From: "Ian" <> Is there a difference between saying "I am Buddha" and "I am God" ? >
Dear Ian, Thank you for putting into words a concept that was nagging at me. As a person who grew up as a Christian, every time I hear "I am Buddha" or something like that, I am reminded of the many incredibly shallow if not evil persons who I remember claiming to be one with Jesus. I recall that whenever I would hear someone make any claims regarding spiritual unity with Jesus or the Holy Spirit, it was a sure sign that they were arrogant, egotistical, selfish people who expected special treatment because of their claims about Jesus. So how is it different? Certainly on the internet, status and adulation are not the same thing. However, do people who are always claiming Buddhahood as spiritually fraudulent as the average Christian who claims some spiritual connection to Jesus? There does seem to be a strain of Buddhists that in many ways resembles the kind of Christians that will drop on the floor and flop-around speaking-in-tongues. Does every religion has the same archetypes? Fanatics, skeptics, true-believers, etc.?? ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/S27xlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Current Book Discussion: Appreciate Your Life by Taizan Maezumi Roshi Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZenForum/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
