What Are Your Beliefs?

[Feed the Monkey]

I find it so re assuring that the two voices who are so outspoken it seems against christianity on another debate (CR and SP) find it so difficult to commit to a debate on beliefs. What are they I wonder? Do they actually have any? Come on guys, what DO you beleive?

I love your view saxifrage. It's really lovely, and actually very close to my own.

Anyway, as I may have mentioned in another post somewhere, I'm a Buddhist. I belong to a strain of Buddhism that oriented in Japan in the 12th Century. I beleive that all life contains Buddhahood, a state of complete wisdom, courage and compassion, that is truly one with the state of the universe. I beleive in Karma, the infinite debit/credit account that is with us from time without begining. I beleive in re incarnation, a life energy that returns to the universe when this shell 'dies' and resurfaces again at another point. I beleive in the innate ability to change Karma by having the realisation that ones life is Buddha, ones environment is Buddha, the whole universe is Buddha. I believe that we all are all from the same source and are intrinsically good beings. I beleive that life creates it's enviroment, so that when we change our lives, our environment changes too. I beleive in constant challenge and constant struggle to accomplish what it is that we really need to accomplish. This is the only way I'm on the right track.
I beleive that my life and the universe are esssentially the same thing, so I can choose to comminicate with my universe.

I beleive that prayer is a really strong force.

I beleive that happiness is attainable within this lifetime.

I beleive that peace is attainable.

Anyway, that's just a tip of an iceburg. I'm sure I'll end up getting into a sticky debate later on.....