Which Religion Is The Best?

[copernicus 0]

Explain, both of you.

You need an explanation of "mine". It should be quite obvious.

[LongLiveYorke 38]

Christianity.but i also practise zen meditation. it sounds like a religion but really zen is a method used to better understand your own religion

no

Explain, both of you.

Zen is a form of Mahayana Buddhism which, objectively, is a religion.

[BearCanada 0]

Just follow me.Bear

[Loismustdie 0]

Zen is a form of Mahayana Buddhism which, objectively, is a religion.

No, that I know. What I meant was what are the reasons one would give that would make it impossible to apply pieces of Zen to ones own religion, with the intent of getting more out of said religion? Mine and Bear I understood.

[brvheart 1,752]

Islam is the best... because not only is it not wrong to kill people, it's encouraged... and that's just awesome.

mormonism is the correct religion. don't you watch south park?

greatest.southpark.ever

[oceansize 0]

Is this a real question? "My god has a bigger crank than your god!"-george carlin, paraphrased of course.

[timwakefield 68]

Zen is a form of Mahayana Buddhism which, objectively, is a religion.

Exactly.

[timwakefield 68]

No, that I know. What I meant was what are the reasons one would give that would make it impossible to apply pieces of Zen to ones own religion, with the intent of getting more out of said religion?

I was responding to CU's quote: "it sounds like a religion but really zen is a method used to better understand your own religion."Certainly you can apply meditation practices to any religion, as well as practice meditation non-religiously....but CU was saying that Zen is not actually a religion. The term "Zen" is misused ALL THE TIME, and in some pretty silly ways. The actual practice of Zen Buddhism is extremely trying, and can only be practiced under the tutelage of a Zen Master.

[Jadaki 0]

I'm a fan of McMahonism

[thatguy 0]

All religions are completely rediculous, except for mine of course.

[MisterB 2]

Buddhism

[JgTIII 0]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naturalistic_Pantheismor any religion that involves lots of sex and drugs!

[Eclypse 0]

Bokononism.

Great religion, but stay away from the Ice-Nine.

[MDXS 0]

Great religion, but stay away from the Ice-Nine.

Word.

[LongLiveYorke 38]

Great religion, but stay away from the Ice-Nine.

"If I were a younger man, I would write a history of human stupidity; and I would climb to the top of Mount McCabe and lie down on my back with my history for a pillow; and I would take from the ground some of the blue-white poison that makes statues of men; and I would make a statue of myself, lying on my back, grinning horribly, and thumbing my nose at You Know Who."Does it get any better?

[timwakefield 68]

Does it get any better?

Nope.

[checkymcfold 0]

Ok. In terms of morality, ethics, opinions, and just plain lack of stupidy, which of the major religions is the best?I think it's Buddhism. No scriptures full of fairy tales. Very peaceful and teaches good moral values. Also is deeply rooted in self discovery and its belief that everything is connected, which is uncanny to what is now understood in mordern physics.

this is kinda a simplistic view of buddhism. we have this idea in the west that buddhism is some sort of super new-age thing that encompasses everything we know about the modern world. it ain't like that. there are conservative buddhists in the east that look a WHOLE lot like the christian fundamentalists of the west. they just don't get the air time over here.remember the buddhist monk riots in korea almost 2 decades ago? buddhists aren't always so peaceful or removed from politics.that said, it's more akin to my beliefs about the world than most other organized religions. but "best," i don't know.

[screech 0]

this is kinda a simplistic view of buddhism. we have this idea in the west that buddhism is some sort of super new-age thing that encompasses everything we know about the modern world. it ain't like that. there are conservative buddhists in the east that look a WHOLE lot like the christian fundamentalists of the west. they just don't get the air time over here.remember the buddhist monk riots in korea almost 2 decades ago? buddhists aren't always so peaceful or removed from politics.that said, it's more akin to my beliefs about the world than most other organized religions. but "best," i don't know.

i guess i meant more of a zen philosophy of buddhism.i realize that there are extremeists in all religions, but i think buddhists tend to be the most peaceful and most wise of the other major religions. that's why i think it is the "best". in general, i don't think any religion is "good" for humanity.

[checkymcfold 0]

i guess i meant more of a zen philosophy of buddhism.i realize that there are extremeists in all religions, but i think buddhists tend to be the most peaceful and most wise of the other major religions. that's why i think it is the "best". in general, i don't think any religion is "good" for humanity.

that's the thing, though. there isn't one "zen," just like there isn't one "buddhist."in china, zen goes by the name of "chan" (which the japanese transliterated), and in korea it's "son," but has some huy'an strains mixed in there. and they're all profoundly different depending on the context in which they're practiced.in japan, zen masters are some of the richest people in the world, and accumulating wealth is seen as a good thing. in china, however, chan monks are withdrawn to a large extent from society. similarly in korea, where the government's persecution of buddhism in the early 1900s forced all the monasteries to secluded, mountanous areas, where many son masters developed a deep hatred of their government, indeed, of government in general.all that's a bit off topic, but my point is that the cultural phenomenon of religion (or the religious phenomenon of culture, if you like) is very, very difficult to speak of in general terms. a lot of people do that, on both sides of the coin, but it's a bit of a whoopsie.