Thread: Buddha Kept Silent About God

Originally Posted by dattaswami

Buddha kept silent about God

Buddha kept silent about God. This means that God is beyond words, mind and logic as said in the Veda. Buddha means the Buddhi or Jnana yoga that speaks about the absolute God. Thus He is the greatest incarnation of God. If one thinks Him as atheist, there can be no better fool. Mohammed showed the formless medium in which God exists, which is energy and this is presented by Shankara, because basically energy and awareness are one and the same. The prophet itself means human incarnation. Prophet is carrying on the message of God. The divine knowledge is in Him. Is He not greater than other human beings? Message of divine knowledge is the characteristic of God (Satyam Jnanam – the Veda) and so we say God is in Him. Why do you deny it, when God is omnipresent? Then every human being should give the same message of God, since God is omnipresent. But why Mohammed alone gave it? Because the power of God or knowledge of God is in him only. Then the power of God, in the form of knowledge is not omnipresent. In any case, you have to accept that either God or His Power is only in Prophet Mohammed. That is what human incarnation is. You are fighting with us, without analysing the concept of human incarnation. Thus Buddha, Mohammed and Shankara have made the single phase, which was essential to the level of the followers at that time. The concept of human incarnation was well established by Krishna and Jesus. You can find all three branches of Hinduism (Advaita, Visishta Advaita, Dvaita) in Christianity because Jesus told that He and God are one and the same (Advaita), that He is the son of God (Visishta Advaita) and that He is the messenger of God (Dvaita). The stage of philosophy was expressed according to the required stage of the people of that time.
At the Lotus Feet of His Holiness Sri Dattaswami

Anil Antony

www.universal-spirituality.org
Universal Spirituality for World Peace
[email protected]
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Yes... God is beyond word. But God is not beyond us. God is there all the time...but we fail to awaken to IT. But God is also beyond things and yet is all things.

Originally Posted by dattaswami

Buddha kept silent about God

Buddha kept silent about God. This means that God is beyond words, mind and logic as said in the Veda. Buddha means the Buddhi or Jnana yoga that speaks about the absolute God. Thus He is the greatest incarnation of God. If one thinks Him as atheist, there can be no better fool. Mohammed showed the formless medium in which God exists, which is energy and this is presented by Shankara, because basically energy and awareness are one and the same. The prophet itself means human incarnation. Prophet is carrying on the message of God. The divine knowledge is in Him. Is He not greater than other human beings? Message of divine knowledge is the characteristic of God (Satyam Jnanam – the Veda) and so we say God is in Him. Why do you deny it, when God is omnipresent? Then every human being should give the same message of God, since God is omnipresent. But why Mohammed alone gave it? Because the power of God or knowledge of God is in him only. Then the power of God, in the form of knowledge is not omnipresent. In any case, you have to accept that either God or His Power is only in Prophet Mohammed. That is what human incarnation is. You are fighting with us, without analysing the concept of human incarnation. Thus Buddha, Mohammed and Shankara have made the single phase, which was essential to the level of the followers at that time. The concept of human incarnation was well established by Krishna and Jesus. You can find all three branches of Hinduism (Advaita, Visishta Advaita, Dvaita) in Christianity because Jesus told that He and God are one and the same (Advaita), that He is the son of God (Visishta Advaita) and that He is the messenger of God (Dvaita). The stage of philosophy was expressed according to the required stage of the people of that time.
At the Lotus Feet of His Holiness Sri Dattaswami

Anil Antony

www.universal-spirituality.org
Universal Spirituality for World Peace
[email protected]
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Buddha was a spoiled rich kid who wanted the magic powers that the Hindu Ascetics were acquiring but was not willing to believe what the Hindus believed in order to get them.

Finally he just gave up and said that there was just NOTHING. His Nirvana was just nihilistic cynacism presented in religious wrappings. it would have all been forgotten, but when Buddha gave up his asceticism and decided to become a Fat Man, he went into the Cities and Business Communities where the Merchants and the Businessmen were just TOO GLAD to sponsor the message that they had every excuse to abandon Religion. Buddhism was sponsored by those who wanted to react against the Hindu Caste system -- Buddhism was essentially an Anti-Brahmin Revolt.

Now, anybody who looks at this original Buddhism, called hanayan or Small Wheel Buddhism, can clearly discern the atheistic and cynical tendencies of this philosophy. its no Religion.

Ofcourse, as the centuries went by, Religious Forces were able to penetrate into Buddhism and prevail. Often enough in History we see Evil insinuate into Good Institutions and ruin them. Well, the fight goes both ways. In this case Religion was able to take back Buddhism with Mahayana, or Big Wheel Buddhism.

Likewise, with Catholicism, which started entirely as Paulist Antichristism, but was significantly influenced by Goddess Religion Marianism and Ascetic Spirituality, so that there is hardly any better instance of Religious Spirituality anywhere but that can be found in the Catholic Religious Orders. It is unfortunate that what goes on in these Religious Orders is mostly kept confidential... even secret.

Originally Posted by Leo

Buddha was a spoiled rich kid who wanted the magic powers that the Hindu Ascetics were acquiring but was not willing to believe what the Hindus believed in order to get them.

Finally he just gave up and said that there was just NOTHING. His Nirvana was just nihilistic cynacism presented in religious wrappings. it would have all been forgotten, but when Buddha gave up his asceticism and decided to become a Fat Man, he went into the Cities and Business Communities where the Merchants and the Businessmen were just TOO GLAD to sponsor the message that they had every excuse to abandon Religion. Buddhism was sponsored by those who wanted to react against the Hindu Caste system -- Buddhism was essentially an Anti-Brahmin Revolt.

Now, anybody who looks at this original Buddhism, called hanayan or Small Wheel Buddhism, can clearly discern the atheistic and cynical tendencies of this philosophy. its no Religion.

Ofcourse, as the centuries went by, Religious Forces were able to penetrate into Buddhism and prevail. Often enough in History we see Evil insinuate into Good Institutions and ruin them. Well, the fight goes both ways. In this case Religion was able to take back Buddhism with Mahayana, or Big Wheel Buddhism.

Likewise, with Catholicism, which started entirely as Paulist Antichristism, but was significantly influenced by Goddess Religion Marianism and Ascetic Spirituality, so that there is hardly any better instance of Religious Spirituality anywhere but that can be found in the Catholic Religious Orders. It is unfortunate that what goes on in these Religious Orders is mostly kept confidential... even secret.
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Buddha's realisation is far too profound for most to understand. It takes one to walk very far onto a spiritual path to be able to conceive Buddha's depth.

An experience of 'I Amness' is not the same as an experiences of 'non duality'. An experience of 'early non dual' is not the same as an experience of 'emptiness'.

There can be many mystical experiences, but not all are of the same stage and depth.

I believe in the flying spaghetti monster, and has as much proof of it being right then this story of yours.

Buddha kept silent about god because he realized that everyone is so focused on where we came from, how did we get here, where are we going, blah blah blah. The Buddha preached to live in the moment. And now, a short story.

A man asked these questions that boggle philosophers and theologians to this day. The Buddha replied with roughly this, "Let's say you are shot with an arrow and close to death. One tries to pull the arrow out but you won't have it until you know where the arrow came from, who shot it and why they were after you. You simply die without getting any answers." Essentially it doesn't matter.