How to become a Buddha?

[Wisdom_Seeker]

Want to quote the Buddha on this one:

"Let us live in joy, never falling sick like those who hate us. Let us live in freedom, without hatred even among those who hate."

"Those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace."

"Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one getting burned."

Gautam Buddha

 

[Wisdom_Seeker]

I guess what I´m trying to say is that emotions are not bad, but negative emotions need to be overcomed in order to live a healthy life. If you don´t think hatred and fear needs to be overcomed, then you probably have given up fighting them; but fighting emotions is not what I´m talking about at all. Emotions cannot be fought, they become repressions; emotions need to be understood from within.

Some say an emotion like hate is not damaging, but it is surely stressfull and it generates much discease; I don´t see how hate can be productive.

 

[genep]

Questions and Answers

well....what is the answer?were can I find the answer?

When you realize there is no question so there is no need for an answer: then you will be far more awake than even Buddha or Jesus could have imagined, not even in their most wildest dreams.

-- Really, Reality.

 

[Rickjames]

I actually think religious disciplines/ideas should be studied for scientific benefits. Knowledge should never stay static. I would argue that buddhism was essentially the ancient worlds psychology, their attempt to expalin the human mind.

 

[VitalOne]

When you realize there is no question so there is no need for an answer: then you will be far more awake than even Buddha or Jesus could have imagined, not even in their most wildest dreams.

-- Really, Reality.

But how can become more awake than The Buddha or The Christ?

 

[Grantywanty]

So what is your stance? Let bad things happen and stand back and watch? Tell people to embrace fear, anger, and sorrow? That is what is wrong, that's what is irrational....tell people to lash out in anger and go out be violent and kill others...that's your stance?

More assumptions. I have told no one to lash out. You assume that accepting and not weeding out emotions means certain things. This is how you respond to something new for you.

Emotions, positive, negative, and neutral are disgusting to me. They are all under this material nature. They cause people to suffer endlessly, which is why they are considered digusting to me. They are like coverings, veils, hidings, shadows, hiding your own true self from coming out.

It sounds like you hate emotions. I leave you to sort out the contradictions.

Just like Bush? More like the opposite, I'm for internal, not external.

Exactly what I meant. Your hate goes toward parts of yourself. And you instruct other people to hate parts of themnselves.

About lashing out anger against someone raping your sister, did you not know you could've stopped the rapist effortlessly without anger?

Why don't you go out and stop all the rapists since you have worked out this power and stop being smug in relation to people who are not as magical as you.

No one's cutting themselves up. How is teaching people that the feelings of sorrow, anger, fear, etc... is suffering bad? Rather, telling people to embrace these things is dangerous. Telling people on other hand to get rid of these deep-rooted insecurities within them is great advice in any way you look at it.

1) I never said suffering is good or said that anyone should embrace suffering. 2) Accepting emotions leads to healing these insecurities.

I am not following tradition at all, I don't know what gives you that impression...my own personal religion differs slightly from those of the past, although it has many similarities....

You're not quite sure here are you?

You should tell this to yourself

I am not telling people to hate portions of themselves or that disgust in relation to parts of them is some sort of healthy spiritual advice. There is nothing wrong with converting someone to loving themselves. Look at your metaphors and you will see that you are at war.

 

[draqon]

When you realize there is no question so there is no need for an answer: then you will be far more awake than even Buddha or Jesus could have imagined, not even in their most wildest dreams.

-- Really, Reality.

and you would know this because you are truly awake?

 

[Wisdom_Seeker]

and you would know this because you are truly awake?

Actually, he is right. Language is inefficient for matters of the spirit, and a question is nothing but a craving of the Ego for knowledge.

What I’m trying to say is that no matter how many or which questions you ask; you are the only one who can ever know who you truly are. You are the one who needs to search deep into yourself so you can find the real inexpressible answers.
Any answer that comes from an external source, only serves to teach you that the answer is not important, the real importance is in the silence…