Read the Theologica Germanica. This is Catholicism. I don’t agree with the definition of atheism here. Everything is created by God. God wants more than anything for us to be like him No? So we will. In time. And become the first mover and ourselves be unmoved as the Germanica says. It’s the point of all. I don’t call that atheism at all. This entire response is from Catholicism nothing else.
No I didn’t mean to offend you at all if I did. There really is no difference in them. But you can’t mix the magisterium with buddhism. Understanding buddhism shouldn’t be done through the eyes of the magisterium. You seem to be having difficulty. Ultimately there is no difference in them and to see one you wouldn’t want to compare. Not at this point in your understanding. All knowledge will pass away. We can’t compare to God now. But after a long hard road he will help us. He wants so much for us to be like him. All knowing and the unmover.bill
No! the Holy Spirit leads and guides into all the truth.
Yes! The Holy Spirit guides the magisterium. Do you disagree?
** I wonder why you ask about buddhism and I know you have a specific question as the OP, but are constantly trying to compare?**
I ask about Buddhism to understand. Comparing Christ to Buddha helps me to understand the difference. Is that a problem for you?
If you have all you need why seek?
There is no end of knowledge and wisdom.
**To learn one must step humbly from the podium and sit in the audience. **
Exactly. That is why you should step humbly from your podium and listen to the magisterium. No?
Please read what I posted. You are making a common error that people who do not read the Kalama sutta carefully often fall into.
All paths lead up the mountain. From where we stand the map of the path up the east face looks very different to the map of the path up the west face. That is only to be expected. However both paths lead to the same summit: “Nada, nada nada, y en el monte nada.”
My impression is that Buddhists are theists. They believe in God, or gods.rossum
Generally my impression is that Buddhism is a self generated philosophy of life. As such it has much in common with atheism, which also seeks no external authority for its justification. The truth is whatever works. That is also a brand of pragmatism.
Thanks for your valuable (name removed by moderator)ut.
I didn’t speculate on the nature of the gods they believe in or how they compare to God with a capital “G”, I merely observed that based on my own interactions with Buddhists I would say they are theists, that is, they have no problem acknowledging the existence of gods or even worshiping them. The cultures they come from are theistic cultures. Based on my experiences with Buddhists I have known, I would say Buddhists and atheists are fish and fowl.
As taught in Catholicism God wants more than anything for us to be like him. The buddhas are “older brothers” they’ve acheived that and they love us like God and want us to be just like them. So in buddhism you could call upon God like we do or a buddha that is also all knowing and can create a “pure land” and save us by making us like them (like God). I think it is a mistake in reasoning to try to see differences in them and Jesus. They’re really trying to accomplish the same thing. Remember Jesus never came for the non-Jews. He came to save the lost and turned to those who didn’t reject him. God has given him so many.
The many planes of Buddhism are compatible. There is a path. Each person has to start from where they are on the path and use whatever techniques they find useful to progress along the path.
