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Thu 15 Apr, 2010 07:49 pm
I am raised Buddhist, but as I grow I discover many element I like in certain unorthodox Christian writer. I like people like Leo Tolstoi, Solzhzenitsen (do I spell his name wrong?) and Petr Chelčick?. I also read a lot philosophy, and author like Max Stirner and Heidegger. As I get older I no longer like to talk to Buddhist priest, everything they say is sounding like magic to me - I still like to read Buddhist writing, is much good philosophy and logic. But it seem to me most buddhist believe in kind of magic and talk a lot without saying anything.
I still consider myself unorthodox buddhist, but I also have element of Christian (but I am believing not in Jesus as a god) and also existential view about life and enlightenment. I think most important thing is to discover what suits you and cleaving to it, and not worrying about what other people think of it.
@TranscendHumanit,
I have experienced similar even though I was not raised in any religion. I have studied Buddhism and it seems that most of the magic talk happens in Chinese Buddhism but not exclusively. If the school of Buddhism has any vajrayana or tantrayana in it then it will have a lot of magic talk. Some zen schools also have some magic talk but the majority don't. I find it interesting that you focused on this sort of talk when I think for a majority of Christianity is nothing other than magic talk. They believe a person died and then three days later came back to life and floated away. They believe this same person walked on water, turned water into wine and converted a small portion of food that fed thousands. To me Christianity is nothing more than a bunch of empty magic talk. I think this is so they can sell it, so any time there is magic talk it is because they have nothing other to offer so they make stuff up so you will be interested. That works on a lot of people, but not on me or you. If you have any inclination for not accepting BS on face value, it won't work.
@TranscendHumanit,
Quote:I find it interesting that you focused on this sort of talk when I think for a majority of Christianity is nothing other than magic talk.
I like some Christian writer, Scholastic and unorthodox like Tolstoi. Most Christian I think talk crazy, so many hate the gays and want spreading Zionism and bombing muslim country. Is stupid. I like philosophy, not idea about crazy father of world who make people life into suffering.