Originally posted by Shakyamunison
You are correct on the mythology, my bad. Bodhisattvas are what are returning, not Buddhas. However, I hope you realize that this is just mythology, and should not be taken literally.
yes but isnt that also buddhism, mythology or reality?{that wud generally be between the view point u take as most people wud see it, buddhists wud claim that much of these fundamentals are real while non buddhists wud probably say that they are mythology} why do u, being a buddhist, think that sumthin that central is mythology?
Originally posted by leonheartmm
yes but isnt that also buddhism, mythology or reality?{that wud generally be between the view point u take as most people wud see it, buddhists wud claim that much of these fundamentals are real while non buddhists wud probably say that they are mythology} why do u, being a buddhist, think that sumthin that central is mythology?
No one can know the true nature of reality. However, we live in the true nature of reality. Mythology is the way we communicate the glimpses we have of this true nature.
Because something is mythology does not mean it is a lie. It only means that what we know cannot be conveyed in an easily understandable way. Mythology allows us to understand something that cannot be understood. It is like describing a color to a blind man; no matter how you describe the color, the blind man will never see it.
^but isnt abstraction and emotive quotation/creating parallels between some common experience, a better way to convey that partially unconveyable expirience? i mean, very often mythology can be vastly misrepresentative and manipulative. also, y do u think sumthing that central to buddhism is mythology?
Originally posted by leonheartmm
^but isnt abstraction and emotive quotation/creating parallels between some common experience, a better way to convey that partially unconveyable expirience? i mean, very often mythology can be vastly misrepresentative and manipulative. also, y do u think sumthing that central to buddhism is mythology?
Why do you think that what happen to you after you die is central to Buddhism? Buddhism is not about the after life; Buddhism is about life. The reason for mythology is to convey information from one generation to the next. Mythology is not about the supernatural; it is about the human condition over time. There is no other way to convey information over thousands of years.
The mythology of Buddhism, or any mythology, is not stand alone. You have to have a practice, and study. Then mythology can open your mind to information that is as old as the human race.
Originally posted by Shakyamunison
Why do you think that what happen to you after you die is central to Buddhism? Buddhism is not about the after life; Buddhism is about life. The reason for mythology is to convey information from one generation to the next. Mythology is not about the supernatural; it is about the human condition over time. There is no other way to convey information over thousands of years.The mythology of Buddhism, or any mythology, is not stand alone. You have to have a practice, and study. Then mythology can open your mind to information that is as old as the human race.
true, as that may be. what i was actually asking you was why you considered it MYTHOLOGY and not FACT, seeing as your a buddhist urself.
Originally posted by leonheartmm
true, as that may be. what i was actually asking you was why you considered it MYTHOLOGY and not FACT, seeing as your a buddhist urself.
The answer is simple; I always discount people who seem to know what happens to us after we die. That is information that us humans can never have, including myself.
Originally posted by Deja~vu
What about NDE? They are all different from all walks of life? When I read all of them I come to the conclusion that it is different from one person to the other, yet none said it was a "Nothing experience."
People who had NDE did not die. We know so little about he human body and mind. We sometimes think someone is dead when they are not.