What to believe

[squirell nutkin]

Originally Posted by Yznhymr

Do you have faith your fat ass wont fall to the floor when you sit in a chair? Then start there...oh, Buddha had a fat ass and he only sits on the ground.

Not sure of the connection there, but Buddhism isn't about faith as much as it is about personal verification. See for yourself if your fat ass falls to the ground or if the chair supports it. Don't take my word for it, my word is useless. You need to know for yourself.

[Yznhymr]

Originally Posted by squirell nutkin

Not sure of the connection there, but Buddhism isn't about faith as much as it is about personal verification. See for yourself if your fat ass falls to the ground or if the chair supports it. Don't take my word for it, my word is useless. You need to know for yourself.

You have done well Grasshopper! Saddha is often contradictory and confusing to me. Just search on this term and see what is says about faith.

Also I have heard that "seeking the truth" is a key point in Buddhism. My problem is the truth I may find is not the truth someone else may find. Therefore, it really isn't truth.

I love this question: Do you believe that what you believe is really real?

The best thing I have learned from Buddhism is mindfulness. I've missed out on this most of my life. Wished I had understood this many many moons ago.

[squirell nutkin]

Originally Posted by Yznhymr

Also I have heard that "seeking the truth" is a key point in Buddhism. My problem is the truth I may find is not the truth someone else may find. Therefore, it really isn't truth.

I love this question: Do you believe that what you believe is really real?

The best thing I have learned from Buddhism is mindfulness. I've missed out on this most of my life. Wished I had understood this many many moons ago.

I learned early to be quite suspect of what I believe. Just because we think it doesn't make it real. I'm also equally suspect of words and the limitations they impose. At best a poor description on "reality." It is said the moment you open your mouth to speak about the Dharma, you are mountains and rivers away from it.

Or as they say in Vermont: "Believe none of what you hear and only half of what you see."

You can't go wrong with mindfulness.