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Connie said:Buddhism is not a believe. it is a philosophy. That is some thing else...
We had an other discussion here about believe and thats is more worth while.
I am a believer... but i have people at my door, see them on tv... and hear them the radio. What is it whit GOD...He is not fair... I think when you give your live to Him you have not a nice live...every think is for HIM ...what about your family`s... thats more important then GOD.... Are you afraid to live for yourselfs. He can`t do anything for you. When you die on a car accident is it not HIS will. It is a stupid mistake of you or the other car driver.
All the thinks that happend in this world is ower own fault.
Connie
First I'd love to comment on your last line.It's true.All the things that happen in this world is a responsibility of our own(I'm not talking of natural disasters though).If you mean to speak about God's responsibility,his debt is to teach us to love.I'm a non-religious person.I don't follow neither Christianity,neither Judaism,Islam,Buddhism,Hindu or any other religion in particular.But I'm studying all the religions.And they all teach you to love.They all carry a universal message,whether be it Buddhism,or Christianity or elsewhat.
And when you talk about families,speaking in a universal language,this is love,it's in God's language.And you're right,he can't do anything for you.There's a good old Chinese saying,"Give that man a rope,not a fish." He gives you the tool and you learn how to use it.It's your own responsibilty only.
And mistakes that are made by people like a drunk car driver and they live and think of themselves only that moment when they sit at the wheel.And it's their responsibilty there,not God's,when there's a car accident.
And when you say Buddhism is not a belief,I could say the same of any other religious teachings existing in this world.It's a way of life,it's how people should live and what they should always remember.Talk about philosophy?Say Diogen,the ancient Greek philosopher who kept carrying a torch in the daytime seeking a human being.Say Demecrete,the other ancient Greek philosopher who had a ring with a signature "Everything will pass" and when the worst thing happened he was killed by the sorrow and while looking at his ring he discovered another signature on it,it said "And this will pass too."...There's a reason,there's consequence,there's that something else,you say.