> I think of the many miraculous stories in the Bible as being myths which contain truths within them, truths disguised as stories in order to give them staying power in the narrative of a people like the Israelites or the Christians. Who is to say, though, that those truths are really true? Buddhis...

The Buddha gave teachings and answered questions put forth by farmers, kings, his own sangha, etc. for some forty years. But I don’t recall reading suttas where he interacts with sadhus, yogis or ascetics, of which india literally has, and had at that time, thousands. He even hung out with five of ...

I understand that I am not able to have a psychic conversation with Britney Spears. I understand that when I chat with Britney Spears, it is in fact the evil being who accompanies me everywhere who is pulling a deception. I understand that God created the Devil and his hoarde to occupy the fervent ...

I think that Buddhists have done an excellent job of refuting the classical theistic God .I think that theistic personalism is reducing God to a contingent creature since any being that does not have it's being as it's existence is deriving it's being from another ,but a being who's essence is iden...

Even changing without needing to change is motivated by desire, though - and desire is proof of imperfection. The truly perfect desire nothing. That's not so, I'm afraid. Motivations might be perfect, and the desire might be for one perfect state after another. We don’t really know what the truly p...

I don't think this is cogent. Why can a being not change without detriment to its perfection? Because if it were truly perfect, then it would not need to change at all. You may say that a perfect being may manifest its perfection by changing in order to remain perfect in an imperfect environment wh...

If I may add to your words, a being that changes (or creates change in reality, as an uncreated creator god is alleged to do) cannot be eternally perfect because to change is to be either become (more) perfect (indicating that one was not perfect) or to become less perfect (indicating that one will...

I think that Buddhists have done an excellent job of refuting the classical theistic God .I think that theistic personalism is reducing God to a contingent creature since any being that does not have it's being as it's existence is deriving it's being from another ,but a being who's essence is iden...

Also vajrayana appeals most to me so you can still get nirvana and be sexual though your sexual desire would diminish as you become more awakened . With all due respect, then, maybe you would be better seeking guidance from qualified Vajrayana Buddhist masters - or at least from a forum where Vajra...

If you can’t let go, then let God. In other words your body, thoughts, perceptions and feelings are all God’s. They come from God and will return to God. You claim nothing as yours. From ashes to ashes and dust to dust. Everything that arises passes. They all belonged to God. You are not God. That ...

I accept Jesus and Christianity I practice Buddhism some things I cannot reconcile (oh well…) How does that even work? Where do you draw the line in determining which portions to reject or accept? You may find interesting the following essay about how Buddhism better explains the Christians' script...

From what I understand, Julius Evola was a devout Fascist and Buddhist who developed a, shall we say, strange interpretation of Theravada Buddhism, in which Fascism was the perfect political system and Theravada Buddhism, as interpreted by him harmoniously with Fascism, was the perfect religion. I ...

From what I understand, Julius Evola was a devout Fascist and Buddhist who developed a, shall we say, strange interpretation of Theravada Buddhism, in which Fascism was the perfect political system and Theravada Buddhism, as interpreted by him harmoniously with Fascism, was the perfect religion. I o...

I've been practicing Buddhism for 15 years with that said Christianity can be used as one likes chanting Jesus Christ or Hail Mary without faith is beautiful and induces pleasant blameless Vedana that can accumulate. if one lives their lives with love for the sake of love charity for the sake of ot...

As for more general refutations of Christianity and/or monotheism, the following is an incomplete list: Gotama Buddha, in the Brahmajala Sutta, taught that the being at the beginning of the universe who thinks that he is the uncreated creator god is mistaken. Gotama Buddha, in the Brahmajala Sutta, ...