Why BUDDHISTS Don't Believe in GOD? | Buddha's Wisdom
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- 🤔 Have you ever wondered why Buddhists don't believe in a Creator God? The answer might surprise you - and it's been sparking heated debates for centuries! 🔥
In this thought-provoking video, we dive deep into the heart of Buddhist philosophy to explore one of the most controversial questions in religious history. 🧘♂️💭
But here's the thing - this isn't about convincing you to abandon your beliefs. Buddhism is all about free inquiry and questioning everything, even its own teachings! 🌈🔍 Whether you're a devout believer, a skeptic, or just curious, this video will challenge your assumptions and open your mind to new possibilities.
🙏 Stay curious, stay compassionate, and remember - the truth is waiting to be discovered within you. Namaste, friends! 🌼
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Growing up I was Christian but became atheist in high school . I joined the military in my 20s and was a meathead with anger issues who loved to drink , party, sleep around and fight. When I ended up stationed over seas in Guam and I was a corpsman working in General surgery/OR , trauma team and occasional morgue duty . I saw a lot of trauma and death and mentally it was becoming a lot and I was having a crisis . I tried talking ti different religions but they just said to pray or they’ll pray for me which isn’t helpful and they didn’t want me asking certain questions .
One day I found a Buddhist temple there and my roommate and I checked it out . The first visit and they were immediately so welcoming . The first monk we encountered only spoke mandarin so they grabbed someone else to talk to us about Buddhism , the temple etc and they had us eat lunch with them . We started going more and more because they were so welcoming and because they said “you don’t need to be Buddhist to come here , all are welcome . If you ever need a place to pray , mediate , eat or just a quiet place to think our doors are always open, no questions asked .” And as time went on my roommate and I started going to the services even and since they were in mandarin they had a translator just for the two of us . That temple changed my life forever as it got me more and more into Buddhism and practicing it . What really clicked with me was that they didn’t get angry when I asked difficult questions about it , they were always so happy whenever I had questions and always encouraged me to question the teachings they taught me . I also really liked that Buddhism is all about personal accountability with how only you can save yourself .
That was back in 2016 when I first found Buddhism and there’s been many trials and tribulations since but learning how to walk the path has been liberating. I’ve since left the military, deleted all my social media accounts, became a pacifist, have been sober for years , became vegetarian and other changes. Buddhism has changed my life in so many ways and made me a much more mindful , open and present individual. I still have much to learn but learning is a process I’ve truly come to love .
Cheers bud. Seems that you have took on the teachings well.
Buddhism mentioned that one can cultivate anywhere, anytime. Needs no temple, for you are your own temple. Hold oneself accountable to your own deeds, do more good, build good karma.
For one will be judged, by your own deeds, redeemed by your own karma, responsible for every action.
Do good at own pace, follow your own heart, embrace things that comes to us. Experience, digest it, allow compassion to grow, and learn to walk away, may that be good or bad. Not subjecting oneself to be overly tied down by earthly desires, that will hinder your own journey forward.
THAT IS SO BEAUTIFUL
unpopular opinion, if everyone in the world practice Buddhism and apply it into their daily life. There will be no war. But that's not going to happen
I'm glad buddhism show you the way to find peace within yourself bro.
@@BIBZEEBEEI suggested you pick up a history book because Buddhist have been involved in many conflicts "war". Everyone being Buddhist wouldn't end war, so yes this would be an unpopular opinion.
Buddhism does not believe in worshipping God but in realizing it within ourselves .
Haha but why do many people worship buddha statue then?
Nobody worship buddha statue. Its not worshipping. Its just a symbol
That means God, to Buddhists, can never speak to us from outside ourselves... and is confined to what people want. Buddhists want no God and will discover at death what has been true all along. Gautama Buddha did not speak of gods, because India was soaked in them and it was a problem then. He did not deny God, but gave us tools to work with. But having denied Christ, and Muhammad etc, they became a sink for atheists.
Buddha statue is mirroring Buddha nature within.
God worshippers don't understand Buddhist devotion.
Buddhist devotion is towards the inner Buddha nature.
Statue is an external representation of inner truth.
A reminder to us on the path that realisation comes from within.
@kadirismail8007 can we do both? Worship god and realize it within ourselves? Within a single lifetime?
Buddhism is not a religious belief but just a philosophy of natural humanity
Partly correct. Why do you think Buddha pray? Buddha knows there is God just like Jesus but teach people to recognize it from within. By knowing our truthself, our origin, our purpose in life, we will then understand God
@@vegikid100 I don’t think think so. I thinks not pray but yoga. A cult of yoga ways.
@@vegikid100 No, not true at all, what you tried to do was trying to put your beliefs into something else. Buddhism aims toward the understanding of life, the way it is, to achieve peace. Religions created an entire story to explain why women menstruate. Buddhism will explain in as something they will go through every month, nothing more, nothing less.
Buddhism chant, and "prayer" is actually just a life lesson, and buddha's journey toward enlightment, or just a story of that time (some kind of lessons in a form of tales).
There's no god, you're just blinded by your beliefs.
@superpnutbutter8608 you believe no God, that is because you are not conscious yet. Buddha means the conscious one. How do you think everything comes into being including your soul? If there is no creator, who creates everything? How does our body work so perfectly if there's no designer? Do you really think everything just happened coincidentally? Learn from your conscious, you will get it someday. Or, you will know when you lose your body
@@vegikid100 Nope, False
I'm so lucky. I am Buddhist by birth. 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka.
Wrong
so are u believing in katharagama gods and hindu gods ?
Me too, am so glad to be born Buddhist. Buddhism is peace
@@hinkimvireak5617 if u don't respect Buddhism, karma comes, some Christians can't respect other religion.
@@ayanpeiris3471why we have to believe in any of these two, we are trying to be a one
I have followed many beliefs searching for a good one. After finding Buddhism I have found it to be the most liberating than anything else.
What kind of Buddhism?
Yep. Buddhism is profoundly modern and psychological in nature.
What I view Buddhism is just a framework which offering tools for people to liberate themselves from the mortal shackles. I don't even need to change into Buddhism, heck I even changed out of Buddhism but still using some tools within the framework to have a better life. The true liberation is within your soul and not from any external validation. Well at least this is what I've got after immense suffering in mortal life for over 20 years. Now I'm living in more ascetic life but not true ascetic. I'm refraining from doing things because I perceived them as potentially dangerous and not because I'm restricting myself from doing so. It's vastly different from ascetics and much more liberating than any of them. Maybe that's why I won't become a monk. By being a monk, people will put on shackles which forced you to live in restricted life than allowed you to use the teachings to liberate yourself.
Are u sure it is Buddhism or Hinduism? Cause usually they are mixed together and keep evolving according to different eras and political circumstances
The Buddha never said whether God exists or not. The Buddha taught that believing or not believing in the existence of God is not the path to liberation. Everything is subject to change. We ourselves change. There are encounters and departures, births and decay. Clinging to anything unstable is suffering. The Buddha's path is to train the mind to be constantly aware of change and to understand the reality of emptiness.
My wife is a Thai Buddhist…I learn a lot from her about Buddhism and love it
My Wife is a scientologist, our marriage won't last another 6 months 😐 AWKWARD
Love wife?
So i am no atheist. I'm just on the path to enlightenment. I question everything and my mum is always angry at me for questioning our religion. Buddhism is a great concept. Thanks for sharing.
If there is any religion that would cope with modern scientific needs, it would be Buddhism.”
albert einstein
Where did he say this? I searched for it online, I could not find any authenticity of your quote.😅
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Solti ley guff diyo jasto cha😂
@JohnSalaLotusDharma where did einstein quoted that, when did he quoted that? I could not find any proper proof of Einstein saying those words?
@JohnSalaLotusDharma so Buddhism requires, actual proof and some fake ass quote?
@JohnSalaLotusDharma "Properly understood Biddhism is not a religion, it is a form of psychotherapy" - Alan Watts
I heard him say it, but my memory doesn't have an index.
I like the way Thich Nhat Hanh phrased it.
'Enlightenment is when the wave realizes it is the ocean.'
"Here and now " and "a cloud never dies ' our bodies recycle the water and give life to numerous living beings up the ladder.
@@deanyanko3326 Yes. Make others bloom.
No-self, no-death.
@@demonsteel13 Only transformation.
Go read Rumi.. "O drop sell yourself, and become an ocean".. Or ramana krishna
Buddhism is about how we reach our destination safely and peacefully. If you are given a car to drive to your distination, just start driving safely, peacefully. Don't worry about who create the car. It is secondary.
Okk. Nice
Then keep it to you 😂😂😂
@@ganu2947 if god made us, then who or what makes god?
Man made god!
Or the brand of car.
Praise the Buddha
And the mother of God
Buddhism if you master your mind ,you master everything 🎉🎉
Im a born muslim, and i always thought my heart was jewish.. Today i found out i was budism all along.. Mind blowing..
If you know your self you will know your god. That's why Buddha never discussed God because knowing yourself must know God
@@sastroprono3716 i need a friend like u..
Then why Thai girl lie so much?
“God”
God is spirit. (A vital principle held to give life to physical organisms ).
God created man in His own image.
(The image of God consisted in the soul of man, was given free will to choose right and wrong )
God made man from the dust of the earth.
(The human body is made up of water, H2O, with cealls consisting of 75% water by weight, most of a human body's mass is oxygen. Carbon, the basic unit for organic molecules comes in second.)
Sin separate us from God.
( Sin is the breaking of God's law, God is holy and we are sinful and separated from Him.)
The Lord God comes in human Form.
john 14:6,14:10, 10:38
I am in the Father, and the Father in me. Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.John 10:30
Jesus died for our sin but 3 days later He rose from the dead, revealed to the world that He’s the true God.
God took on human form(Jesus) to lead & guide our way back to him, have faith and you soul will be safe.
Your eternal soul is the most valuable thing you possess.
You have a body, but living inside of you is your spirit/soul. And when a person dies, what happens! The soul goes on.
First, it's valuable because it's eternal. It's going to live forever,millions years from now, our soul will be living.
The body is the house, the soul is the tenant. But when the body dies, the soul lives on.The good news is that God offers eternal life to everyone.
You don't need to be buddhist to understand yourself and respect others. Stay humble my friend!! I respect for who you are.
religious leaders took the opportunity to twist Buddha's teachings and made a religion out of it
How? And what is your base of your claim? How do you define religion and why is it bad?
Buddhism is the only religion, other's are cults. Buddhism fully allows you question and debate texts and question teachers, all other religions say they are divine revelations and cannot be questioned.
If you claim Buddhism is mere philosophy, you are mistaken.
@@saddha1 philosophy isn't "mere".
@@saddha1 Buddhism is an awakening and enlightenment of the inner self. Buddha didn't claim that he is God or anything.
To cultivate/practise Buddhism is a strenuous task. Perhaps that's why some followers have distorted/downgraded its cultivation such that it has become a simpler/easier job: mere idol-worshipping.
To the general layman, blind faith in God/any deity (with its accompanying eternal salvation) is so much more convenient than diligent and persevering cultivation (e. g. understanding the 4 Noble Truths, upholding the 8 Right Pathways...). That partly explains why Fundamental Buddhism is not so popular as 'other religions' such as Christianity and Islam. Strictly speaking, Fundamental Buddhism is more an education than a religion.
THAT IS SO TRUE, BUDDHISM IS EMPOWER FROM WITHIN FINDING YOUR TRUE SELF. RESPECT 🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️🇸🇬
Lol
Buddhism worship yourself try your self you are your god Buddhism from Myanmar 🇲🇲 ❤
Jesus said those who find their life will lose it, and those who lose their life will find it. Jesus is the son of God and the only way to him.
@@rudyferrell you are your god if u want to pass exam you will try for pass exam god can’t bless u to pass this use your brain try your self. Buddha 🇲🇲🧘♀️
@@rudyferrell EACH MORNING WE ARE BORN AGAIN.
WHAT WE DO TODAY MATTER MOST.
BE HEALTHY, HAPPY. 🙏
There was a time when I was at the lowest point of my life, it was so bad that i, an atheist, desperate enough to seek god for salvation. I look through many religions to find an answer but all I found was there’s no god. But in all those religions i found Buddhism and even though I don’t follow it because I disagree on many ideologies of Buddhism, it did really save me from ending myself. The idea of seeking inner self to find inner peace is fascinating and beautiful. It help me changing my way of life and moving on. I will always respect Buddhism because of that.
Both Buddha and Lao Tzu have acknowledge there is something bigger than us, they just feel that trying to name or define it is a futile exercise.
Now we know where Jung got his position on this very subject ;)
I agree - better to fill our days with beneficial action and thought than vapid distraction...
The Buddha never said anything like that. Y'all westerners are so delusional
Interesting thanks for sharing. Can you provide a source?
Maybe they didn't read the scriptures.
No, buddhism refuses any 'higher power' or almighty being.
As an atheist, Buddhism is the only belief system I have considered as offering some value. In particular it is non violent.
Research zen at war, like every other religion it follows what the state dictates. Non violent? Monk’s fight and quarrel just like any other religion.
@@robertwarner-ev7wp That's Zen Japanese. -_-
By the time it reaches there it's not even buddhism anymore.
@@tuck295q Buddhist monks fighting with opposing Buddhist monks is a thing, don’t lie to yourself or me.
@@robertwarner-ev7wp They are still human beings with faults..
@@krimmer66 Right, that’s kind of my point. Plus my other point is that one religion isn’t any better than another. Buddhist claims also aren’t any more testable than Hindu claims, and claims of non violence are false, as proven by history.
"Neither me nor anyone else can lead you to the path of enlightment"
Mind is Powerful - How Sense Of enjoyment - How Human can Change Focusing within Seconds!! Satan can deviate anyone!! If someone Observe or See the World as it is !! God is Open Phenomenon. No One Can Deny The Blessings Of God Almighty!! Science unfolded many facts..No Divinity in Nature!!
No, but you can influence others to seek it for themselves.
Imagine someone given up on the right to seek enlightment by allowing someone to led their noses. Such pathetic sight, but it's too common that I think it's the default state of human.
HINDUISM is the only path to enlightenment
Salvation is better than Enlightenment
I am Christian, I won't change my religion no matter but I love to read and study other religions....
Every religion is so beautiful and unique in their own ways...
I love Buddhism the most.. because Buddhist people will never say bad things about others religion... And it's the followers who mades their religion more beautiful....
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Neither do Hindus - but alas our skin is dark & so we get no respect
I always say if the Buddha was born in Christian or Muslim lands he would have been branded a heretic, an apostate, an infidel and been lynched! His writings burnt, his followers killed, there would be no Buddhism today!
But thankfully the Buddha and so many others were born in Hindu India - a faith that teaches respect for all other faiths
@@ramaraksha01 here in China religions coexist mostly in peace for thousanda of years as well, as Chinese adopted Buddhism from India and Islam from Middle east. generally in Asia there were historically no large scale confrontations or wars were waged in names of religions, and this is one of the reasons why I'm kinda pround being an Asian.
meanwhile if we look west, where the 3 main religions which share somewhat samw origins, wars and conflicts never really stopped for religious reasons, from Crusaders' wars to modern confrontations... but theyre literally brothers and sisters fighting each other for eternity
i don't mean offenses to them but the contrasts are too obvious to ignore.
@@ramaraksha01 Japan has its own mythology and religion and it adopted Buddhism from China. the same historical fact applies to Korea. in South Eastern countries of Asia, different religions coexist as well.
basically, Asians are not so keen to the idea of "there's only one true God and I must eliminate all other false ones in order to prove my loyalty in exchange for an entrance ticket to heaven"
@@dexterdr.7020 I think you are a bit naive when you say these religions exist peacefully. Christians and Muslims - goal is to push conversions - only their religion must win
As long as they are minorities - they talk well - "we must respect all faiths" etc etc
But once they gain in numbers, their views change, now anyone standing in their way to push conversions is "against freedom of religion"
Muslims ban all conversions once they gain a majority - that is one cannot convert OUT of Islam, but sure they can convert others - even using violence
And since they control the media, they get away with it
@@dexterdr.7020 We fail to understand these religions - there is a simple logical down to earth explanation to their behavior
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Ancient people living under Kings, Dictators used them as a template for God - hence all the - Get down on our knees, beg, grovel, blindly obey, sing only his praises etc
Think Putin, Kim Jong Un
How these dictators reward only their followers and abuse the rest
These are their Gods
Their goal is Pleasures of the flesh in Heaven - an easy lazy life in Heaven is promise them and how does one get it?
Not thru works, no, sir, only by kissing the right butt, just like how things get done in Russia, North Korea
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These followers are told that is exactly what they are doing, their God is pleased that they believe and support him and him only and will reward them with Heaven
Once they lure followers with such cheap promises, it is easy to push hate against those who do not believe as they do
"They hate us because we are with the One True God! Jesus warned us that we would be hated" - even where there is no hate, they push it
Anecdotes are used - a Muslim being discriminated here, a Christian there and it shows that others hate us
They dominate the media and hence they are able to push this hate
Hence the constant wars - sadly, as they keep pushing conversions, they will bring that hate to our countries
I am a Catholic by birth from Philippines, i started questioning my religion during college days and started joining different Christian sect. Now i am a mother and still wondering about life, death and suffering. And then our beloved dog died last January and everything shattered. The passing of our dog led me to wander, how to cope up with my broken heart, sadness and guilt. Until i stumbled upon some buddhist concept here in TH-cam. From then on i'm yearning to learn more about BUDDHISM. Maybe this is my way.
I suggest you look into the treasures and truth of Jesus Christ and his bride, the Catholic Church. Pain and suffering is part of human life. The question is what we do with this pain. Jesus turned his pain and suffering into love. There is no other teaching than this; that God who became man did not run away from pain but used it to show his love for us. God bless you and may Jesus guide you
search youtube for Nas Daily Buddhism he gave a good summary
@@enkii82 thank you, been there already. That's my starting point. And from there i gradually search and learn.
Buddhism taught me to trust myself and my experiences, it does not belittle or devalue my experience of my own life, and for that I have chosen to reaffirm the Buddhist life my parents gave me.
The Buddha never said whether God exists or not. The Buddha taught that believing or not believing in the existence of God is not the path to liberation. Everything is subject to change. We ourselves change. There are encounters and departures, births and decay. Clinging to anything unstable is suffering. The Buddha's path is to train the mind to be constantly aware of change and to understand the reality of emptiness. When you are happy, understand that it will not last long. When you are suffering, understand that it will not last long. Let go and understand it. This is Buddhism.
I don't think God worries too much about Buddha.In fact I am convinced God is in complete support of the Buddha's accomplishments.He was afterall one of the most moral men ever to grace our planet.He deeply explored the nature of reality and had an insight into how human suffering can be reduced. I am sure God would sit back and smile. Yehuda.
@@sigmundfried3838 "Actually, all of the Buddha's teachings do not aim to teach about the existence or non-existence of a god. Instead, they are based on the Buddha's own experiences that the same of our experiences and summarize what he encountered into three terms
1. Impermanence (Anicca): Everything in life is constantly changing and nothing lasts forever.
2. Misery or Suffering (Dukkha): Life is filled with suffering and dissatisfaction due to our attachments and desires.
3. Egolessness or Selflessness (Anatta): There is no permanent self or soul; the sense of self is an illusion and all of the Buddha's teachings provide a path to liberation from these conditions through four methods:
suffering (dukkha),
the cause of suffering (samudaya), the cessation of suffering (nirodha),
and the path leading to the cessation of suffering (magga)
What if I had a different experience with something? Does that mean your experience is not true?
@@Judah2464-yy8gr No, it just means we have different experiences.
Buddhism doesn't worship Buddha like a god. Buddhism is the way to enlightenment taught by Buddha to escape the cycles. According to Buddhism, There is no creators, Buddha isn't the creator.
God is the source of enlightment itself. In the essence of all religion, there is no contradiction. Be careful of personal mindset or thought.
Not the God idea of the heretics, all powerful, etc.
If god is all powerful, theists would never have suffering.
@@saddha1 look, idea of God in Buddhism is very different from Christianity or possibly any other religions. The Idea of God is the Enlightenment but not the creator-like in other religions
I don't know Buddha was the only one with 10 fingers and toes that are the same length ha, true story
According to buddha, we all once a light creature like human but all body is light like sun but soon become human because of craving into food from earth , thats why craving too much into somthing is a sin in buddhism, just like every fat person, uncontrol of food cause suffering for being fat , the same apply with light human, the purpose of buddha is to minimize craving and to archieve nibbana is to destroy the craving feelong, the time that u learn dhyana from vipassana u will see light and that's is ur selfpast ,once u become light again u must destroy all craving to prevent reborn into creature again
Buddhism has been in my life for almost 17 years. Defeating the idea of God was the first step in control of your life.
"GODS DEFEATED BRO! TRUST ME" lmao atheist level cringe.
I've heard many descriptions of "Buddhism." This is by far one of the best. Thank You. Hari Krsna.
Buddha spoke about 4 noble truth responsible for suffering and 8 fold path to relieve from sufferings.
that's theravada summary, not necessarily universal for buddhists.
@@enkii82 It is Hinyana advocated by Buddha. Later in Mahayana they started worshiping idol and then many other branches of Buddhism emerge.
@@enkii82 theravada is the true Buddhism. Mahayana is not the right Buddhism, it’s a corrupt version of
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Yeah respectively
Everything hinges on causes and conditions. No need for any divinity to pull the strings. We are the creators of our life experience by our thoughts, words and actions . Namo Buddhaya 🙏🏼📿
are we in charge of our thoughts ?
So you're saying, you're you own God?
@@taato69yep thats what we believe, take the reins of your life and dont let external ideas of divinity dictate your will.
@tofferooni4972 Good luck to you.
I love Buddha and believe in God I actually respect all religions and people knowledge is amazing but feelings are even more amazing
God pretty much invented a machine that could live
@@DrespaxPvP27 machine that lives yes I can see that but machines can go long time without motivation
God or deva? God is what we humans believe who created all things and deva is a highly advanced race
Buddhism is not a religion but a philosophy.
Up to a point. Western philosophy stems from Plato and Aristotle, with their ideas on rationalism and empiricism. So everything has to be proven or given a convincing argument. There are no otherworldly aspects to it. It is entirely secular. Buddhism may be nontheistic, but it does have a belief system, that is something they believe in that cannot be proven. That is their belief in reincarnation. There is no evidence that happens, and it can lead to outcomes that western philosophy find hard to comprehend or justify.
Thank you so much for this. I was seeking salvation from God all this time but didn't find or get any I was fully losing all hope on it for a very long time until now I realized what I shall exactly do. Actually to be precise I was seeking for a religion, faith and teaching that suit me and make senses to me the most and I found it, all this time I was at lost with myself, I lost all faith in God and everything. Thank you so so much for this❤🙏❤
I love this, and I find Buddism as my truth ❤💯
👍 شكراً جزيلاً، تحيات من السعودية 🇸🇦
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Buddhism has taught me a lot about myself in the last 5 or 6 yrs. Buddhism is to know yourself and the world you live in. To be aware of the here & now, not the past or future!
When something exist it's counter part also come to existence. For example, left - right, up - down, day - night, birth - death, cold - hot etc.. if you remove one, it's counter part also ceased to exist. Think about a world there is no left side, then you will never talk about its counter part (right side). Same thing can be applied to things in your mind, happiness - sadness, love - hate, past - future. If you are a person that looking for happiness, that means you are in sadness. In fact they are the same thing because one cannot exist without the other. If you can let go both of them your mind will be in a neutral state which is called Niravana. When you realized this dualism, you mind is in middle path(third state), and you stop arguing or fighting for one side.
Most important part is how you make your mind neutralized, in fact it's when you realized that sadness - happiness, love - hate are the same thing, because when something disappear and it counter part ceased to exist, it means they are the same thing. Think about a world where there is no sadness then it will be world where we never talk about happiness.
So you're saying there is a Proton, an Electron, and a Neutron. Positive Charge, Negative Charge, and a Neutral Charge. The TRINITY of REALITY.
And Nirvana by the way is not the lack of Happiness or Sadness, it's a state of perfect bliss, happiness, and release from suffering/sadness, and the cycle of death & rebirth.
It's liberation from Samsara, the eternal cycle of existence where a soul goes through Birth, Death, Rebirth, Happiness and Suffering, until the soul realizes its true self, its true nature, and liberates itself from this endless cycle by shedding all of its Karma, both good and bad Karma.
@@Montu96 You've captured a profound aspect of Buddhism beautifully. According to the Buddha's teachings, while scriptures lay out the framework, true understanding often comes through personal experience and guidance from those who have traversed the path themselves. This "Sangha," comprised of individuals who have achieved insight into the nature of existence, can offer invaluable guidance in understanding the root causes of suffering and breaking free from the cycle of samsara. These enlightened individuals may be found within monastic communities or even among ordinary people, quietly living their lives while embodying the teachings of the Buddha. Despite the challenge of identifying them, the possibility of realizing the ultimate goal of nibbana remains attainable through their guidance and one's own diligent practice and introspection.
“Believing in” is always trumped by Knowing.
Sadly, delusional theists confuse "believing" with "knowing".
we must believe before we know, according to science. That's also in line with Buddhism teaching about not to believe in everything.
I KNOW that Jesus is the son of God and our only savior.
@@rudyferrell so you're there witnessing the scene of Jesus descending from the land of god and sacrificed himself therefore he's "our only savior" ? or you're just "believing" in the "evidences" and thought that you "KNOW" ? I mean even if it's true, it wouldn't change my living reality. If it's changed yours then congratulations.
@dreamingacacia The Holy Spirit showed me the truth. I was an atheist in the middle of a suicide attempt when I was baptized in the Holy Spirit, but of course I didn't know that at the time. He lived inside of me for about 3 months until he left me for my fornication. So, God told me, it was the only way I would ever believe, it took divine intervention for me.
buddhism is NOT a religion - it is a SPIRITUAL (consciousness-based) tradition
that said, i like this video =)
In theory you are right it is more of a philosophy for living. In practice however, it is absolutely a religion with an almighty God who listens to prayers and sometimes answers them. In that sense it is not better or worse than any other religion.
I think its both
@@user-pv2xy1og8h it doesn't make sense to me , but you do you ;-)
I have been a Buddhist all my life and I still learn something here. Thank you.
Great summary of a very complicated and nuanced subject. Well done for making it so accessible
I have been practicing Transcendental Meditation since 1974. This is a good video. Thank you.
Buddha's teachings, particularly the vipassana made my consciousness awaken. After practicing vipassana with the help of Sila and samadhi, every wholesome thing started coming into my behavior and action and unwholesome started fading away. I'm filled with more joy, thanks to equanimity led by the direct experience of reality of this moment. Thanks to S.N. Goenka and his teacher along with everyone who brought this benevolent dhamma to India that benefitted me and many.
I think the Buddhist perspective is a positive and healthy way to look at life. I am agnostic and looked to science for answers, but I definitely can respect the Buddhist outlook.
Unlike many other religions that rhyme their words about love and produce division.
Originally, Buddhism itself isn't really a religion, it's just a group of people teaching each other how to find the true meaning in life, it's about how should we cope with suffering, and how to survive in this mortal world. But humans are never content, they came up with the practice of religion and now it's become a religion, also dividing into classes and so on.
The images' tone of colors is awesome.
Thanks Matt! .. Very insightful and nice production! .. 🤔👍💕
Love from Island of Dharma (Sri lanka ) 🇱🇰❤
I didn’t know buddhism sounds exactly how i feel 😮 i learned something new. I wouldn’t mind learning more about it.
Correct me if I'm wrong but the Buddha didn't deny the existence of God. He just said that it is not necessary to believe in God to reach liberation.
A Cult of HOGWASH ?
Yes, you are wrong. I’m very sorry, but Buddha explicitly spoke of the non-existence of any gods.
I am impressed by the clarity and righteousness of this explanation. Thank you
This is the best intro video I have seen on Buddhism. Thank you.
In bhagwad gita, Krishna says the way to meet god is to meet oneself. A person who knows his/her soul completely, knows god itself. Each one is god, everyone is one. Not all know it yet. Can be done my meditation(dhyaan yogya)
Here are some thoughts that I believe the Buddha would say if here today. All wisdom comes from experience but not all experience leads to the truth. Buddha saw in his day many philosophies and many teachings of others he encountered on his journeys. However, he noticed one very important thing and that is that these philosophies or teachings did not all agree. So his question was how could a person know especially in the absence of divine proof?
This is where I think Buddha separated himself from a belief in divine worship. To him the most tangible evidence for truth came from his own experiences and his own inner thoughts. I think he believed that he and everyone else, had by default, the ability to truly discover and recognize truth, but it had to come from within. He felt that a belief based on the belief of others was not to be trusted.
I totally agree with this even though I personally believe in a higher power. If Buddha never taught there was a higher power or power greater than himself, then he no doubt didn't think divinity wasn't necessary or perhaps shouldn't be necessary to explain them. I suppose he reasoned that without the Divine universally present religions of his day were more likely only teaching some person's views and not God's. Hence trust your own instincts rather than trust another.
Very practical thinking I must admit
MAKES ALOT OS SENSE. THANKS FOR THE ENLIGHTING VIDEO💚❤
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Thank you very much, I just had an interesting discussion with my partner, who is a strict catholic, about the existence of GOD. I notice every time, that many people - even Buddhists - have their convictions and don't want to question them and being open minded. But this one thing, always to question things if they exist in reality is a very core principle. You pointed it out very clearly, very good job!!
Hearing about the buddha's teachings is liberating and self empowering
Sadhu Sadhu Sadhu ..words of wisdom
Im a Buddhist but Have a fate about God, ultimate objective of Buddhist is to attain enlightenment, I walk safe to enlightenment under the protection of God..
God gives only good things to life, so God helped me to give up many bad practices of mine..
Day by day im getting closer to enlightenment
Amen!
God is Love, and Love is God, buddah teaching humans the path to be closer to the real God by preparing us.
for now i'll just let you say whatever you want when your time come and you pass away your so going to regret your so call god. but hey you do you.
Thank you for this wonderful video! As beautiful as Buddhism is, it is often misunderstood and misrepresented. I'm glad there is content out there that provides a accurate representation of the Buddha's teachings.
Buddhists know of the Creator God.
There’s a story in the Kevatta Sutta is a story of a talented monk who wanted to find out the answer to the question, “Where do the four elements cease without remainder?” The Monk then interviews God ... and finds that God does not exist beyond the delusion of the Dream,
Nietzsche asked, "are we dreaming God, or is God dreaming us?"
Are you referring to the story about a monk going to see Brahma? If so, it’s not fair to say that is “god”.
Milarepa actually mentioned the word “god” once. He said the ultimate god is the nature of your own mind.
@@TJBEATS97 In Buddhism also gods and Brahmas are different. It is clearly mentioned
Very good, be blessed and the whole Sangha of Buddha, Om mani padme hum.
Excellent capsule summary of what the Buddha taught.
The only sensible spiritual teaching on the planet ❤
Namo Buddhaya, 🙏🙏🙏
Well presented. Thank you.
Buddha is the teacher He left thefamily of wife ,child Parents and the Kingdom to practice Buddhism. He becomes enlightenment. We're only human if we follow his foot steps one day we'll be enlightenment just like he did.
This is clearly saying to know the real difference of Devotion & Spirituality. Eye opening video! Namo namaha sri guru padhugakpyam ❤️🙏🏼
Buddha encouraged wisdom based on evidence and experience, not authority of hearsay.
Therefore, the many so-called Buddhist sects today do not reflect the Buddha's teachings. For instance , some sects are essentially money-grabbing organized religions which fleece devotees. Another example is Tibetan Buddhism, which has been co-opted by corrupt nobility and monks to justify Tibetan serfdom.
@@abellyold4859 True, people always finds a way to twist something good for their own personal gain
Prety good explanation. Well-done
Buddhism is about they way to become Buddha, to understand the reality of the world. Everyone can be Buddha, Buddha is the designation to the people who are awakened.
Love it! Thank you! True wisdom!
True wisdom? Really? Jesus is TRUE wisdom.
@@rudyferrell you have a long way to go.
@@sheep9944 I know that, but I also know that Jesus is the son of God and the ONLY way to the father.
I like the tone of voice, and the content is really well written. Your sense of colors and mood also great. Best of luck. This channel is doing important work by sharing these ideas. All the best.
With the existence of Buddha nature of living beings in mind, we should respect and be sincere in our interaction. At time depending on situation arising, mercifully and wisely correcting that person with strictness of such is necessary. That person's Buddha nature reflects our own sincerity and will be reflected appropriately like a mirror. Cherish life with the same deep respect as we treat the Buddha, and the Buddha nature of that life will act as a protector. On the other hand, if we despise or disdain it, we will also be disparaged and our actions will be reflected like a mirror. In the inner realm of life, cause and effect occur simultaneously. This cause and effect relationship will manifest in the phenomenal world of daily life. May everyone be clear and remember this, and continue our daily practice carefully with wisdom, courage and compassion according to the teachings of the Buddha. Do your best for world peace and the happiness of all beings. 🙏
I love your voice so much, bro. Keep it up. I’m following you for improve my English listening skill.
Probably the specific idea of god is constructed in the human mind. There are forces in the universe bigger than everything imaginable, you can call that god, forces of the universe or whatever you want, but all the story’s in religion are from the creative human mind.
Greece with its gods, Japan with its gods, Africa with its gods, Jews, Christians, Muslims. everything is a cultural phenomenon.
After years of meditation and reflection , i came to the conclusion that both everything and nothing are absolute.
good...
Yeah pretty much
This is where the shore of the Great Ocean of the Absolute Grand Truth, Man equiped with 5 sensory Perceptions, Imagination and Logical Intellect is forbidden to enter deeper into Great Sea...
Only nothing has the potential to be everything.
What does that mean?
May the person that create this video be fortunate & healthy for as long as you live🌼
I like the Buddhist approach because of the personal responsibility part. Tantra's core is much like this.
I was raised catholic but I became an atheist and arrived at a Buddhist mindset myself. Only later do I find that someone else already had this mindset and established a religion around it
u changed from catholism due to lack of knowledge. I know better than u ever could imagine about buddha. ask me anything regarding buddhsim
I love this. Use the power of your own wisdom . I want to sign up to be a bhudhist!
From experience, I realised that no matter what I pray to, my prayer has a high chance of being answered. This self discovery is intriguing to me because I question whether the answering of my prayer was actually attributed to the 'thing' I prayed to, or within my own spiritual connectedness to my cosmic awareness of things.
Still in the process of discovery =)
You've captured a profound aspect of Buddhism beautifully. According to the Buddha's teachings, while scriptures lay out the framework, true understanding often comes through personal experience and guidance from those who have traversed the path themselves. This "Sangha," comprised of individuals who have achieved insight into the nature of existence, can offer invaluable guidance in understanding the root causes of suffering and breaking free from the cycle of samsara. These enlightened individuals may be found within monastic communities or even among ordinary people, quietly living their lives while embodying the teachings of the Buddha. Despite the challenge of identifying them, the possibility of realizing the ultimate goal of nibbana remains attainable through their guidance and one's own diligent practice and introspection.
God in most profound religions and what Gautama guides people are "essentially the same." However, people in different culture need stories and tricks to incrementally approach the truth. Also it's about political and social obedience.
The best part of the vdo is only around the ending.
very true; I have observed that most religions have similar values and a state of being to strive for. they also are culture specific and geography plays a big part of any evolving culture too. buddhism and hinduism formed on the sub continent of india, taoism and confucianism form near the yellow river valley in china, and the abrahamic religions formed in the middle east are. we also have the various but similar religions of pre-columbian america's. these religions have the goal of always aspiring to be a better version of yourself on a daily basis.
Proud to be Buddhist ❤ 🇹🇭
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@@Somethingintherain I love the gentle smile of Thai people and their Buddhist spirit 🙏
Glory to Thailand✨🌟
"Teach this triple truth to all: A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion are the things which renew humanity". -Buddha-
As a Buddhist I love how Load Buddha has always encouraged us to question and ALWAYS respect the other religions. In my country we have The bodhi tree where he enlightened and the temple of Tooth
I see similarities with gnosticism. I find it fascinating as to why orthodox Christians have tried to bury gnosticism for centuries.
Manicheism already dead.
Gnosticism was not even a thing, but bunch of different believes. There is no real structure, traditions or goals but just incoherent mess with some platonic ideas mixed with new-age mentality. In the end of the day it always leads cherrypicking and to self worship.
Thank you, "Buddha's Wisdom."
Learn about Jesus Christ, ma'am. He's the one who Heavenly Father chose to create Earth. About 7k years ago.
@@cryptochris9001 Been there done that had been raised in Catholic religion which never made much sense to me. We were told what to believe and not to question anything. Not my human nature to just believe everything I'm told. Buddhism does not concern itself with how the world came about. It is a way of understanding that much of the misery humans face is misery of their own making. Buddhism addresses the human experience and allows the seeker of truth to question and explore what is in their own mind.
@@nancyswanson1362 Catholicism does not teach that Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ are separate beings. Buddhism/hinduism does not teach the Genesis creation account usually some billion year old non sense and evolution. The reality is there's spirits out there that don't want you to believe Genesis to stop people from the truth.
I've always felt like the answer is both none of the above and all. I believe deeply that there is tremendous power within, waiting to be found. Our happiness lies in our own hands, not the hands of others.
In the same breath, I also believe in a creator god. To me, these philosophies do not conflict. Believing in an ultimate power, an ultimate being, however you wish to view it, does not mean that you cannot seek self enlightenment. It does not mean that you cannot be the source of your own happiness and freedom.
Buddhism is just a teaching. It a ways to escape the suffrage cycles of human suffering.
God is pure consciousness that permeates whole universe. In everyone same light glows. And path to finding that consciousness is through pondering inside yourself.
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Buddha refutes this idea in the mahima nikaya
The idea of a god is for people who are always afraid,, god is not pure consciousness, god only exists in their minds.
@@1963ez the day science will convince me about all questions only spirituality can answer I’ll agree to your statement. However to answer you, not all people believe in god are afraid or fearful. God doesn’t requires your worship otherwise god will be a jealous angry entity. God only leads you to live a life of love and devotion
If God permeates everything, what is not God? All are God? do you see and experience this truth in yourslf and others. What caused people to forget they were God and would that be possible?
Namaste
Terrific video in clear language what can't truly be expressed in words, only indicated.
I had a profound experience few years ago. I felt deeply that everything that exists is Love, and absolute Love. The feeling was so mesmerising I remember looking around me, thinking: what can create all of this beauty? That night and the day after I had an experience with telepathy so I can be quite sure that it wasn't just an "ordinary nice feeling" I've experienced, but rather a profound truth. I wonder, how this fits into buddhism? How love as a force that drives everything fits in the buddhist thought?
How can 1 hate if 1 did not love first. It is a sense of disappointment derived from false expectations. It is the investment of emotion that's distracts us from truth.
Regarding Japanese Buddhism and all things Japanese, one of my all time favorite writers is Lafcadio Hearn, whose Japanese name was Koizumi Yakumo. He first came to Japan during the Meiji era in the nineteenth century to teach English, then fell in love with the country and wound up marrying a Japanese woman from a noble samurai family and being adopted into that family. Perhaps his most famous book is Kwaidan, a collection of spooky Japanese ghost stories. In his book In Ghostly Japan, he tells another Buddhist parable: A spiritual seeker is being led up a mountain by a Bodhisattva in the dark and gloomy morning twilight, and as he climbs, being led ever upward, he hears strange hollow rattling noises as objects, like stones roll and tumble downwards. As the day starts to dawn, he begins to make out their eye and nose sockets, and comes to the frightening realization that he is climbing a mountain of skulls. He tells the Bodhisattva that he is too terrified to go on any further, but the Bodhisattva tells him that quitting is not an option. When the seeker asks the Bodhisattva why they are climbing this terrible mountain of skulls, the Bodhisattva tells him that the skulls are not just any old skulls, but all of them belonged to the seeker himself in previous lifetimes, and that each was, at some point in his karmic past, the nest of his own foolish delusions, dreams and desires. Yikes!!!
Nice story
I wonder how many religious and non religious people have a Buddha in their home or garden. I am atheist and have several.❤
I belive Namo Amitabha's pure land and I chant Namo Amitabha everyday. I have chante Namo Amitabha jiust 2 monthsthat it crued me of insomnia for over 20 years .
I believe and trust GOD all my life.
God is Love, and Love is God, buddah teaching humans the path to be closer to the real God by preparing us.
There Is A Philosophy In Hinduism "Advaita Vedanta". It Says That We Are The Supreme Truth Or Say We Are The God In Terms Of Consciousness (Supreme Consciousness Is Brahman And Brahman Is Everything)
Actually, it says we are part of the supreme consciousness.
It is copied from Buddhism. Advaita Vedanta is work after 10th century.
Buddha s teaching is to be free from Samara and that all beings can attain Samara if they master the right practice. Buddha also said that all troubles and misfortunes that one encountered were the results of one's deeds, regardless good or bad deeds. It is like if you want to have apples, you have to first sow the seeds of apples. Hence, if you do lots of bad things, these bad karma will eventually turn into bad fruits when it's ripe. , thus one will meet with misfortunes. No one can get rid off your bad deeds, not even Buddha. Therefore we are constantly reminded that the 5 precepts Buddha said:
1) No killings of all beings regardless how tiny they are
2) No stealing from all beings regardless how small they are
3) No sexual misconduct regardless
4) No false speech regardless of the number of time
5) No intoxication regardless of amount.
Sadhu sadhu sadhu🙏
This video has summarized the true teaching very comprehensively and accurately. Well done and Thank you.
The true teachings were memorized and passed down from generation to generation by word of mouth for centuries.
They were written down in Sri Lanka in 1st century BCE.
What is considered the original teachings are said to exist in Therawada tradition until now. The tirpitika ( the written down books) still exist today in Pali language with English translation.
Gauthama buddha said, '' If you want to see me , come see my teachings"'
Great video content! Buddhism covers a very broad area, and one thing is very important. Perhaps compared to other religions, Buddhist scriptures are relatively intact. This is thanks to the classical Chinese version and the attention of the Chinese emperor at that time. This kind of classical Chinese text is like encrypted text, and it is not easy to tamper with the content, so relatively little important information is lost.
The Buddha's compassion is for all living beings. He really put a lot of thought into it and even talked about today's technology. We can find it in the Buddhavatamsaka-mahavaipulya Sutra, about time, space, matter (molecules, atoms, protons), etc, and related explanations.
I found that the teachings of all traditional religions are actually quite similar, such as the requirements of the precepts, and in the end everyone talks about formlessness, which is the true face. Due to the passage of time, human negligence, and demonic destruction, the content of some traditional religions is incomplete, etc. Therefore, whether there is God or not is not important, what is important is to believe in the doctrine.
Since the doctrines are quite similar, I do not reject any traditional religion. I believe that slandering any traditional religion is the same crime as destroying one's own religion. Therefore, we should treat all traditional religions with an attitude of mutual respect and mutual learning. 🙏
Rather easy isn’t it. God is within us!