[Cydayshosse]

No, there is no need for a believe in a God.

Hi Kaarine,

Yes, I do agree with you that there is no need to believe in a God. I feel we all have everything we need deep within ourselves and it’s the journey inward to discover and bring out those best qualities that we should focus on, and that is what Buddhism is all about for me and why I‘ve always been drawn towards it I suppose. It brings with it an incredible feeling of peace.

I read the two suttas that Aloka-D gave the links to in his posting. I agree with the message conveyed in them that there is no need to waste precious time and energy worrying or thinking endlessly about something that can’t be proven one way or the other and its ’now’ that we should be concerned with because this life is all we can be sure about...Death and Taxes and all that!!!! I’ve always had difficulty believing in God but I have an enquiring mind and like to read up on things. That is why I’m enjoying reading ‘Living Buddha, Living Christ’ because it raises a lot of questions about whether early Christians did in fact view Jesus in the way they do today. There is a line in the book that says ‘Our true home is in the present moment’ which I really like.

I read what you were saying about your Zazen meditation practice on the other thread. You described it really well, in words that I could understand, so thank you. A lot of the postings are very difficult to follow and go right over my head. I want to ask a couple of questions about what you've written if that's ok, but I’ll do it on the other thread a bit later on and stick to the rules.