But your recursion analogy commits the fallacy of begging the question because such functions are only defined with a starting point anyways, which is what you are trying to prove to be true (through analogy) of causality. The argument assumes its conclusion as part of its premise.
Yes thats what I felt was amusing. Sorry for the laughing, sometimes thinks just hit me funny.
He never said to abandon the Ten commandments, but to use Buddhist ethics to help understand how to live a better life.How can you follow the ten commandments when you never made it past the first one?
I AM the LORD YOUR GOD.
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Is “Pure Land” and “Nirvana” the same thing?
According, the one I just bolded in purple, does “Sensual misconduct” entail “sexual immorality”? What would be example of this in Buddhism? I can already tell rape is a form of breaking this and probably adultery.
There is no sin in Buddhism, so there is no need for forgiveness of sin. In Buddhism, if you do the crime then you do the time:
They helped the Buddha, and all those after him who have also attained enlightenment. Buddhism works.
He is talking about certain meditative practices which are aimed solely at calming down the mind. They really aren’t substantially different from various stress relief techniques, and modified forms of Buddhist meditation have been used to significant benefit in Psychiatry as a treatment for depression and anxiety disorders. I don’t think using them for this purpose would violate the teachings of the Catholic Church.
The first three commandments cover your relationship with your supreme being. They are not about morality.How can you follow the ten commandments when you never made it past the first one?
I AM the LORD YOUR GOD.
Sensual misconduct is just a fancy term for sexual morality, yes. An example of this would be having adultery, yes.Okay, I was wrong. I’m going to ask a lot more questions.
Is “Pure Land” and “Nirvana” the same thing?
According, the one I just bolded in purple, does “Sensual misconduct” entail “sexual immorality”? What would be example of this in Buddhism? I can already tell rape is a form of breaking this and probably adultery.
But what are Buddhism’s stance on pre-martial sex, masturbation, sex involving more than 2 people, homosexuality, and certain types of sex (i.e anal, oral)?
To be fair, they are considered to be about morality in Catholicism. Saying that they aren’t about morality between human beings would be a better way of putting it.
No. The Pure Land is not nirvana itself, but is a place from where it is particularly easy to attain nirvana. Lots of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas are waiting there to teach you. The birds sing the words of the scriptures etc. Rather than trying to go straight to nirvana, some people try for the Pure Land instead, hoping for nirvana in one more step.
Sexual immorality is included – sex is a form of touch. But it also includes other senses, for example gluttony is a misuse of the sense of taste.
Just like Christianity, Buddhism has its liberal wing and its conservative wing. For both wings, consenting adults are an absolute requirement. They differ on what those adults are allowed to consent to. In general Buddhists are far more relaxed about what is allowed than Christians. Buddhism originally had no marriage service, so it tended to follow what the local custom allowed. Marriage is seen much more as a civil, rather than a religious institution.
Generally they are considered to be different except by some who hold that all the talk about the pure land is just part of an allegorical rendering of the Buddha’s teachings. The pure land is held to be a place where one is able to attain Nirvana easily.
Good oneHe never said to abandon the Ten commandments, but to use Buddhist ethics to help understand how to live a better life.
Just as it says in Nostra Aetate paragraph 2:
“The Catholic Church rejects nothing that is true and holy in these religions. She regards with sincere reverence those ways of conduct and of life, those precepts and teachings which, though differing in many aspects from the ones she holds and sets forth, nonetheless often reflect a ray of that Truth which enlightens all men.”
Is it so much of a stretch to hold that some of the ethical principles found in Buddhism which are compatible with the Catholic Church’s moral theology could be helpful in developing a better understanding of ethics?
And no, you are not the Lord Our God.
(Sorry. I couldn’t resist making a little joke
There you go, another big problem. In Christianity its all about sin. And we need the forgiveness of Christ and grace of Christ to forgive and help us rid ourself of sin. As you state there is no sin.
Mortal sin, 1st commandment!!Not all Buddhists use mantras. I don’t, for example.Good one
And I agree, I am not!
Now lets get back to the lst commandment I am the Lord your God, there shall be no false gods before me. How can you possibly use Buddhist ethics when they use Mantra to achieve mind emptying in order to go into pure consciousness to find the true self??
Now why would you need buddhist ethics when you have the true word of God. In the BEGINNING was the WORD and the WORD was God. He was in the beginning WITH GOD all thing come to be through him and without him nothing came to be!!
What does Trancendental meditation have to do with anything? TM has nothing to do with Buddhism at all.There you go, another big problem. In Christianity its all about sin. And we need the forgiveness of Christ and grace of Christ to forgive and help us rid ourself of sin. As you state there is no sin.
Explain this to me. Again can’t get off the 1st commandment. Now you have Transcendental Meditation correct? Now No you claim you have no god, but in TM the mantra calls on a Hindu god.
You act surprised that Buddhism conflicts with Christianity. That’s what we’ve been saying for some pages now.
But what could they find helpful that Christ forgot to teach us?
Ethics and meditation are separate issues, though I think Christians can use both.Good one
And I agree, I am not!
Now lets get back to the lst commandment I am the Lord your God, there shall be no false gods before me. How can you possibly use Buddhist ethics when they use Mantra to achieve mind emptying in order to go into pure consciousness to find the true self??
Precisely. Hence, anything good in Buddhism comes from the Logos, and appropriating it is in no way an act of disloyalty to the Logos! This is the argument Justin Martyr used with regard to classical Greco-Roman philosophy–if he hadn’t, Catholicism would look very different.