Re: "Buddhism" on the Rise

"Waterspider" <waterspider@moonlight.net> wrote in message
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> <elmoemerson@webtv.net> wrote in message
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>> Re: "Buddhism" on the Rise
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>> Group: alt.support.hepatitis-c Date: Sat, Sep 23, 2006, 11:32pm (CDT-2)
>> From: waterspider@moonlight.net (Waterspider)
>> "Cody" <notever@msn.org> wrote in message
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>> Waterspider wrote:
>> "Cody" <notever@msn.org> wrote in message
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>> Waterspider wrote:
>> "Stretch" <lonepawn@mail.com> wrote in message
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>> Cody wrote:
>> http://news.yahoo.com/s/csm/20060914/ts_csm/cbuddha
>> Too bad it's Tibetan and not True Buddhism.
>> Cody
>> Hey Waterspider -- are we all happy now?
>> Huh? I'm always happy. I'm an atheist who tries to live like a Buddhist.
>> I'm an atheist too. We don't believe in a "supreme being".
>> I know; it's that reincarnation thing I can't get my head around. There
>> might just be a type of Buddhism out there that matches my beliefs (or
>> lack thereof), but I don't know enough about them all. Spidey
>> "Nothing can be created or destroyed in this universe; only the form can
>> change", Einstein.
>> Cody
>> Yes, when something dies, it's form changes. I just don't believe that
>> it has a spirit that wanders off to inhabit another body. Cody, do you
>> know of any (religion isn't the right word) out there that might fit my
>> way of life? Buddhism is the closest I've found. Not that I'm looking to
>> find a religion (god forbid), but I am interested.
>> Spidey
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>> Ahahahahahahhah!!  Looking for a religion that 'suits' your beliefs.
>> That's what's wrong with religion.....people at odds with others because
>> what 'suits' them doesn't 'suit' others.  There are probably more
>> religions and ways to interpret God's word in this world than there are
>> countries.  Intolerence abounds!  Fact is, there is only one God and one
>> Truth.  Instead of looking for religions that suit you, you should be
>> more concerned about what suits HIm.  A relationship with God is a
>> personal thing and organized religion won't necessarily get you there.
>> Man can't even begin to comprehend the nature of the universe and God's
>> power.
>> Elmo
>> everything is irrelevent
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> Hi there, Doc! I didn't really expect you to join this conversation,
> but... welcome to my world!
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> I respect that you believe in God, but I will not accept that as "fact"
> (because it isn't) and I disagree that I should be concerned about what
> suits Him. Remember, I do not believe in the supernatural, in past lives
> or an afterlife, so I am not capable of being concerned about any of it,
> much less what might suit Him.
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> In my post, I said that religion was not the right word. Perhaps a subject
> of study and meditation is what I'm looking for. Maybe not even looking
> for it, but wondering if one exists for me.
>
> Spidey
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It doesn't exist for or in spite of you.   be aware grasshopper.
doogie-woogie again
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