iskander wrote:TheravadaGnostic Bishop wrote:The Buddha that seeks wisdom and enlightenment and not some guy in the sky.iskander wrote:Which one hasn't got supernatural content?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism
"Buddhism denies a creator deity", although some sects do have minor deities.
Theravada Buddhism does not have any supernatural aspects although reincarnation is seen as supernatural to some.
I think Buddhism sees our consciousness as natural though.
A Theravada Buddhist I spoke with denies anything supernatural. Buddha was just a man and that is what they aspire to emulate.
Regards
DL
The four Noble Truths.
1- There is suffering
2-The origin of suffering
3- There is the cessation of suffering
4- There is the path out of suffering
How do you understand the first noble truth : there is suffering.
As a truth.
Seriously.
I am not a Buddhist but do recognize that as a truth?
Life has both good and evil aspect to it, although nature always creates for the best possible end of all it creates.
Most tend to have more good in their lives than evil. Not all unfortunately.
The origin of suffering I would see as just being born.
The cessation of suffering would be death.
There is the path out of suffering, which would be life leading to death.
So my take on the 4 truths is that we should live life as fully as possible while trying to avoid as much suffering as possible.
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DL