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Q: All are vegetarian
Reincarnation & rebirth are the same.
Buddha beat himself.
Buddhists worship Buddha.
all Buddhists are monks

what are the truths to these myths?

well,first question-the answer is that buddha's greatest teaching is always with regard to non-violence towards all of creation...so keeping that in mind,hopefully many buddhists are vegetarian.

2,- reincarnation and rebirth are the same yes,and happens thousands of times,we keep being reborn until we realise nirvana.

3,-buddha did beat himself,but that was only before he decided to take the middle path.he decided to be moderate in his spiritual practices,as nothing at all came out of doing severe penances and austerities.

4,-buddhists worshipping buddha,that could be a wonderful thing according to me,since he is worthy of such veneration.worship and devotion to such a divine person could take us to higher levels of spirituality.

5,all buddhists are monks?nooo...take me for example,im hindu and yet,i believe in buddha heart and soul.

Q: If Krishna is black, (black/the dark one, usually painted with dark blue or black skin, made from a black hair) why then does he support the mistreatment and opression of the sudras (blacks in india)? I know the rig veda is supposed to be one of the oldest books of hinduism, but there are many verses that support the killing of black/dark skinned people...i understand that this may have been a part of their culture at the time...but if krishna came out of this...and he is black, why would he hate or think low of his own kind? There are scriptures in some books that say killing on of the sudras is nothing more than killing a little bird or a frog...How can a religion that promotes enlightenment and peace with people, promote the opression and disrespect of another race? Would someone with some real facts and experience please explain this to me. I came accross this info in my studies of buddhism and the history of india and things like that...Thank you.

Lord krishna never did support mistreatment or oppression of the sudras...He ,being the full and perfect incarnation of God,in fact,opened ignorant people's eyes to the truth that all caste systems,namely-brahmins,kshathriyas,vaisyas,sudras,are equal in the eyes of God.the difference being that these people belonging to various caste systems had different duties to perform in this world,according to their inborn nature,which depended on the kind of actions in previous births,which only God knows about. people are and always been ignorant through the ages,they cannot understand or even make an effort to see the real divine meaning which is hidden in the sacred scriptures.I feel,that if any mention is given on the basis of skin colour,it could mean people of demonic qualities,not virtuous people.God sees all,he knows all,His law of karma runs the universe.we reap what we sow.no one is a brahmin by birth,it is only when we try to reach the state of brahman,that we can be called brahmins.and which ever caste system we belong to,we cant escape from our karma!

Q: I am learning from buddhism to not allow circumstances to alter my emotions. Because happiness comes from within and not from external things. I am having some trouble though. Sometimes I am able to allow things to happen and they would normally make me scared to feel hurt and I don't feel that way anymore. The trouble I am having is, if someone close to me says something that hurts me, i take it to heart and i get sad and then i feel really depressed, the other thing that happens, is if i am feeling like i don't have enough money to take care of things i start to get really depressed. Now I am working with the law of attraction, and it works really well for me, but I would like to improve it by not allowing money stuff to get to me. Does anyone who is practicing these methods have any advice for me or a good book that I could read? Thank you

hello!
i am really glad that you are trying to practice buddhist teachings,keep going and you will surely find good results.this whole thing about getting hurt often confuses most of us on the spiritual path,because it is a really very difficult to stay unruffled and practice equanimity,when some one close or otherwise says something to hurt you.what I would suggest is for you to use/channelise all these problems to turn even more to God.try talking to God about this problem.everyone has it in them to communicate in different ways and methods with God.try it and when he responds,you will be in bliss.complain to him,tell him,that your close friend or person or family member hurt you.in a few miutes,you will get an answer,if not in words,then in some kind of message that God will give you.the whole thing is to keep on being a good person that you already are!practice even more buddhism with sincerity,surrender to the buddha,his dharma and sangha,and remember to do some thing like sending love and good will and blessings,first to yourself,then to your close people,then to everyone.this way you will grow spiritually.be more loving,try your best to be a good listener,and do your daily duties so that no one will even have a chance to complain!be loving,cheerful all throughout your life.be nice to everyone etc.be a good strong loving link in buddhas' chain of love across the world!and remember,every single act of love or kind words or any kindness is not a waste.the other person will benefit from it.good luck!