The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #123266 Message #2716559
Posted By: Little Hawk
04-Sep-09 - 10:47 PM
Thread Name: BS: A nation founded on injustice?
Subject: RE: BS: A nation founded on injustice?
Religion doesn't have to propose a God at all, Donuel. The 3 great religions which arose in the Middle East do feature a God, yes...and so do a great many other religions...while some feature a large number of gods and goddesses (which are sometimes merely symbolic of different aspects of life). But Buddhism and Taoism do not feature a God. Buddhism and Taoism instead propose a spiritual way of life for human beings to directly apply IN their daily lives, a balanced and harmonious way of behaviour that greatly improves one's life if followed wisely and improves one's personal development and destiny.
Have you ever read any Buddhist or Taoist books? If you did, you would not find anything about "God" in them, but you would find a great deal about moral and ethical issues, health issues, techniques for mastery of one's negative emotions, techniques for overcoming negativity, hostility, addictive behaviours, and so on.
Very sensible and moderate stuff, in fact. No "god" is necessary to deal with any of it. Check it out if you have not yet done so.