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Can you become wise from Buddhism alone?

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  • August 3, 2015 at 7:32 pm #81160
    Henry McLeod
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    Assuming you actually do what it says and try to be a good Buddhist.

    August 3, 2015 at 8:09 pm #81166
    Anonymous
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    Dear Henry McLeod:

    My personal answer: The verbal root “budh” (in the word Buddhism) means to awaken. To be a “good Buddhist” then means to … awaken,again and again, awaken to the true nature of things. Once you awaken- with insight, skill and practice- to the true nature of things, then you can become wise. You can become wise then from waking up to what is real, peeling off what is not real. There is wisdom in seeing things as they are.

    Does that answer your question, Henry McLeod?
    anita

    August 4, 2015 at 9:22 am #81206
    Henry McLeod
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    Yes.

    September 6, 2015 at 6:04 pm #82969
    jock
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    I hope so. I’m quite into it.
    But one part put me off. If you are being mercilessly tortured by the likes of ISIS or even a nagging wife, you have to say to yourself “Goodwill to all sentient beings, even this one”
    Imagine being on the rack or any of those horrendous things from the middle ages, and having to wish your abuser goodwill!

    Anita, this is definitely true if you read up on theravadan Buddhism.

    September 6, 2015 at 6:10 pm #82970
    jock
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    I think you become wise from a lot of things. Getting old and experiencing both pain and joy.
    Life experience brings wisdom, usually. Unless you are a really slow learner, which could apply to me in certain areas of my life, such as forgetting to brush your teeth, which I do occasionally.
    Trying to think for yourself. Question everything, especially Buddhism. Reincarnation is a hard one to swallow for me for example.
    Christianity has wisdom. All religions do I believe. Find what suits you. What suits your values. Just don’t become a proslytiser, a saleman for your cause. Nothing worse than those Mormons knocking on your door trying to sell you their delusional view of Christianity. (even if they helped me fix a puncture once, which was kinda nice)

    • This reply was modified 9 years, 2 months ago by jock.
    October 12, 2015 at 4:49 am #85252
    Sanchit Kher
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    Being alone is the tricky part

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