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Strong dhamma - thank you. I frequent budhist monasteries myself - i see how all prophets are indeed one, and how budha, christ and allah and all other gods ste

• wolfhumble 6y ago
  > i see how all prophets are indeed one, and how budha, christ and allah and all other gods stem from that one thing which we encounter after long meditations and prayer finally takes away our anger and hurt to open that door which cannot be closed. There certainly are teachings that one might find in different religions, but to say that "all prophets are indeed one" and "how budha, christ and allah and all other gods stem from that one thing which we encounter after long meditations and prayer . . . .", does not match up with what is taught in buddhism, christianity and islam. In buddhism the goal is Nirvana, which is reached after extinction of greed, aversion and ignorance, leading to release from the cycle of rebirth.[1] In christianity, the saviour is Jesus: "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me", [John 14:6], and "But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin". [1 John 1:7] And the result of faith in Jesus is heaven, which is described in this way (a couple of glimpses): "Then I saw “a new heaven and a new earth,” for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. 2 I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. [Revelation 21:1-2] "They will need no light of lamp or sun, for the Lord God will be their light, and they will reign forever and ever."[Revelation 22:5] In islam, one of the five pilars is: "I bear witness that there is no deity but God, and I bear witness that Muhammad is the messenger of God."[2] Salvation in the afterlife: "According to the Quran, the basic criterion for salvation in the afterlife is the belief in the oneness of God (tawḥīd), angels of God, revealed books of God, all messengers of God, as well as repentance to God, and doing good deeds. Though one must do good deeds and believe in God, salvation can only be attained through God's judgment.[3] "Jannah is described as an eternal dwelling (Q3:136), with its supreme felicity and greatest bliss being God's good pleasure (Q9:72)".[4] The teachings in buddhism, christianity and islam are therefore very different, and points to completely different ways of salvation and afterlife. They all can't be true at the same time. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nirvana_(Buddhism) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nirvana_(Buddhism) [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahada https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahada [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jannah#Muslims https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jannah#Muslims [4] https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jannah#Quran https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jannah#Quran
  • keiferski 6y ago
    > They all can't be true at the same time. You may be interested in Process Theology, which essentially argues for this exact thing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Process_theology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Process_theology https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1k-p863u5lQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1k-p863u5lQ
  • idclip 6y ago
    I have read the three monothiestic religions and have a practicing budhist for 3. Thousands of hours of silence now. As the buddha states, we must all each do the work, not adhere to scripture - the work is simple yet hard - i suggest you try vipassana or any type of extended silence retreats (muslim, christian ... it doesnt matter. I spoke wirh christisn and muslims who were on intensive prayer retreats, they reported the same experience) seek truth within yourself brother - if you chase interpretation and opinion, you will spiral down. The truth itself is within you, in your flesh, inside your mind is an undying light surrounded by your traumas/impurities. Don't try to assume .. simply discover - the mind wishes to argue its way around truth and console itself with what it thinks is intellectual, but its just a battery of randomness. Call it what we may, jhanna, yana, grace .. the understanding is truth itself - i wont and cant convince you, its work left for you. I for one, do not see separation a anymore
  • agumonkey 6y ago
    But they do seem to emerge from the same struggle don't they ?
    • idclip 6y ago
      Yes they do
    • selfhoster11 6y ago
      But they are not mutually compatible, so they certainly cannot lead to the same thing.
      • agumonkey 6y ago