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Originally posted by ososuave
Many native eastern relgions have been around far longer than their western counterparts. Many of them seek out answers more internally than externally. Some of them do facinate me.
BUDDISIM-beliving this life is a dream and only through profound meditation can one reach inside themselves and wake up to the actual reality. (laymen terms)
THINK: The movie Matrix
DID YOU KNOW: Buddists aren't worshiping "The Budda" when they bow and meditate in front of it. They are trying to copy it's existence in this reality (still, quiet, not affected by this world), it is a goal for them to reach.
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I wonder how many Buddist actually reach enlightenment. And if there really is an alternate reality, would you really want to be aware of it when everyone else is not? It seems like it would be lonely. Although I remember being told it was blissful.