I am a Buddhist and i do not pray, i live, accepting all things as they are, always thankful for the blessing of life, protecting it, and healing it, whenever i see those in need, that is how you truly thank the void, by being a light for those enshrouded by darkness, leading them well out of misery, being honest and kind, knowing we all are connected.
@@enodaenasmith5256 that's why I DO NOT like most of the Christians and Islamic people they all do like this..I have never seen Hindus and Buddhists do like this these people are too obsessed with their religion that they are not ready to accept different beliefs and IT IS Ok if you believe this and keep it too yourself but these dumb people go on different religions posts and say what they think which is really really irritating 🙄🙄
if only more belief systems would preach such profound and very relevant understanding of life and how humanity should try and live our life in order to have more inner peace in our lives & "possibly" achieve enlightenment.
Have been studying Buddhism quite a bit in the last year, and every time my understanding grows, I'm absolutely appalled at what many American Sociology textbooks teach children about Buddhism when they are young (middle to high school). When I was learning about the religions of the world in middle school, they NEVER went into this kind of philosophy when speaking of either Hindu or Buddhist belief systems. I was always taught about these thought systems based on Western assumptions.
For me my enlightenment brought me to God and I have experienced Him in and Through Jesus The Christ, this is my personal experience others may be different, I believe that Buddha experienced God through natural revolution, and never said “fallow me” but rather said you must find your own enlightenment, and so I have. And I wish all others the same.
I am WOW now that’s one heck of a statement. I wish you well in all you future endeavors. And I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers. P.S If you where a true Christian as you say then you still belong to Jesus , because he said no one can pluck you from my hand, that includes you yourself. ( power ) Buddha was just a man he had no power and died just like we all have to do. Only GOD , ( JESUS ) can bring you out of that grave. And Buddha would tell you the same if he could, but he can’t because he doesn’t have that kind of power. POWER or the lust there of is what got Lucifer kicked out of heaven . The fact is that things didn’t go the way “ you wanted “ and that made you mad. Just like Lucifer. Quite playing games and go back to Jesus Christ, you know it’s the right thing to do. God loves you as you are not as you should be , because none of us will ever be as we should be. I’m not arguing with you or trying to insult you , I have a love for you and want the best for you, just like your Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. God bless you and I wish you all the best.
@@realitycheck7556 Jesus also could do nothing without the father. Without the father he wasn’t able to perform miracles. He relied on the father. And that is stated in black and white in the bible. Jesus prayed to the father in the garden of gethsemane. He did not pray to himself. He bowed to the father.
I have been reading the dhammapada for several years now and it teaches us to perfect the self and to keep an open mind , therefore not conforming to any particular belief yet to find the truth within ourselves.The truth, like science may change over time with knowledge so only a fool would stick to any strict belief system without experiencing the truth for ones self. Buddhism allows for this openness and non conformist way of life.I too believe in the concept of God yet have not experienced.
It's entirely unnecessary to "invoke" anything. All that is required is to be truthful and realistic. "Invoking" things is a distraction when one doesn't want to be realistic.
I am interested in your question since i have being observing and following budhism for a while. I have also lots of doubts and since english is not my first lenguage i will ask you with all due respect if you could simplify your question or formulated in a way i could understand.Like for example after sphere i couldnt follow thanks
@pumpladder868 I once was a christian, then I converted to Buddhism. It is the most understandable religion, and really the only one that makes sense to me. I have been extremely happy ever since I have converted.
That is why Islam is very clear in terms of the belief, the concept of Messengers that were sent throughout different periods, The revelations on messengers, the divine law. We believe even Budhdha, Lord Krishna, Rama would have been messengers of their times
There is a concept of God(s) in Buddhism. Gods are subject to the same natural law of Karma as all beings. A "universal creator God" a la Abrahamic religions what we don't address in Buddhism.
I'm a Muslim and I have a lot of respect on Buddhists since both Religion teaches peace in soul and life, but I'm just curious, who do pray to? And why?
@@cent7169 I know this is a little late. But we don't pray to anyone. When you see Buddhists pray, we recite ghatas (verse like) together or on our own which could be anything about like say a section of Buddhist teachings or stories even about prominent Buddhists that teaches good lessons. As to why; it'll help us memorise dharma and also remember how to be a good person.
ttysonn thank,I've been practise Buddhism for some time now and it has taught a lesson, about the issue of God in Buddhism, to me God exist because there cannot be a creation without a creator ,God is like the air he is everywhere
@tsultrimdawanamgyal I am a muslim... when I learn of Buddhism concept and the life of Sukyamuni, I believe that he was a true Man who achieve enlightenment as i had mine. and I can't help accepting his philosophy in relation to Muslim value.
@@mypfpisbetterthanyours5177 Prayer is about supplicating, asking for help. Asking yourself for help makes no sense. How are you defining the word "god"?
@@checkmate5338 i dont think prayer is for begging for help well it depends on everybody mentality well i think ee prayer to boost our inner ability build up our confidence well if you think asking for help try to pray for yourself once.
Buddhist pray to no one. The concept of "prayer" is not in buddhism. All buddhists do is eliminate suffering by understanding and practicing the 4 noble truths. They meditate in the here and now and understand the nature of this as they are without attachment. Please note that buddhist do not use a word which has the same meaning as "pray". This is a problem of using English language which is closely assosciated with a theistic religion. Budhist meditate and chant the teachings. That is all.
I’m not sure what culture you are from, but you are pretty wrong here. Even Theravada (which is mostly atheistic) promotes praying so the practitioners can feel more connected to their inner spirituality and pay respect to the triple jewels. Mahayana,on the other hand, has multiple gods that people pray to, like Guan Yin, Budai and Amitabha. Often they even pray for help in aspects like finance and career. Then there is Vajrayana (what the lama in the video practices) which also has many gods like Avalokitesvara, Manjusri, Mahayana, Tara and many more. So in general Buddhists do pray to different deities or buddhas
So buddhism is about being mindful, so you pray to buddha in all mindfulness that he taught you so much, and you must be thankful. It's the concept of god and the teaching of mindfulness, and when I am stressed, I think about how Buddha would deal with it, meditate.
appreciate the clarity here. Coming from a theoistic background I didn't understand the God concept of Buddhism. from this video I conclude that the Buddhist is not atheist but claims that God is within us. As God is spirit, He is not containable but omnipresent.
Buddhists do not believe in god they are atheists. The description given here is more a spiritual type that’s transcendent the senses as we experience them.
@chapsroc Buddhists, Pray for long life for their masters, Ask Bodhisattva which ever one you pray to, to bless you and every person in the Six Realms. that may every one be giving the Tools to understand the Buddhas Teaching and that we too become Awaken. & end this Suffering.. haven't we all Suffered Enough in the World ? Isn't it time we Stop thinking about Wealth and Power causing more Suffering that to us. that we work on the Tools that Rinpoche is giving us to end Suffering in us all.
Seek first the Kingdom of God and his righteousness. Not a religion but a Kingdom. And right relationship with God and our fellow human being who is created in the image of God. When we do so we are operating in the likeness of God. If we are not we are malfunctioning. We are to share and display the image and likeness of God in the seen world.
05:20 What is the point of talking to Mr. Buddha if you don't open mouth and share his wisdom with us in solving the current problems of this word, poverty, extremism, killing, etc. Please suggest some book on Buddhism which could clearly describe this religion to a reader.
I have a question. Buddhism teaches, as far as I am aware, that there is such a thing as the law of karma, which might be defined as the law of cause and effect in the moral sphere. I want to know what ontologically grounds this moral law? In other words, why is the universe we inhabit such that there is this moral law? Even more fundamentally, why, for Buddhists, is there being rather than non-being? Why is there anything at all?
These are the kinds of questions Buddha refused to answer. They are based on speculation and will lead to the proliferation of views, not to clarity. His teaching was focussed on what would set you free, not entangle you further in various views.
@@MrResearcher122 I'm sure he did when he started. The difference for us is that he had the ability to overcome that "thicket of views" where the rest of us find ourselves. If most samsaric beings could overcome those views, most samsaric beings would be buddhas. Of course, those questions will arise naturally, but he taught us how to find our way out of that thicket. Better to stick to the path, than wander off on your own. Test the path, but be careful of exploring too far from it, lest you get lost. Time is short.
@@SBCBears It strikes me Buddha lived in a very philosophical environment and,despite his stress on empiricism, and caution regarding speculation, ontogical and philosophical questions are at the root of Buddhism. It is clear questioning and offering different answers to questions has led to the various Buddhist philosophical schools. Questioner above was merely asking a question, which wasn't speculative, but practical. I'll quote something from Wikipedia on Buddhist philosophy: "The early Buddhist texts mention that a person becomes a follower of the Buddha's teachings after having pondered them over with wisdom and the gradual training also requires that a disciple "investigate" (upaparikkhati) and "scrutinize" (tuleti) the teachings.The Buddha also expected his disciples to approach him as a teacher in a critical fashion and scrutinize his actions and words, as shown in the Vīmaṃsaka Sutta." It can be said that was what the questioner,Michael Lee,was doing. As to the Monk in video, he studied comparative religion at Cambridge,in England. He would have encountered Western poetical and philosophical thought. He quotes Milton to make a simple claim by the Buddha. Now in other areas of his life, where he was more controversial, it would have been wise for his students to question him, in line with Buddha's own iconoclasm regarding teachers and teachings.
There are many, but most of them are not sure what they are believing, actually many buddhists nowadays not so clear with buddha's teaching. They consider buddha as a god or deity rather than a teacher. They want be get magic bless rather than to follow dhamma.
Most movie stars claim to be Buddhists. They do not have to believe in God, they are the gods. Buddhism is a good religion for them. But there is a God and He will judge his creation. There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death. Prob. 12.
Isaiah 45:5 I am the Lord, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded you, though you had not known me: Isaiah 44:6 This says the Lord the King of Israel, and his redeemer the Lord of hosts; "I am the first, and I am the last;" and beside me there is no God. :7 And who, as I, will call, and will declare it, and set it in order for me, since I appointed the ancient people? And the things that are coming, and will come, let them show unto them. :8 Fear you not, neither be afraid: have not I told thee from that time, and have declared it? you are even my witnesses. Is there a God beside me? Yes, there is no God; I know not any. Says the all knowing God Psalms 139
it seems that all religions have something or someone to pray too, otherwise there would be no need to pray for higher learning or enlightenment. buddha himself looked for the same and worshipped the earth and the creatures instead of the god that created it.
This sounds akin to saying: You in the A corporation send messages to the president of the company. We don't have a concept of a president who runs the company, or even anyone who leads the company here at B corporation. We send messages to the board of directors. They don't lead the company. They direct the company. If we want to know about B corporation's reason for hiring us, we direct our questions to director John. He said he would help us. He taps into knowledge from director Prime who is also called chairperson, or the original innovator of the company. Director Evan said, that director John said that there were actually millions of chairperson's of this company even though this company started when Prime started the company when he was 37 years old. If that sounds reasonable to you, then Buddhism is a reasonable choice according to your thinking. It sounds like double-talk to me.
Kind of makes no sense Buddhists are praying everywhere there's prayer Wheels I've been to the dalai lama's Temple into many Buddhist monasteries everybody's praying but exactly who they're praying to or what they're praying I don't really know
I find what he says too complicated.As a Han Chinese Buddhist,I think our concept of Buddhism is simpler.First of all we pray to Heaven or God in Heaven and then pray to honour Buddha's teachings.3 joss sticks are used ,1 for Heaven,2 for Earth + 3 for humans(Buddha etc) simple.Chinese Buddhists actually pray to only one God -Heaven or God in Heven.We pray to The Buddha to respect his teachings.3 joss sticks are used -1 to honour Heaven,2 to honour Earth and the 3rd to honour Humans
I respectfully disagree. I have studied buddhism for som years now, and I have never heard this version of the story. The point of buddhism is that there is no creator god, but that everything and everyone has been created by past karma, accumulated since beginningless time. Prince Siddhartha (who became Shakyamuni Buddha), had created enough positive karma, to become what he did, but there were Buddha´s before him also. In buddhism the word "god" is used for the god realm beings, not a creator
@mo133jj if u really want to understand and if u r smart rational and diligent then heed me. in buddhist monasteries monks would debate hours end on the concept of God the creator. one monk would sit and try to defend the concept of God and another monk would try to prove the fallacy of his view point. all through sheer logic and contemplation. my point is buddhists don't avoid any concept whatsoever rather tackle them head on. if u can prove to a buddhist the existence of .........continued..
with all due respect, i think we can't any of describe "god". i am on B. path for years and years, yet i was -and this will sound crazy- fell under a demonic attack- through a person i know who is possessed. ( yeah crazy i would have never believed this myself - but i had this "intelligent entity" try to possess me, damage my sacred objects,because of this experience ( i cannot prove) but i can only assume now that "god" is perhaps both inner and an outer- reality - but not just inner. no way.
@mo133jj if u can prove to a buddhist the existence of such an almighty being then he will gladly accept it. so next time when u meet a buddhist don't avoid him or her. discuss with him about god and debate with him try to prove to him that god exists. best of luck.
It is similar to Jainism,infact Budhha was a Jain monk.. A day later while in Meditation He got enlightened. He was a junior contamporary of Mahavira, This was Dhyanan Marg in ancient practic in India.
Siddharta Gautama was not a Jain monk, it's a nonsense. Jains have been often criticized by buddhists and buddhists have been criticized by jains. The buddhist karma theory is completely different from jain karma theory and so on..
Sogyal Rinpoche you was wrong. When Buddha had negative about teaching people. God appeared then told Buddha teach people. It means Buddha didn't denies God. It also means that God knew Buddha thoughts. god knew about future.
they pray to buddha, idolize him like a god, asking for fortune, health, etc...fact is, he was human like the rest of us and has no power to do anything
@Byush m Jesus IS GOD, He is not an energy, like a thing, that's the difference, and it's not a blind believe. From the gecko, His coming was prophesied....waaaaay before Buddhism existed. I'm not undermining any religions, I'm just telling the truth and truth can be hard to swallow. If you want to be enlightened, which is the goal of Buddhism, you should look into it.
pretty much, nevertheless, they don't know God much less have a clear understanding of God, which is why they don't worship Him; they don't realize the creature they worship is like themselves, from dust he came, dust he returned
no, buddhist are not all agree there is no god I am buddhist, and I believe in god brahman most asians buddhist believe in god, while western no, therefore, you probably a western
Says you who believe a book. Seriously, I have no intention of belittling your religion but please have the courtesy to do the same and not attacking other's. It'd be a peaceful world if everyone can have the wisdom to believe what they believe and still be able to respect the other people's belief. Even if that may seem contradict on surface.
buddism denies the concept of god, but not the nature of god? its is a deceptive back door religion, the bible says one who tries to get to heaven through the back door is like a thief, who steals from heaven.
I think what he means is that... We have to stop having our own concepts of what God is... Different religions have their own concepts or beliefs about God... but who is truly right and who is wrong?... God is who He/She/It is beyond any religion or story... We say God is omnipotent and omnipresent but we limit Him/Her/It to a bearded man in the clouds... If God is truly limitless then God is all genders, all races, all religions, all life and all of the universe... Religious stories limits us from thinking what God truly is... Religions give us a packaged version of what God is and what God is not and that certain religions or races are more special than others, and that is wrong.
You know that is saying that are religion is wrong you are calling people like me bad and evil actually buddhism is a less judgmental religion for Christianity you are homophobes buddhism has no titles complete fairness
The bottom line is God don't exist, the Bible is a Fantasyland book, God was created by man remember that Bible thumpers. if a very slim chance there is a God he sure has proven to be a Heartless Piece of Shit on humanity.
Ok. Look, there are some problems. I can feel God too and I am a Christian. I know peoples who saw angels and the Messiah! So what is the truth? Just to feel or see something is not the evidence for this, because demons can change into angels of light and deceive you.. The bible shows in prohecies clear that it is the true book from the most high.
Simon Ziswiler you can be a buddhist or you can be a christian or you can be a muslim or none at all. it makes no difference. whatever resonates as a path to compassion, end of suffering, and realization of no self...go from there. :) it is all the same
The bible is stupid in my opinion no one alive today knows who wrote the bible and in the bible it says that jesus prayed for the sick people why not people who are homosexual
@@nicoleneal6415 of course it makes a difference what you believe and they're not all the same; what is the meaning for our existence? is there salvation? can you answer these questions?
really vague answer to be honest... I don't really understand the whole concept of enlightenment...and why are Buddhist trying to avoid the whole concept of GOD as the creator and the divine being so bad???
Sogyal Rinpoche made an intellectual error when he talk about God. "Buddhism deny concepts of God but not nature of God". It's a big error because nature of God is a concept of God. This error come from the fact he try to explain Buddhism by using Christianity concept. No meaning here but just an error. "Our innate need to compare ourselves to others often takes us away from our true identity" Daniel Desbiens
winphet I think he was saying they know God exists but choose to focus on His truths and morals rather than try to comprehend his infinity which is enough to give anybody a headache. Infinity is painful to think about because our minds are finite. its like putting a flagpole into a Wal-Mart bag, the bags going to be too small to fit the pole
The is a supreme being behind creation.the God in the bible,quran are al invention to control the masses.God gave man a way of life and how to get connected with him.
You are praying to a man who is not God and hoping for some “enlightenment”. What if that man was wrong and was just leading you guys astray from the truth?
With all the Respect.. why does a Master uses so much Words to Explain a single core question ?? Buddhist are not agree after all ? that means they have divided thoughts ? why he never mention LOVE ? God is the Answer and Jesus Christ the way... Love to God, and to Others is the answer !
By believing in God/Gods, u will never be a God[s] or equal to God[s]! By believing in the Buddha, u will 1 day become a Buddha & be equal to the Buddha! Buddhism does believe in God/Gods! Buddhism believes that Gods/God is not the Creator of all things, the Supreme 1 or The All Powerful One that can help, reward or punish us because God/Gods r still in the Wheel of Samsara, just like us! Only believing in the Buddha & his teaching can help U out of "Wheel of Samsara"
Buddhism is older than Islam, and Islam opened the ways to learn and know about God, it teaches about the existence of God, Islam revealed after buddhism and is teaching about the existence of God so i think you should accept the later, as later versions of everything is much more complete and latest than the older versions about everything, simple !!!! it doesn't mean that Islam invented God, but islam introduced human being to God, who was present from the beginning, which people did not know and used to wander here and there in search of God (as bhudda did). How it is possible that a most complete and well mannered creature (human) is created by self??? think about it, and you will enter into a world of real Light which will light up your everything. There is only one life in this world but there is also another world (as Bhudda said), where we will get our rewards (bad or good) according to our deeds(bad or good) in this world, and that will be eternal life (with no death), i think Bhudda teaches us about that life, but you have misunderstood it wrongly with rebirth into this world with the same soul or person. No one is reborn into this world after his death.
Subhodeep Thakur shut the fuck idiot you idol whorshipper lol you pray to a man instead of praying to the real Allah God the God of Abraham Isaac Jacob Ishmael etc and all the prophets of God you whorship a fake man with a picture LMAO Muslims believe in one God jews believe in One God Christians are supposed to believe in one God but they believe that Jesus is the son of God which is not true because God does not have a son God is not a man or a human he has no partner no picture no idols statues Muslims Jews and Christians we whorship the same God the real God who created who man kind starting from Adam and Eve the first human beings that God created on earth Adam may Allah God guide you and follow the right path and stop worshipping fake idols pictures statues that don’t exist before it’s too late you will be in THE HELL FIRE whorship the only true God the God of Abraham Isaac and Jacob and Ishmael Moses muhammad Jesus peace be upon them all etc so you stay out of HELL And go to PARADISE may Allah God help these sick peoples AMEN
Read the Pali canon and you'll learn that Buddha was neither a philosopher nor was even remotely interested in God or any other theistic nonsense. Read the Kalama Sutta, for example, which is an ancient gem packed with critical thinking, reason and rationality and unequivocally condemning faith. You'll find no such praise of intellect in any other religion. Despite that, limitless human credulity managed to turn such a gem into a faith based movement, like any other stupid religion out there.
I am a Buddhist and i do not pray, i live, accepting all things as they are, always thankful for the blessing of life, protecting it, and healing it, whenever i see those in need, that is how you truly thank the void, by being a light for those enshrouded by darkness, leading them well out of misery, being honest and kind, knowing we all are connected.
Wrong dear... Jesus is the only main door that gives eternal life seek him while he may be seek 🙏🙏🙏
@@enodaenasmith5256 why cant you respect others religions...what are you even doing on a video about buddhism then?
@@enodaenasmith5256 again, why are you here?
@@enodaenasmith5256 that's why I DO NOT like most of the Christians and Islamic people they all do like this..I have never seen Hindus and Buddhists do like this these people are too obsessed with their religion that they are not ready to accept different beliefs and IT IS Ok if you believe this and keep it too yourself but these dumb people go on different religions posts and say what they think which is really really irritating 🙄🙄
@@jess679. You’re right
if only more belief systems would preach such profound and very relevant understanding of life and how humanity should try and live our life in order to have more inner peace in our lives & "possibly" achieve enlightenment.
Have been studying Buddhism quite a bit in the last year, and every time my understanding grows, I'm absolutely appalled at what many American Sociology textbooks teach children about Buddhism when they are young (middle to high school).
When I was learning about the religions of the world in middle school, they NEVER went into this kind of philosophy when speaking of either Hindu or Buddhist belief systems. I was always taught about these thought systems based on Western assumptions.
Buddhism to me is like open world game. A lot of possibilities and choices you could make.
this has answered so many of my questions
Wonderful commentary. God is not a concept rather a nature,,,Beyond words, description... Thanks Rinpoche
Deception !!!!They are Devil worshippers go check out Buddhist Black Magic u will find all the answers
For me my enlightenment brought me to God and I have experienced Him in and Through Jesus The Christ, this is my personal experience others may be different, I believe that Buddha experienced God through natural revolution, and never said “fallow me” but rather said you must find your own enlightenment, and so I have. And I wish all others the same.
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I am WOW now that’s one heck of a statement. I wish you well in all you future endeavors. And I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers. P.S If you where a true Christian as you say then you still belong to Jesus , because he said no one can pluck you from my hand, that includes you yourself. ( power ) Buddha was just a man he had no power and died just like we all have to do. Only GOD , ( JESUS ) can bring you out of that grave. And Buddha would tell you the same if he could, but he can’t because he doesn’t have that kind of power. POWER or the lust there of is what got Lucifer kicked out of heaven . The fact is that things didn’t go the way “ you wanted “ and that made you mad. Just like Lucifer. Quite playing games and go back to Jesus Christ, you know it’s the right thing to do. God loves you as you are not as you should be , because none of us will ever be as we should be. I’m not arguing with you or trying to insult you , I have a love for you and want the best for you, just like your Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. God bless you and I wish you all the best.
REALIZE THE KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS WITHIN
@@realitycheck7556 Jesus also could do nothing without the father. Without the father he wasn’t able to perform miracles. He relied on the father. And that is stated in black and white in the bible. Jesus prayed to the father in the garden of gethsemane. He did not pray to himself. He bowed to the father.
@@realitycheck7556 Are you a Catholic?
There is no being, there is no non-being - there is continuation.
I have been reading the dhammapada for several years now and it teaches us to perfect the self and to keep an open mind , therefore not conforming to any particular belief yet to find the truth within ourselves.The truth, like science may change over time with knowledge so only a fool would stick to any strict belief system without experiencing the truth for ones self. Buddhism allows for this openness and non conformist way of life.I too believe in the concept of God yet have not experienced.
You cant experience God while you are a Buddhist as they worship the Devil ok.So no wonder!!!
Thanks very much.
Thank you.
Thank you
so clear and wonderful teaching by the inimitable rinpoche. thank yo
It's entirely unnecessary to "invoke" anything.
All that is required is to be truthful and realistic.
"Invoking" things is a distraction when one doesn't want to be realistic.
I am interested in your question since i have being observing and following budhism for a while. I have also lots of doubts and since english is not my first lenguage i will ask you with all due respect if you could simplify your question or formulated in a way i could understand.Like for example after sphere i couldnt follow thanks
Very helpful.
NICE!
May all living beings obtain illumination
Islam is a way of life.
i love buddha
@pumpladder868 I once was a christian, then I converted to Buddhism. It is the most understandable religion, and really the only one that makes sense to me. I have been extremely happy ever since I have converted.
very nice, I'm Theravada Buddhist and very interesting
That is why Islam is very clear in terms of the belief, the concept of Messengers that were sent throughout different periods, The revelations on messengers, the divine law. We believe even Budhdha, Lord Krishna, Rama would have been messengers of their times
There is a concept of God(s) in Buddhism. Gods are subject to the same natural law of Karma as all beings.
A "universal creator God" a la Abrahamic religions what we don't address in Buddhism.
I'm a Muslim and I have a lot of respect on Buddhists since both Religion teaches peace in soul and life, but I'm just curious, who do pray to? And why?
@@cent7169 I know this is a little late. But we don't pray to anyone. When you see Buddhists pray, we recite ghatas (verse like) together or on our own which could be anything about like say a section of Buddhist teachings or stories even about prominent Buddhists that teaches good lessons. As to why; it'll help us memorise dharma and also remember how to be a good person.
Namo Amitabha Buddha
3:34 this is very interesting to me. Thanks!
ttysonn thank,I've been practise Buddhism for some time now and it has taught a lesson, about the issue of God in Buddhism, to me God exist because there cannot be a creation without a creator ,God is like the air he is everywhere
@patrickknight Were you taught about Islam?
Who do you worship
Luke 17:21 Neither shall they say, See here! or, see there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.- Words of Jesus
@tsultrimdawanamgyal I am a muslim... when I learn of Buddhism concept and the life of Sukyamuni, I believe that he was a true Man who achieve enlightenment as i had mine. and I can't help accepting his philosophy in relation to Muslim value.
i still don't get it. who do they pray to?
Ourself!!
@@mypfpisbetterthanyours5177 that makes the concept of prayer pointless.
@@checkmate5338 we pray for ourselves cause we are the god of ourself.
@@mypfpisbetterthanyours5177 Prayer is about supplicating, asking for help. Asking yourself for help makes no sense. How are you defining the word "god"?
@@checkmate5338 i dont think prayer is for begging for help well it depends on everybody mentality well i think ee prayer to boost our inner ability build up our confidence well if you think asking for help try to pray for yourself once.
Buddhist pray to no one. The concept of "prayer" is not in buddhism. All buddhists do is eliminate suffering by understanding and practicing the 4 noble truths. They meditate in the here and now and understand the nature of this as they are without attachment.
Please note that buddhist do not use a word which has the same meaning as "pray". This is a problem of using English language which is closely assosciated with a theistic religion. Budhist meditate and chant the teachings. That is all.
I’m not sure what culture you are from, but you are pretty wrong here. Even Theravada (which is mostly atheistic) promotes praying so the practitioners can feel more connected to their inner spirituality and pay respect to the triple jewels. Mahayana,on the other hand, has multiple gods that people pray to, like Guan Yin, Budai and Amitabha. Often they even pray for help in aspects like finance and career. Then there is Vajrayana (what the lama in the video practices) which also has many gods like Avalokitesvara, Manjusri, Mahayana, Tara and many more. So in general Buddhists do pray to different deities or buddhas
So buddhism is about being mindful, so you pray to buddha in all mindfulness that he taught you so much, and you must be thankful.
It's the concept of god and the teaching of mindfulness, and when I am stressed, I think about how Buddha would deal with it, meditate.
appreciate the clarity here. Coming from a theoistic background I didn't understand the God concept of Buddhism. from this video I conclude that the Buddhist is not atheist but claims that God is within us. As God is spirit, He is not containable but omnipresent.
Buddhists do not believe in god they are atheists. The description given here is more a spiritual type that’s transcendent the senses as we experience them.
So, what's the nature of God does Buddhist believe in?
@chapsroc
Buddhists, Pray for long life for their masters, Ask Bodhisattva which ever one you pray to, to bless you and every person in the Six Realms. that may every one be giving the Tools to understand the Buddhas Teaching and that we too become Awaken. & end this Suffering.. haven't we all Suffered Enough in the World ? Isn't it time we Stop thinking about Wealth and Power causing more Suffering that to us. that we work on the Tools that Rinpoche is giving us to end Suffering in us all.
Seek first the Kingdom of God and his righteousness.
Not a religion but a Kingdom. And right relationship with God and our fellow human being who is created in the image of God. When we do so we are operating in the likeness of God.
If we are not we are malfunctioning.
We are to share and display the image and likeness of God in the seen world.
Thumbs up if you first saw Sogyal Rinpoche in "The Little Buddha"!
Sogyal Rinpoche is considerd 3th highest Lama he is a very good Lama and he knows what he is talking about
05:20 What is the point of talking to Mr. Buddha if you don't open mouth and share his wisdom with us in solving the current problems of this word, poverty, extremism, killing, etc. Please suggest some book on Buddhism which could clearly describe this religion to a reader.
Faisal Malik read a book named ‘why Buddhism is true’ by Robert Wright. It sums up a lot :)
I have a question. Buddhism teaches, as far as I am aware, that there is such a thing as the law of karma, which might be defined as the law of cause and effect in the moral sphere. I want to know what ontologically grounds this moral law? In other words, why is the universe we inhabit such that there is this moral law?
Even more fundamentally, why, for Buddhists, is there being rather than non-being? Why is there anything at all?
These are the kinds of questions Buddha refused to answer. They are based on speculation and will lead to the proliferation of views, not to clarity. His teaching was focussed on what would set you free, not entangle you further in various views.
@@SBCBears But didn't he ask similar questions? Or how else would he have awakened to the the four Nobel Truths?
@@MrResearcher122 I'm sure he did when he started. The difference for us is that he had the ability to overcome that "thicket of views" where the rest of us find ourselves. If most samsaric beings could overcome those views, most samsaric beings would be buddhas.
Of course, those questions will arise naturally, but he taught us how to find our way out of that thicket. Better to stick to the path, than wander off on your own. Test the path, but be careful of exploring too far from it, lest you get lost. Time is short.
@@SBCBears It strikes me Buddha lived in a very philosophical environment and,despite his stress on empiricism, and caution regarding speculation, ontogical and philosophical questions are at the root of Buddhism. It is clear questioning and offering different answers to questions has led to the various Buddhist philosophical schools. Questioner above was merely asking a question, which wasn't speculative, but practical. I'll quote something from Wikipedia on Buddhist philosophy: "The early Buddhist texts mention that a person becomes a follower of the Buddha's teachings after having pondered them over with wisdom and the gradual training also requires that a disciple "investigate" (upaparikkhati) and "scrutinize" (tuleti) the teachings.The Buddha also expected his disciples to approach him as a teacher in a critical fashion and scrutinize his actions and words, as shown in the Vīmaṃsaka Sutta." It can be said that was what the questioner,Michael Lee,was doing. As to the Monk in video, he studied comparative religion at Cambridge,in England. He would have encountered Western poetical and philosophical thought. He quotes Milton to make a simple claim by the Buddha.
Now in other areas of his life, where he was more controversial, it would have been wise for his students to question him, in line with Buddha's own iconoclasm regarding teachers and teachings.
@@MrResearcher122 See how it strikes you when you're a sotapanna.
there are buddhist that live in japan and china but there are other religions too
Buddha himself was a philosopher who believed in God, prayed to God and worshipped God! Buddhism was not a religion but somehow turned into one!
And now Budhists worship Buddha. Where is the logic?
There are many, but most of them are not sure what they are believing, actually many buddhists nowadays not so clear with buddha's teaching. They consider buddha as a god or deity rather than a teacher. They want be get magic bless rather than to follow dhamma.
kyab song che ....
Who is Buddhist God??
Most movie stars claim to be Buddhists. They do not have to believe in God, they are the gods. Buddhism is a good religion for them. But there is a God and He will judge his creation. There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death. Prob. 12.
Exactly. How can there be god outside? No inside/ outside.
a book
@chapsroc You've just stated the dogma of your Buddhism with your very post.
is this ummm true?
Avoiding the question just talking about everything else
Isaiah 45:5 I am the Lord, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded you, though you had not known me:
Isaiah 44:6 This says the Lord the King of Israel, and his redeemer the Lord of hosts; "I am the first, and I am the last;" and beside me there is no God.
:7 And who, as I, will call, and will declare it, and set it in order for me, since I appointed the ancient people? And the things that are coming, and will come, let them show unto them.
:8 Fear you not, neither be afraid: have not I told thee from that time, and have declared it? you are even my witnesses. Is there a God beside me? Yes, there is no God; I know not any.
Says the all knowing God Psalms 139
Buddha
@mo133jj for the same reason science avoids the concept of god.
it seems that all religions have something or someone to pray too, otherwise there would be no need to pray for higher learning or enlightenment. buddha himself looked for the same and worshipped the earth and the creatures instead of the god that created it.
brianwatson9310 ..u don't understand Buddhism. Best be quiet.
@@kstang9441 i know it very well, so you best be quite then
This sounds akin to saying: You in the A corporation send messages to the president of the company. We don't have a concept of a president who runs the company, or even anyone who leads the company here at B corporation. We send messages to the board of directors. They don't lead the company. They direct the company. If we want to know about B corporation's reason for hiring us, we direct our questions to director John. He said he would help us. He taps into knowledge from director Prime who is also called chairperson, or the original innovator of the company. Director Evan said, that director John said that there were actually millions of chairperson's of this company even though this company started when Prime started the company when he was 37 years old. If that sounds reasonable to you, then Buddhism is a reasonable choice according to your thinking. It sounds like double-talk to me.
Kind of makes no sense Buddhists are praying everywhere there's prayer Wheels I've been to the dalai lama's Temple into many Buddhist monasteries everybody's praying but exactly who they're praying to or what they're praying I don't really know
please what is nature of God?
everything
wheel of fortune?
I find what he says too complicated.As a Han Chinese Buddhist,I think our concept of Buddhism is simpler.First of all we pray to Heaven or God in Heaven and then pray to honour Buddha's teachings.3 joss sticks are used ,1 for Heaven,2 for Earth + 3 for humans(Buddha etc)
simple.Chinese Buddhists actually pray to only one God -Heaven or God in Heven.We pray to The Buddha to respect his teachings.3 joss sticks are used -1 to honour Heaven,2 to honour Earth and the 3rd to honour Humans
its the west who keep saying buddhism does not believe in God
Who is god in heaven? Did that god create Buddha?
I respectfully disagree. I have studied buddhism for som years now, and I have never heard this version of the story. The point of buddhism is that there is no creator god, but that everything and everyone has been created by past karma, accumulated since beginningless time. Prince Siddhartha (who became Shakyamuni Buddha), had created enough positive karma, to become what he did, but there were Buddha´s before him also. In buddhism the word "god" is used for the god realm beings, not a creator
i hope you monks know about islam ....☺from malaysia
Islam is nothing but stupid people with some mental illnes
@@ilyssiaaulnay7509 It’s that what Buddhism taught their followers to disrespect and insult other religions??
@@ilyssiaaulnay7509 This is what ur religion teach you ?
@mo133jj if u really want to understand and if u r smart rational and diligent then heed me. in buddhist monasteries monks would debate hours end on the concept of God the creator. one monk would sit and try to defend the concept of God and another monk would try to prove the fallacy of his view point. all through sheer logic and contemplation. my point is buddhists don't avoid any concept whatsoever rather tackle them head on. if u can prove to a buddhist the existence of .........continued..
Well in Buddhism, there is no concept of God. So I have no idea what kind of buddhism you're following.
same, Buddha is not a god. there's no gods in Buddhism.
with all due respect, i think we can't any of describe "god". i am on B. path for years and years, yet i was -and this will sound crazy- fell under a demonic attack- through a person i know who is possessed. ( yeah crazy i would have never believed this myself - but i had this "intelligent entity" try to possess me, damage my sacred objects,because of this experience ( i cannot prove) but i can only assume now that "god" is perhaps both inner and an outer- reality - but not just inner. no way.
'god' is neither inner or outer, God is a divine person, your creator in the person of Jesus Christ
Who is the God of Buddhists..?
Are they same like Hindus who worship N number of idols ?
What is the concept of God in buddhism then..
@mo133jj if u can prove to a buddhist the existence of such an almighty being then he will gladly accept it. so next time when u meet a buddhist don't avoid him or her. discuss with him about god and debate with him try to prove to him that god exists. best of luck.
it would be fortunate if he can discuss, but he never offer that except a closed mind
Hard to listen to him after his down fall.
Bahasa buddha
It is similar to Jainism,infact Budhha was a Jain monk.. A day later while in Meditation He got enlightened. He was a junior
contamporary of Mahavira, This was Dhyanan Marg in ancient practic in India.
whats the evidence that buddha was a jain monk?
Buddha is not jain
Siddharta Gautama was not a Jain monk, it's a nonsense. Jains have been often criticized by buddhists and buddhists have been criticized by jains. The buddhist karma theory is completely different from jain karma theory and so on..
God is an eidolon of mind (citta), hence not real. What is beyond all eidola is where the search begins for ultimate reality beings.
Sogyal Rinpoche you was wrong. When Buddha had negative about teaching people. God appeared then told Buddha teach people. It means Buddha didn't denies God. It also means that God knew Buddha thoughts. god knew about future.
And the end is nothingness?
they pray to buddha, idolize him like a god, asking for fortune, health, etc...fact is, he was human like the rest of us and has no power to do anything
@Byush m Jesus IS GOD, He is not an energy, like a thing, that's the difference, and it's not a blind believe. From the gecko, His coming was prophesied....waaaaay before Buddhism existed. I'm not undermining any religions, I'm just telling the truth and truth can be hard to swallow. If you want to be enlightened, which is the goal of Buddhism, you should look into it.
1:43 he doesn't answer the question
do you know what is the Islam's notion of God ?
it is impressive .
you may have a look anyway
brotherhood greetings
Allhamdullilah Buddhists starting to be toxic but at the same time praising their religion of “harmony and meditation” bruh
So buddhist people worship the earth or the world, and the world is created by God. So they worship god's creature.
so you see then
pretty much, nevertheless, they don't know God much less have a clear understanding of God, which is why they don't worship Him; they don't realize the creature they worship is like themselves, from dust he came, dust he returned
no, buddhist are not all agree there is no god
I am buddhist, and I believe in god brahman
most asians buddhist believe in god, while western no, therefore, you probably a western
Says you who believe a book.
Seriously, I have no intention of belittling your religion but please have the courtesy to do the same and not attacking other's. It'd be a peaceful world if everyone can have the wisdom to believe what they believe and still be able to respect the other people's belief. Even if that may seem contradict on surface.
Hazy believe in a book? Are you on about Christianity or Buddhism?
The Bible makes great toilet, it's the Fantasyland book I can do without.
buddism denies the concept of god, but not the nature of god? its is a deceptive back door religion, the bible says one who tries to get to heaven through the back door is like a thief, who steals from heaven.
Steals from Heaven- whatever that means? You're in a glass house, don't throw stones.
GodBlessHipHop more like god is not one being but that we each are part of collective god. the buddha nature of all beings and all existence
I think what he means is that... We have to stop having our own concepts of what God is... Different religions have their own concepts or beliefs about God... but who is truly right and who is wrong?... God is who He/She/It is beyond any religion or story... We say God is omnipotent and omnipresent but we limit Him/Her/It to a bearded man in the clouds... If God is truly limitless then God is all genders, all races, all religions, all life and all of the universe... Religious stories limits us from thinking what God truly is... Religions give us a packaged version of what God is and what God is not and that certain religions or races are more special than others, and that is wrong.
You know that is saying that are religion is wrong you are calling people like me bad and evil actually buddhism is a less judgmental religion for Christianity you are homophobes buddhism has no titles complete fairness
The bottom line is God don't exist, the Bible is a Fantasyland book, God was created by man remember that Bible thumpers.
if a very slim chance there is a God he sure has proven to be a Heartless Piece of Shit on humanity.
Ok. Look, there are some problems.
I can feel God too and I am a Christian. I know peoples who saw angels and the Messiah!
So what is the truth? Just to feel or see something is not the evidence for this, because demons can change into angels of light and deceive you..
The bible shows in prohecies clear that it is the true book from the most high.
Simon Ziswiler you can be a buddhist or you can be a christian or you can be a muslim or none at all. it makes no difference. whatever resonates as a path to compassion, end of suffering, and realization of no self...go from there. :) it is all the same
The bible is stupid in my opinion no one alive today knows who wrote the bible and in the bible it says that jesus prayed for the sick people why not people who are homosexual
@@nicoleneal6415 of course it makes a difference what you believe and they're not all the same; what is the meaning for our existence? is there salvation? can you answer these questions?
@@thegroupofshame2342 maybe it's stupid to you bc you're too ignorant of it
lol
really vague answer to be honest... I don't really understand the whole concept of enlightenment...and why are Buddhist trying to avoid the whole concept of GOD as the creator and the divine being so bad???
Evidence as a requisite to belief??? LOL.
Sogyal Rinpoche made an intellectual error when he talk about God. "Buddhism deny concepts of God but not nature of God". It's a big error because nature of God is a concept of God. This error come from the fact he try to explain Buddhism by using Christianity concept.
No meaning here but just an error.
"Our innate need to compare ourselves to others often takes us away from our true identity" Daniel Desbiens
winphet I think he was saying they know God exists but choose to focus on His truths and morals rather than try to comprehend his infinity which is enough to give anybody a headache. Infinity is painful to think about because our minds are finite. its like putting a flagpole into a Wal-Mart bag, the bags going to be too small to fit the pole
winphet No error. Rinpoche is talking to Westerners.
The is a supreme being behind creation.the God in the bible,quran are al invention to control the masses.God gave man a way of life and how to get connected with him.
He mean everything around us is god nature accept the reality of fact and shit is really happening logically. Not the god who tell you what to doZz..
@grozde Then show your 'real evidence' that reincarnation is real!
That was complete nonsense. He shouldn't try to describe meditation as prayer. He fell into a trap.
You are praying to a man who is not God and hoping for some “enlightenment”. What if that man was wrong and was just leading you guys astray from the truth?
With all the Respect.. why does a Master uses so much Words to Explain a single core question ?? Buddhist are not agree after all ? that means they have divided thoughts ? why he never mention LOVE ?
God is the Answer and Jesus Christ the way... Love to God, and to Others is the answer !
By believing in God/Gods, u will never be a God[s] or equal to God[s]!
By believing in the Buddha, u will 1 day become a Buddha & be equal to the Buddha!
Buddhism does believe in God/Gods!
Buddhism believes that Gods/God is not the Creator of all things, the Supreme 1 or The All Powerful One that can help, reward or punish us because God/Gods r still in the Wheel of Samsara, just like us!
Only believing in the Buddha & his teaching can help U out of "Wheel of Samsara"
For me, even the concept of God it in itself is delusion
Budhist is human's plosophy.please turn to realy God.do you know really jesus showed his power and rised up death.don't worship human's plosophy .
Why are u here then GET OFF
Buddhism is older than Islam, and Islam opened the ways to learn and know about God, it teaches about the existence of God, Islam revealed after buddhism and is teaching about the existence of God so i think you should accept the later, as later versions of everything is much more complete and latest than the older versions about everything, simple !!!! it doesn't mean that Islam invented God, but islam introduced human being to God, who was present from the beginning, which people did not know and used to wander here and there in search of God (as bhudda did). How it is possible that a most complete and well mannered creature (human) is created by self??? think about it, and you will enter into a world of real Light which will light up your everything. There is only one life in this world but there is also another world (as Bhudda said), where we will get our rewards (bad or good) according to our deeds(bad or good) in this world, and that will be eternal life (with no death), i think Bhudda teaches us about that life, but you have misunderstood it wrongly with rebirth into this world with the same soul or person. No one is reborn into this world after his death.
Subhodeep Thakur shut the fuck idiot you idol whorshipper lol you pray to a man instead of praying to the real Allah God the God of Abraham Isaac Jacob Ishmael etc and all the prophets of God you whorship a fake man with a picture LMAO Muslims believe in one God jews believe in One God Christians are supposed to believe in one God but they believe that Jesus is the son of God which is not true because God does not have a son God is not a man or a human he has no partner no picture no idols statues Muslims Jews and Christians we whorship the same God the real God who created who man kind starting from Adam and Eve the first human beings that God created on earth Adam may Allah God guide you and follow the right path and stop worshipping fake idols pictures statues that don’t exist before it’s too late you will be in THE HELL FIRE whorship the only true God the God of Abraham Isaac and Jacob and Ishmael Moses muhammad Jesus peace be upon them all etc so you stay out of HELL And go to PARADISE may Allah God help these sick peoples AMEN
Subhodeep Thakur hahahahaha Go whorship your father it’s the same thing whoshipping Buddha there both man idiot idol worshippers
First prove God exists.
@@carerforever2118 who created this world?
@Subho Deep Thakur may Allah guide you🤍
Read the Pali canon and you'll learn that Buddha was neither a philosopher nor was even remotely interested in God or any other theistic nonsense. Read the Kalama Sutta, for example, which is an ancient gem packed with critical thinking, reason and rationality and unequivocally condemning faith. You'll find no such praise of intellect in any other religion. Despite that, limitless human credulity managed to turn such a gem into a faith based movement, like any other stupid religion out there.