01-03-2018, 07:21 AM
(01-02-2018, 01:33 PM)johncarson698 Wrote: Just curious, did Buddha come to teach the Law of One? The path itself seems similar to what we need to do, but from what i can gather, he doesnt believe in the Creator? Was Buddha from the confederation, also? Anyone know what density?
The Buddha made a concerted effort to sidestep the whole issue of beliefs. At the time, there were many ongoing arguments in India about what the correct beliefs are. The Buddha's point of view was that they were not helpful. He realized that belief systems matter far less than how we lead our lives and the kind of people we make ourselves into. In other words, spiritual transformation of the self is essential, and beliefs are of secondary importance at best.
He compared the human condition to having been struck by an arrow. We need to focus on healing the wound. Arguing about beliefs is like arguing about the material the arrow is made from. It's irrelevant.
With time, his intentional avoidance of focusing on beliefs became interpreted as meaning that he did not believe in a Creator, etc., which became the correct thing to believe in for a Buddhist.