grand ultimate fist) is commonly described as moving meditation, which isnt surprising considering the emphasis placed on uniting mind/body into all the techinques aswell as direction of qi throughout the body amitabha

Satori allow me to give my humble oppinion here.. "Masses, they pray to Buddha and Buddhist deities or saints for all their needs, wants, and wishes. And they hope that in death they will get to the Buddhist heaven which is equivalent to the Christian heaven." this imho is incorrect, in...

hrmm? so, whats wrong with nuclear reactors? my grandparents have lived near a nuclear powerplant for as long as ive been on this earth, there isnt anything wrong with them or their 30 pound tomatoes.. heheh, ive been to maine, i live in CT so its not far, i dunno about all what you guys are...

waahtaah Action meditation is how shaolin monks describe being mindful while practicing shaolin gong fu or qi gong etc but of course from a more detailed source.. "Meditation is the essence of Chan Buddhism and Shaolin kung fu. It is the soul of Da Mo's teaching. Da Mo was famous for...

heheh yea i know irregardless isnt a word..its funny actually one time my sister was talking to me and she said..regardless in the sense that it sounded awkward to me and i "corrected" her, later to find out that irregardless isnt a word ;) i felt like an ass because i had just told her she was...

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Sukhavati well, i was gonna mention pureland in that post cause i knew someone was gonna say something, but there ya go.. imho the japanese pagan influence is just that, it doesnt mean they are wrong or incorrect in their beliefs, they took the lotus sutra and expounded upon it 10000000...

I was wondering what the common conception of buddhism is on this forum, ive been studying buddhism for awhile and i can easily say i feel like ive only scratched the surface with a needle in particular i mostly study Chan buddhism, its a sect of the mahayana school of buddhism, it was founded...