#Jesus was a Buddhist

[aeforia]

#Jesus was a Buddhist #Jesus #buddhist #buddhism

[mihai-florescu]

Im sure someone made the joke already but having eichi fs2 with red and green, and keito event with obvious buddhist imagery at the beginning of december was very "it's gonna be christmas soon keito" "so what eichi" of happyele

#the joke is overdone atp i feel like ppl forget what exactly makes it funny but happyele remembered #the thing thats funny IS keito being buddhist. from a temple family. he doesnt gafff about jesus christs birth thats not his god #anyway. we should hype jingle bells up more when christmas is closer #the prologue...the card...one of the best christmas moments imo #oooh and starfes...thats also so good

[akkivee]

there was some display gallery showing off the various logos in hypmic and the ichikuu peeps on the tl were in shambles over both of them using halos in their mc name signatures lol

#vee queued to fill the void #i understand lol this is a pretty big deal like actually lol #one fan suggested an nb logo could have angel imagery since nb was under stairway to heaven #another in a very fast paced series of tweets cried about it being potential sign of ichiro and kuukou’s bond spanning from life #but even into their deaths and beyond when they reunite in heaven (and even pointed out the meaning of stairway to heaven) #and goddamn i sure love being jacked into the hypmic hive mind i can’t believe i was just musing about kuukou and death #and then directly got food for thought LOL but ichiro!!!!!!! i wasn’t expecting ichiro lol!!!!!! #but bb has been weirdly associated with christmas aka the birth of jesus #who gave his life for humanity and i am too in shambles no way does both ichiro and kuukou have self sacrifice themes NO WAY #god i remember when the hella awesome banquet mv dropped and bat fandom banded together to dissect the video #one person commented it’s strange to see kuukou in association with catholic/christian imagery #but posted a wiki article talking about the similarities between buddha and jesus and the ideologies in those religions #*crying* i even posted about it the black crown above kuukou’s head was both catholic and buddhist and meant to be beneficial for humanity #ichiro constantly being shaken to his core by sacrifices…….. him trying to show the nation the path of hope………… #this is so much lol i love getting food for thought from random observations and drops lol

[hymnsofheresy]

I don't know if that's true. I'm jewish 100% born and raised and reject the idea that Jesus was in any way the messiah. However I do think of him especially now and do somewhat identify with him as a middle eastern jew and as an anti-zionist jew. I admire him as a figure of dissent and justice. I don't know if that's good politics or not and I really do reject christianity especially evangelical white american xtianity. barf.

I suppose I am generalizing a bit. With the stretch of Christian influence there is around the world, there will inevitably be people outside of Christian culture interact with Christian culture. I know a lot of people who admire Jesus who are born and raised Buddhists, Jews, and Hindus. However, there is something that... feels different about that than a cultural christian.

I suppose the difference being how much you base your foundational understandings of morality on Jesus. Like it is one thing for Jesus to be like some guy that said some good things (like how people treat Ghandi or whatever)... versus Jesus Christ and his teachings being informative towards one's perspective on the world.

#like a buddhist monk i spoke to being like ''i admire your religious leader'' is different from like an culturally christian person being #like ''well jesus said this and so therefore it most logically makes sense to do x'' and im like......thats a christian

[giantkillerjack]

In all my years, I've never seen a movie use non-christian pre-colonial religious imagery as a force of good against evil.

And the fact that in Wendall & Wild - a movie that takes place in a Catholic school, this type of imagery is portrayed as SO much more beautiful and powerful than the drab dreary Catholic imagery of the film... it was fuckin' rad as hell.

#wendall and wild #original #raul wendell and wild #precious perfect boy #anytime a demon shows up in a movie it's always get a priest get holy water get some crosses! #and never hey guys what makes us think that the Catholic Church as an institution is prepared to fight evil??? #like here comes a christian demon whose to say an #*who's to say (for a separate example) that a Buddhist monk wouldn't be BETTER than a priest?? #a christian demon thrives on the same guilt and shame that thr church thrives on. god has no power without the devil #for his love is meaningless without the threat of hell #so why not get a fuckin better religion in the mix??? #tired of all these movies just deciding that Christianity is right. that is so fucking bleak. if Christianity's right then we're all fucked #Christianity #Catholicism #are there catholics on tumblr? and if so. check out wendall and wild it is really good. #in case it doesn't show i obviously was raised catholic and went to catholic school. i also remember everything being vaguely puke colored #but maybe that's just my feelings coloring my memories lol #loooooootta little statues of a horrifically tortured white corpse around tho. and some big ones! #crucifixes are weird. also i thought jesus was white until like... my teen years

[obwan110]

Let go of things, not meant for you :-(

Buddha

#buddha #hope #empathy #love #forgiveness #compassion #buddhism #family #jesus #buddhist #let go #let go of negativity #let go of the past #let go quotes #let go and let god #moving forward #move on #acceptance #moving on #letting go

[dikleyt]

The reason atheist Jews and Buddhist Jews are generally more tolerated than so-called "Christian Jews" is that atheists and Buddhists aren't trying to save anyone's souls. They don't set up elaborate traps to lure Jews called things like "The Orthodox Jewish Bible" aimed solely at spreading the word of atheism and Buddhism. They don't generally lie about being Jewish; there aren't a large number of Christian atheists going around saying "We're Jewish atheists." They aren't a movement aimed at eliminating Judaism and Jews.

#judaism #atheist Jews #Buddhist Jews #Messianics #Jews for Jesus #Jewish atheists #colonialism

[errantabbot]

On the Mystical Vision of Reality, and Being In But Not Of the World

So many of our problems arise from malformed expectations of how things “should” be. These expectations are often so thick that reality can barely push through them to the light of our awareness. And, when it can, it’s not unscathed.

There’s no question that life is difficult. There’s also no question that there is no way that life “must” be. Life goes on in myriad forms and ways. The only question is can we percieve and accept reality’s variegations unscathed so as to deal with reality on its own terms?

Jesus instructed his disciples to be “in but not of” the world. Too many folks attempt to skip to the “not of” portion of that admonition, and totally bypass the necessity of being “in” the world. It’s not an option.

It seems to me that too many folks further attempt to manifest the Kingdom of Heaven, not as an enduring spiritual revelation (and expectation reviser) that stabilizes us and allows us to endure those things that must be endured, and which calls us as individuals to collectively centered ways of being, but rather as an alternative reality, the absence of which is marked not by the presence of the fruits of the spirit in our being in the world, but by rage, disappointment, foolish demands, and a general lack of centeredness.

The mystical vision of reality is not one that tries to fundamentally change the way that things have pretty much constantly been from time immemorial. That’s a fool’s errand. Rather, it seeks to refine our engagement with the world on uncommon terms and in a light that is both sober and hopeful, from which place genuine peace is realizable in the small and simultaneously boundless planes in which we can affect change and enact acceptance, all at once.

~Sunyananda

#zen #buddhism #buddha #buddhist #dharma #enlightenment #sangha #awakening #nirvana #spirituality #mysticism #mystical #reality #Christian #Christ #Jesus #peace

[thejsacco]

Enough Self Improvement

Our world is always imploring us to improve. You need to have a better physique, create some new skills so that you don’t get left behind, improve your relationships, your spirituality, learn a new language, or manage your money better. Here is the thing; the list is endless and 90% of the investment you make reading or taking classes in self improvement is pretty much worthless. Why do we get on…

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[i-bring-crack]

A Journey to the West x SL crossover would be fun

Liu Zhigang as Sun Wukong

Woo Jin-Chul as Tang sanzang

Christopher Reed as Pigsy Zhu Bajie

Thomas Andre as Sandy Sha Wujing

Kaisel is the White Dragon Horse

Cha Hae-In as GuanYin

Woo Jin-Chul who always has to get saved from every kind of demon attack by Liu Zhigang and the gang, all of this crisis just to deliver some scrolls to the West. Meanwhile lady Hae-In is just giving them farewell wishes from afar with her pet fish and her disciple Han Song-Yi.

Liu Zhigang was known very well as the Sage Equal to Heaven, often caused chaos since the time of his birth, it wasn't until he got kicked to the ground by Buddha and rested over a mountain for 500 years. Then Hae-In, trying to see who would be a good candidate to take care of this very important monk, decided to go to his mountain and convince him that he shall take care of Woo Jin-Chul from all kinds of evils in this trip.

The old Lao Tzu is Go Gun Hee.

The Jade Emperor is Yoo Jin-Ho who was entirely scared of a lot Liu Zhigangs acting and the way he just became immortal like 5 times. He eventually was the one to ask for help from the Buddha.

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S-sung

S-sung Jin Woo as six ear macaque 👀👀👀

Sung Jin Woo creating tension between Zhigang and Jin-Chul because he knows how much zhigang cares for Jin-Chul and he is jealous of that.

Sung Jin-Woo also appearing more times in the story just to keep creating problems for Zhigang more than Jin-Chul, he gets to be a bit fond of Jin-Chul and wants to take him away so that HE can be Jin-Chul's disciple and not Zhigang, that way Zhigang cannot become enlightened with Jin-Chul.

#guys i just realised #there might be fon jinchul Mpreg #god i love the journey to the west like ill read it and proabbly make more headcanons about it here #Jin woo fooling Jin chul about being Liu Zhigang and then Liu zhigang is just over there eating peaches and crying because Woo Jin chul - #said he doesnt want him as a disciple anymore and Hae In is like 'i guess imma have to talk to him about it ughhh' #I dont know whenever I should choose Laura or Hae In as Guan Yin #I also dont know whenever its rude to change the people as whoever you want? i mean they are characters from a book but they are also real #Buddhist and taoist figures... #I mean here Jesus could be portrayed as Beyonce and no one would bat an eye. #but idk if its the same there hmmmm #anyways might just get the story from the movies too so its more acceptable #hwbisbwk im doing mental gymnastics for some reason #solo leveling #solo leveling manwha #cha hae in #sung jin woo #he only appears once lmao #but in this fanfic he will probably appear more times absolutely just to cause chaos between Jin-Chul and Zhigang #Julyarya this can absolutely count as a shipping fanfic of Zhigang and JinChul #liu zhigang #thomas andre #christopher reed #kaisel sl #go gun hee #yoo jinho #woo jin chul

[rustchild]

they should invent being a nun. But for agnostic Jewish dykes

#Every day I think about how good I would be at nun life #if it weren’t for the whole Jesus thing #ik there are other kinds of monasteries but I feel weird abt the idea of being a white person who goes to a Buddhist monastery to #~find themself~ you know #There’s also the kibbutz but I am not going to do that for very obvious political reasons #so really they should invent being a nun but for me specifically

[steevejr]

I think so many usamerican atheists forget that Jesus is still a Christian character no matter how much your blorbo-fy him. I don’t care if you think he was queer or whatver, you’re still regurgitating Christian beliefs and pretending they’re secular.

like I’m sorry but this is genuinely foul. this isn’t blorbo from your shows it’s a Christian icon associated with oppression. get help.

#the amount of posts I see where some 22 year old queer brings up Jesus and denies being religious.... #saying Jesus was gay was funny maybe the first 2-3 times. still Christian iconography no matter how hard you try to remove him sorryyyyy #a day in the life of steeve #this is from that my Buddhist gf post or whatver. dont recommend reading the notes.

[fathernick]

Buddha taught desire is the cause of suffering, and therefore desire must be extinguished to attain peace.

For Christians the Way to peace is to surrender to God and submit to His will. Everything happens in accordance to God’s will. Everything is as God wants it to be, and happens as He wants it to happen. Gods will is unavoidable anyway!

But if we know God is loving and wise then we are able to trust God and have confidence in His will. We realise everything is as it should be. We can accept things as they are. We learn there is nothing to fear, and then submission to Gods will comes easily.

#meditation #philosophy #spirituality #enlightenment #mindfulmeditation #mantra #advaita #illumination #mysticism #gnostic #buddha #buddhist #suffering #desire #jesus #gospel #religion #orthodox christianity #catholic #bible #unitarian #universalism #christianity #christian

[lokh]

i willingly went to a bible study in uni cos i thought it would be interesting and they might actually get into analysing stuff. they did not

#they were doing like.... my high school level religion class analysis #i dont remember anything anymore but theyd try to lead me on to something and id be like Oh like this? #and theyd be surprised like wow yea. idr if i stated im not christian so maybe they were just trying to convert me #mildly disappointed. maybe they actually got into stuff in the study proper but it was very much #just extended homily you know. i did not escape mass just to experience it in the form of bible study #you know what i mean???? they werent actually trying to like. Study it they were just kinda. #pointing things out and saying thats proof that jesus wants u to etc etc #i was like does anyone here actually ask questions. apparently not #maybe thats just what bible study actually is and i just misunderstood it 😔 #i think my experience with the evangelical union on campus got my hopes up LMAO #told them i was buddhist back then and it was fun to talk about stuff they werent trying to convert me lmao #i remember they brought up the concept of dukkha and were like isnt that depressing tho #i didnt know how to be like girl im depressed lmao this is just an accurate description #i dont remember if i brought it up then but like cmon. like the concept of sin is any better

[giantkillerjack]

Anytime a demon shows up in a movie, it's always "oh no! get a priest! get holy water! get some crosses!"

and never "hey guys what makes us think that the Catholic Church as an institution is prepared to fight evil? Particularly when it relies upon the existence of perceived evil in order to maintain its power??"

Or "Hey, why does every story about magic and the Catholic Church also tend to canonically validate Christianity as the one true religion??"

And Wendall & Wild is like, "don't worry, y'all. We got you covered."

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Anyway, this is yet another reason I love the portrayal of the Church in this movie. This is the most thematically coherent animated American film I've seen in a thousand years.

#i mentioned this in the tags of my other post and was like fuck it that's its own post #wendall and wild #wendall & wild #father level bests #james hong #was fantastic as this character #original #i was just gonna say animated film and not animated American film but then i remembered i watched miyazaki like two days ago #so much thematic garbage being pumped out by disney and other mega corps #but mr. peele always fuckin comes thru on thematic cohesion #his art always has something awesome to say and says it so GOOD #horror movies have shit theming just dog shit. but not his. not his. #I'm just saying maybe in the exorcist 'the power of christ compells you' is uhhhhhh not actually compelling the demon at all #why else would they have to scream it literally like 50 times?? like y'all christ isn't compelling shit go get a rabbi or something #get some Buddhists and Taoists and give them a shot this demon CLEARLY has NO ISSUE with crosses #actually now that i think of it that may be the exact reason those priests have such a bad time in that film #picture an ancient Mesopotamian demon from like 1000 BC and these two dudes are like JESUS COMPELLS YOU #and u r just like who the fuck? #i mean oh noOooOoooooo no hiiiimmm!!! #[projectile vomits battery acid for fun]

[obwan110]

"Ceasing to do evil, cultivating the good, Purifying the heart: This is the teaching of the Buddhas." Buddha

#forgiveness #compassion #love #empathy #family #hope #buddha #buddhism #buddhist #jesus