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the sage
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Hi guys i'm new here first thread.. anyways...
my parents are both buddhists and i have been raised with buddhists traditions.. during my teenage years i was pushed by so many people that "GOD was the only path and that i was heading towards eternal hell!" so of course i was scared and studied up on my religions.. after about 5 years i came back to buddhism as being the only, not just logical, but fair belief. regardless.. after all my studying i came to realize something odd.
my studies of buddha and buddhism have led me to believe that buddha taught the religion without any ceremonies or things of that nature and that there weren't any gods or a god that could bless us.. but rather our karma determined our lives.. but my parents insist that they pray to the buddha, kwan yin, and others for blessings.. and tell me to chant the name arahan when i am in tough situations to help me get through.. i completely do not believe this parts of the religion that i feel someone along the way has created.. but i do not know if i am right or wrong... or if there is a right or wrong. could any one shed some light on this for me?
my parents are both buddhists and i have been raised with buddhists traditions.. during my teenage years i was pushed by so many people that "GOD was the only path and that i was heading towards eternal hell!" so of course i was scared and studied up on my religions.. after about 5 years i came back to buddhism as being the only, not just logical, but fair belief. regardless.. after all my studying i came to realize something odd.
my studies of buddha and buddhism have led me to believe that buddha taught the religion without any ceremonies or things of that nature and that there weren't any gods or a god that could bless us.. but rather our karma determined our lives.. but my parents insist that they pray to the buddha, kwan yin, and others for blessings.. and tell me to chant the name arahan when i am in tough situations to help me get through.. i completely do not believe this parts of the religion that i feel someone along the way has created.. but i do not know if i am right or wrong... or if there is a right or wrong. could any one shed some light on this for me?