Aisha,

I'm grateful for your comment :) Thanks so much :)

I'm not exactly sure what you are seeking, but buddhism in not an exact religion per say ... you can be Christian, Muslim and still have buddhist beliefs ...

I do belief however if your interests lies not in the self (ego) but elsewhere ..no matter what religion you are ..you'll find the answer to whatever may concern ya ...cause it's the selfishness that keeps us from being open minded ...

I'm not perfect, nor do I think anyone one else is, but what is life but not to make mistakes and learn from them right ...?

seems to me your either on your way or already on the path to greatness ....

Nirvana ... a lot seek it in the same way a lot of people seek god ...I can't say it from experience, but I do believe it's not all clounds, halos and soft and pretty, but more of an experience of one ness in the world ... like I said ..I'm human and am still striving for that ...I don't know about you,but still have anger, have great desire (whether it be guys, or what have you ...lol) ... and all that Buddhism and Christianity is all against ...but it's a path, not a goal ... just be who you are, do what you think is true in your heart (true, don't lie to yourself, as I and many of us have done lol) .... and slowly what ever you are seeking will come ... Nirvana is to come to terms with that nothing is permanent ... nothing ..not emotions, finance ... seasons ..but to be the best u can be, in every moment bad or good ... and hey it may be a life long experience ... i'm definately still working on it myself ... if ya wanna know let me kmow, I'll tell ya ;)

Anyways ... might have been a bit corny ... I don't know but if you want ...please e-mail me at aly_boschee@yahoo.com ... if you wanna chat or have any questions or just wanna talk about the latest thing going on ... :)

Once again ...thanks for the e-mail ..
hope to hear from ya

alyssa

ahh faith ... I was turned away from a best friend of mine who turned evanglist and decided that she could no longer accept people in her circle of life that were not die hard Christians. I myself have no "real" religion. From what I gather, people who claim to be christians, catholics what have you ... go to church on Sundays and feel sainlty, but do what the rest of us saps do the rest of the week. I just believe in being honest with oneself, to others, and taking in what this life has to offer ... I follow along the lines of thinking of buddhism ... not really a religion but a way of life ... I'd say continue figuring out works for you! There is nothing that says it has to happen now. Perhaps in 50 years, Christianity will be it, but apparenlty it's not now. In my eyes everyone has the potential to be a good person no matter of religion, race or ethinicity. Sometimes it takes a life changing event sometimes a personal enlightment ... but I agree ... explore explore and explore some more what this life has to offer you before you come to a decision ... let me know your thoughts if you have the time!

Yes, lots of religions do postulate that the world is going to end soon. Or that's how many people interpret the texts of the many religions. What's the end? In order to say the world is going to end, we need a specific definition of "end." This may seem pretty obvious, but the way I see it; as is much with any social construction the "end" is relative and is how we pervieve it.

Actually it's how we tend to percieve change. Does change mean the end of one element and the beggining of a new, or is it a continous phenomonen. For example are you a completely different individual than you were when you were two years old. Think about it, your thinking patterns have changed, even physically ... all your cells are renewed, so physically you have nothing exactly the same as when you were two years old ... but did you as a person end at a certain period?

I think we can extend this line of thinking to "the world ending" I personally think that the way things are now may not be forever, actually I know for sure, for everything is impermanent to the trees againg and renewing, to the seasons, to the way we think as individuals to the consitition of every matter on this planet. So Yes in a way the world is going to end, but not in the way as in "final" if that makes any sense. We may not be able to comprehend anything else beyond what we see and feel right now, but that does not mean the world, universe, time, what have you will all the sudden dissapear altogether ... think of physics ... does energy altogether dissappear? Nope, it just changes form ...

Just a little something to think about ...

Hey welcome to the world of diversity ... the beauty about buddhism ... it embraces all religions and you can be both a faithful christian as well as a buddhist. I don't know how much in depth you know about buddhism, but I reccommend reading as much as you can about it .. there are tonnes of resources on the internet and at the book store. A magazine which might be of interest to you is called the shambhala sun. Buddhism is more a way of life, integrity, being present and not being swept up in possessions. I'd reccemend you read more about buddhism, follow what works for you. If you truly incorporate the principles in your life your Mom will likely see the positive effects is has with you personally and how it affects your relations with others globally, and she'll likely accept your beliefs. Actually the funny thing is, buddhism doesn't contend to be better or less than any religion ... but you'll have to do more personal research to really understand this ... so good luck and bon voyage on your quest ;)

I grew up in Calgary Canada mostly, recieved a degree in psychology, moved around a lot as a child and recently just made a move to Oceanside California. I've had my ups and downs, some caused externally, some that I caused myself .. and am still in the learning life 101 class I was placed in 23 years ago, but having fun at it at the same time! I truly believe everyone has one fundamental thing in common, we all want happiness ... and as gullible as it may sound I believe everyone needs someone to believe in them or help them believe in themselves ... if you have a question, and your scared to post it publically feel free to e-mail me at aly_boschee@yahoo.com. I'll answer to every each one of you! Hey if you just want a friend to chat with ... feel free! ;) Look forward to hearing from all of you ...

" An unfortunate past is never an excuse to continue negative thinking in the present." - We've all had some sort of struggle in our past, we can not let these events control us ... it's in you to do with what you have!

" The minute you settle for less than you deserve, you get even less than you settled for." - we all deserve happiness, what is happiness to you? Just remember the golden rule, what you undo to others will be undone to you. To be happy treat others as you want to be treated. In addition, you'll just feel great knowing your making a postive print in this lifetime!

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