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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       > Kuon Ganjo Nyorai       > Office Hours: 9:00 To 5:00              gggggggggggggg              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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