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   Re: Nichiren's Buddhism Is Pure Bullshit   
   25 Apr 18 10:29:48   
   
   Op vrijdag 25 maart 2011 17:34:37 UTC+1 schreef John Ayres:   
   > Nichiren's Buddhism is pure bullshit, not worth the paper it was   
   > written on.   
   >   
   > Nichiren's Buddhism is based in part on the principle of "Karma",   
   > which is nothing but a folklorish, gossip based "recompense scheme".   
   > This "recompense scheme" was dreamt up by villagers and farmers in   
   > prehistoric times, and has lasted till today, unchallenged.   
   >   
   > The crux of it is, "If you do good, you will see good appear in your   
   > life" "If you do evil, you will see evil in your life" "If you don't   
   > get your pay back for your evil ways in this lifetime, then you will   
   > get it later, in your next lifetime." "If you don't see your pay back   
   > for the virtuous, meritorious ways of your life in this lifetime, then   
   > you will see it in your next lifetime."   
   >   
   > This is pure bullshit. There is no proof that this is true. It is   
   > merely made up "gossip" talk and nothing more as there is NO PROOF of   
   > it being true.   
   >   
   > No one has followed a person into his or her next lifetime to see if   
   > it is true. No one has come from a previous lifetime to verify that a   
   > person is "recompensed" according to some "recompense scheme".   
   >   
   > This is pure folklorish, gossip, and it amounts to nothing in reality.   
   >   
   > The truth is that this universe is governed by a "Steady State   
   > Equilibrium".   
   >   
   > What is "Steady State Equilibrium"?   
   >   
   > It is "All things in this universe are in a steady state equilibrium   
   > balance regardless of what the outcomes of daily life may be."   
   >   
   > I CAN determine this to be true because of my Cognizant Realizations.   
   >   
   > In my cognizant realizations, I see that in one lifetime after the   
   > next, in all my past lifetimes, we build up the same type of   
   > societies, and fight the same kinds of wars, lifetime after lifetime.   
   >   
   > The leaders of these wars are none other than the same people who we   
   > see fighting in our times.   
   >   
   > From earliest times, to the present, all the wars that made our   
   > planet's societies what they are, are fought with the same "leaders"   
   > leading them in the wars.   
   >   
   > This results in the same outcome for society, one planet after the   
   > next.   
   >   
   > My Cognizant Realizations allow me to see this, in all my past   
   > lifetimes.   
   >   
   > Therefore, there is no "recompense scheme" and the notion of it is   
   > merely made up, purely fictional, bullshit.   
   >   
   > So. Next time someone asks you to go to a Buddhist meeting, tell them   
   > to stuff it up their ass, and to "Get outta here!"   
   >   
   > John Ayres   
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