who else is buddhist?
 

Am I the only one on Greek Chat? Just curious.

Even though I was raised primarily Catholic [through my mom], I grew up in both a Catholic and Buddhist house [because of my dad]. Still, I only go to the temples on New Year's and on anniversaries.

I'm a Tantrist actually . we have "church services" on Sunday Nights, its extremely well attended. ;)

Back in the day when I ate a lot of shrooms I tried to be Buddhist.

All I really did was read up on it a lot and buy a huge Buddha. Most asian people I talked to about it said he's really just a good luck charm. They didn't really belive in him as an all powerful god per se, like Jews and Christians, but they did say prayers.


I still have the big Buddha in my apartment. Mainly it's there just for people to look at when we're all really trashed late at night. I also have a statue of Shiva for those of you who know a little bit about eastern religions. She has 18 arms, 14 of which are spread out behind her like a peacock's feathers.


I've come to the conclusion that the majority of Americans who are not of Asian decent and who are Buddhist usually do or have done a lot of drugs. Every white American I know who is Buddhist either smokes a lot of weed, has smoked a lot of weed or does LSD/Shrooms.

Were you born Buddhist or did you convert? Just curious. I was born Christian but converted to Islam last year. Any Muslims on the board?

If I'm anything religion-wise, I'm Buddhist. I agree with Buddhist philosophy and all that, but I don't do a whole lot in terms of every day practice -- like I don't meditate, I don't go to a temple (I've only done that once), but I do try (as best I can) to live my life according to my understanding of Buddhist principles. I certainly need to do more reading as well. I really probably should get more involved, because there are many Buddhist temples in Chicago.

I was raised Protestant, but as soon as I got to college I started investigating religion and I've really never felt comfortable with Christianity. I've always been more attracted, in general, to Eastern religions.

LOL...James, you rock. :D I tried Tantra once...

Maybe I should look into Buddhism. I really wasn't raised anything (maybe general Christian?), but I am having more and more issues with Christianity everyday.

You can't be born into anything.


Those who raised you as a child make you succomb to their beliefs and philosophies. It's kinda like the gay and lesbo thing....no person is born gay, some people just end up becoming that way.

not trying to start a debate in any way, but i beg to differ.

I hear ya....


I just couldn't give up earthly pleasures like these....

Buddha isn't a god at all, he is the teacher who teaches us the way to nirvara. :) Tantra is cool. Do research.

I wanted to go Buddhist after I saw What's Love Got To Do With It and Tina went Buddhist and then whooped Ike's arse in the limo.

I was raised to be a Zen Buddist by my parents.....

However, I converted to Christianity when I was nine. My parents were not happy when they found out.

Ivory

Wow, such a young age! I was raised Catholic and briefly considered converting to Judaism but that quickly passed.

shiva is a hindu diety which represent creation, preservation, and destruction and is actually usually referred to as male, though he looks very feminine, because he's both male and female. shiva is also known as the destroyer, but he not only destroys life, he creates it through is dance of life--he's also known as nataraja - the king of the dancers. he also destroys those material ties which would keep us earthbound, hence one of his other names, the liberator. he doesn't "only" have 18 arms, he actually has as many as he needs, whenever he needs them and you can find statues of him with as few as four arms. the ring surrounding most statues of shiva is a ring of flame, representing 'samsara' (reincarnation), the endless cycle of birth and death. life comes as a result of heat (passion) and ends in the fires of destruction. the flames also reference the cleansing properties of fire elevating one past the need for the material and onto a higher level...

sorry i won't ramble on anymore and be a dork, i just know all this from my art history classes, as well as my own reading just because i think that shiva and his depictions are beautiful. most hindu art is. i really enjoyed studying it. the cleveland museum of art has an amazing collection of art from that area, and some beautiful representations of shiva.

somewhat more on topic, one of my close friends mother's a zen buddist and my friend taught me how to meditate when we were freshmen in college... i really enjoyed learning about it...

The picture above... girl on the right is ugly.

You've got to be kidding me......

I think you said that because you know I'd say she's the hotter one. Neither one of them have any kind of tits....

Sorry stud, her nose looks like a beak and her hair is all stringy. The other girl is cute and perky looking. Kinda all-American.

She has that ditzy air-head look, and I like it.....


If you were to see the rest of the pics you might have a different opinion, her body looks tight without clothes on.


One thing I didn't like, her black toe nail polish......Yuk!

Well I'm just going to throw this in here because this thread has obviously been hijacked, but those girls look like they're 12.

Taoists?
 

I was raised Christian (protestant) & still am. I also read a lot of Taoist literature & teachings. I see many parallels between the teachings of Jesus & Taoist philosophy. I'm not nearly as familiar with Buddhism, so I don't know what I think of it.
On a side note- I don't always like identifying myself with Christians because so many of them are too right-wing and controlling for my tastes, and they project that image into the world.

You know I love you darlin' but honestly, don't hate on these girls. They definitely have total slut appeal. :D And thats a GOOD thing lol.

so you like dumb chicks? or just dumb looking broads?

It all depends on what I'm looking for.....


If I'm dating a chick I like the bimbo, dressy, corporate look...(The girl that some of you might work with that looks like she didn't get that job based on her resume).....But as far as her brain goes, she has to be smart but not smarter than me.


If it's just a hook up......I like them stupid.....(The ones with the freshman mentality but with a south florida look.)

James,

Don't worry.. I'm not knockin' the slut appeal... damn, sometimes I wish I had more of it.

I just really find that one girl unattractive... poor bone structure.

Anyway, Pike, if you want to send the picture without clothes... it might change my mind! :)

Nahh, you don't need the slut appeal........



You just have a lack of quality men in your area.......


I'll send you the link via email.....

what pic are y'all talking about?

what'd i miss?

Kitso
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What is tantric for women? Yall have better orgasms than men do already and enjoy sex more.

I'm jealous.

For men it has to do with striving to reach multiple orgasms and semen preservation.

The example they use is that some men start masturbating before puberty(do some women?). And at that point they have "dry" orgasms. Non-ejaculatory.

But they can keep having them over and over again with little refractory period.

So the idea is to train yourself to have those dry orgasms again. So supposedly it puts us in a situation where men can gain strength from sex instead of being drained.