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a_priori
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I am a Christian but I have to say that the Dalai Lama is a very endearing man.
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Mark77
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He says some nice things, but (from his website) ,** “Although we Buddhists don’t believe in god or creator but we do not interfere in the faith of others who are believers,” he said.
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Kind of hard to give much credibility to someone who doesn’t believe in God!
Read Pope Benedict’s writings, he’s really cool and He believes in Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior!!
“We are dealing here with the vast question as to how we can and cannot know God, how we are related to God and how we can lose him. The arrogance that would make God an object and impose our laboratory conditions upon him is incapable of finding him. For it already implies that we deny God as God by placing ourselves above him, by discarding the whole dimension of love, of interior listening; by no longer acknowledging as real anything but what we can experimentally test and grasp. To think like that is to make oneself God. And to do that is to abase not only God, but the world and oneself, too.”
“Jesus of Nazareth” Papa Benedictus XVI, (p. 37)
Sancta Maria, Mater Dei, Ora Pro Nobis Peccatoribus!
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Kind of hard to give much credibility to someone who doesn’t believe in God!
Read Pope Benedict’s writings, he’s really cool and He believes in Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior!!
“We are dealing here with the vast question as to how we can and cannot know God, how we are related to God and how we can lose him. The arrogance that would make God an object and impose our laboratory conditions upon him is incapable of finding him. For it already implies that we deny God as God by placing ourselves above him, by discarding the whole dimension of love, of interior listening; by no longer acknowledging as real anything but what we can experimentally test and grasp. To think like that is to make oneself God. And to do that is to abase not only God, but the world and oneself, too.”
“Jesus of Nazareth” Papa Benedictus XVI, (p. 37)
Sancta Maria, Mater Dei, Ora Pro Nobis Peccatoribus!
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jpk1313
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yeah the dalai lama is cool for his promoting peace but he still teachs error so he is also kind of dumb *** (the fool has said in his heart there is no god)
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Siddhartha
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God can be defined in many ways. The Dalai Lama doesn’t believe in a particular definition of God, that is, God as defined as (1) a totally independent, (2) unchangeable, (3) eternal, (4) sentient being who is both (5) all-powerful and (6) all-loving, and who (7) created the matter/energy/consciousness universe ex nihilo, from total nothingness.He says some nice things, but (from his website) ,** “Although we Buddhists don’t believe in god or creator but we do not interfere in the faith of others who are believers,” he said.
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Kind of hard to give much credibility to someone who doesn’t believe in God!
The reason Buddhists reject the idea that there is any one being who is both all-powerful and all-loving is that the existence of such a being would be inconsistent with the existence of suffering.
However, Buddhists do believe in beings that are all-loving.
Buddhists also believe in the continuing process of consciousness after death (i.e., an afterlife).
Most importantly, Buddhists also believe in Gods that are (1) not totally independent, (2) changeable, (3) non-eternal, (4) sentient beigs who are (5) very powerful and (6) very loving, and who (7) can create new forms of matter/energy, but not ex nihilo.
In addition, Buddhists also believe in Nirvana/Nibbana, which has been described as totally beyond the realm of matter/energy/consciousness, and as the Highest Bliss, Unborn, Unmade, Unproduced.
It should be noted that many schools of Judaism and Christianity reject the idea that HaShem or God is actually totally independent, unchanging, or eternal. Many Jews reject the idea that God is all-powerful (how to explain the Holocaust, if God has the power to stop it and did nothing?), or that God made creation ex nihilo (ex nihilo creation is not within Genesis itself; it’s a later idea).
So, the question of God is a very complex question.
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06convert
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And interesting fellow indeed. Aside from some interesting statements; his religion and beliefs are nothing I agree with.
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exan
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Why not think someone with a different view on religion is cool. Its about what you think is more inspiring, someones agreement on religion or his attempts to make peace in the world.
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dianaiad
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I’m not certain that the idea is that God is not all powerful…but rather that He chooses not to excercise that power; free will is a major factor in this whole thing. However, you do have a point; this problem of evil causes some major philosophical confusion, and results in solutions ranging from absolute predestination to …no god at all.God can be defined in many ways. The Dalai Lama doesn’t believe in a particular definition of God, that is, God as defined as (1) a totally independent, (2) unchangeable, (3) eternal, (4) sentient being who is both (5) all-powerful and (6) all-loving, and who (7) created the matter/energy/consciousness universe ex nihilo, from total nothingness.
The reason Buddhists reject the idea that there is any one being who is both all-powerful and all-loving is that the existence of such a being would be inconsistent with the existence of suffering.
However, Buddhists do believe in beings that are all-loving.
Buddhists also believe in the continuing process of consciousness after death (i.e., an afterlife).
Most importantly, Buddhists also believe in Gods that are (1) not totally independent, (2) changeable, (3) non-eternal, (4) sentient beigs who are (5) very powerful and (6) very loving, and who (7) can create new forms of matter/energy, but not ex nihilo.
In addition, Buddhists also believe in Nirvana/Nibbana, which has been described as totally beyond the realm of matter/energy/consciousness, and as the Highest Bliss, Unborn, Unmade, Unproduced.
It should be noted that many schools of Judaism and Christianity reject the idea that HaShem or God is actually totally independent, unchanging, or eternal. Many Jews reject the idea that God is all-powerful (how to explain the Holocaust, if God has the power to stop it and did nothing?), or that God made creation ex nihilo (ex nihilo creation is not within Genesis itself; it’s a later idea).
So, the question of God is a very complex question.
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Usbek_de_Perse
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When the Dalai Lama comes to San Francisco, he usually stays with the Jesuits at the University of San Francisco. I visited the Jesuit House and saw a picture with the Dalai Lama surrounded by all the Jesuits living in the house. He has a great relationship with Christians. Calling him “dumb” is kind of un-Christian, don’t you think?
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