What's up with Buddhism's popularity boom in modern times? How do we know it's a more legitimate religion than Christianity? Has any person achieved "Nirvana" in history besides Buddha? Did Buddha really reach "Nirvana" at all? How do we know he actually reached that state if there is no scientific evidence of such a state? Has science managed to prove with evidence that Buddhist traditions like meditation have an actual impact on human biology? Is Buddhist philosophy (concepts like "Noble Eightfold Path" and "dukkha") legitimate from a true philosophical standpoint, or is it just some fantasy bullshit that some Indian guy spew out of his ass thousands of years ago?
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Eli Bell
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William Butler
Who cares? Just be yourself.
Colton Gray
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Nicholas Miller
Christ is all and it is only through him that we shall achieve salvation.
Christ is the drop of water that makes all water known in all its qualities and aspects.
'Nirvana' is but a mirage compared to those who live in Christ.
Landon James
>How do we know it's a more
>we
>4 billion + .5 billion years since creation
>having an ego
lol
Cameron Mitchell
the beatles and their related hippie movement popularized buddhism
Charles Murphy
Just like when whites become muzzies, celebrities Buddhist like Richard Gere and Harrison Ford only pick out the "good" bits and leave out the bad ones, buddishm is not a peaceful religion,just look at kamikaze,The junta in Burma and feudalist Tibet before liberation
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Luke Robinson
>Buddhism's popularity boom in modern times
It's just cool people doing something different in order to be cool. Atheism was so 19th century, so Buddhism was cool in the 20th century was a reaction.
>more legitimate
It isn't necessarily "more legitimate," it's just different. Whereas Christianity depends on revelation, Buddhism is something which can be figured out entirely by rational means. Both are religious in that they propose a way of living that will allow us to transcend the suffering endemic to this material world somehow.
>did Buddha reach Nirvana
Meaningless question.
>Is Buddhist philosophy legitimate
Just as legitimate as other philosophical and religious traditions which deal with a similar subject matter.
John Powell
>What's up with Buddhism's popularity boom in modern times?
Buddhism appeals to the generations of today, who have renounced the slave mentality of Christianity, yet haven't found a satisfactory direction for their spiritual life. The ideals of giving up everything and living free resonate with the people tied down by standardized work/family-life.
>How do we know it's a more legitimate religion than Christianity?
If you mean, how do you know if you're not going to hell after all, then I suppose you can only take a leap of faith there. But as a cultural system of behavior and practices, Buddhism is obviously every bit as legit as a religion as anything else.
>Has any person achieved "Nirvana" in history besides Buddha?
According to the oral tradition, many people have. These are known as "adepts" or ascended masters, who have been freed of the karmic cycle of reincarnation and now guide humanity.
>Did Buddha really reach "Nirvana" at all? How do we know he actually reached that state if there is no scientific evidence of such a state?
Well, buddhism actually states that Buddha was never a regular person in the first place, so he kinda always had a bit of a headstart with the matter. As for scientific evidence, there's no objective, third party evidence that a person called Siddartha Gautama actually ever lived in the first place. And third, there are quite a many phenomena out there we do not have scientific evidence about, even though simulations and math predict their existence. It could be that we are simply not at the level yet, where we are able to observe the related information.
>Has science managed to prove with evidence that Buddhist traditions like meditation have an actual impact on human biology?
Actually, yes. Studies prove that meditation has many beneficial effects on the human body. Over the years, it has ceased to be a bunch of mambojambo in people's minds, and become accepted as an activity serious real life companies recommend to their employees and doctors to their patients.
tm.org
>Is Buddhist philosophy (concepts like "Noble Eightfold Path" and "dukkha") legitimate from a true philosophical standpoint, or is it just some fantasy bullshit that some Indian guy spew out of his ass thousands of years ago?
I believe many people agree that despite the more fanficul mythology behind the Buddhist teachings, between the lines lies a collection of useful and healthy life lessons, that are present and taught in all cultures, one way or another.