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**Beatris** · 07-28-2011, 11:21 AM

Hi. I'm new to this forum and this thread, so here it goes....

For me, the bible or Christianity asks us to believe in something or someone "up there", some kind of unknown being that we just have to trust is there, while Buddhism just asks you to believe in yourself. I hear very little, if any, talk of God in Buddhism, which is what draws me to it. It's more about introspection and working on yourself for the good of all beings. Christ was very much like the Buddha I believe, but the religion of Christianity seems to pin too much hope on the afterlife which I have a hard time swallowing.

07-28-2011, 11:21 AM	#13
Beatris Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 416 Senior Member	Hi. I'm new to this forum and this thread, so here it goes.... For me, the bible or Christianity asks us to believe in something or someone "up there", some kind of unknown being that we just have to trust is there, while Buddhism just asks you to believe in yourself. I hear very little, if any, talk of God in Buddhism, which is what draws me to it. It's more about introspection and working on yourself for the good of all beings. Christ was very much like the Buddha I believe, but the religion of Christianity seems to pin too much hope on the afterlife which I have a hard time swallowing.
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