As someone who consider himself as a Buddhist, it has always been amuse by people who proclaim themselves as Buddhist but never step into a Buddhist Temple. Yet, for those who does go to a Buddhist temple, how many actually really learn the Path of Dhamma?
What I want to point out here is actually the so-called Buddhist that only comes to the temple once a year during Wesak to pray for prosperity, health and happiness. These are the people that me and many others call Wesak Buddhist because that is when they consider themselves to be Buddhist by going to the temple.
These certainly shows that many people actually don't understand what is Buddhism. We, as a Buddhist, don't do to temple to pray for prosperity, health and happiness once a year. I am not criticizing those who only go to the temple once a year (in fact, the frequency of me going to a temple also drop a lot this year). What I want to tell here is that we, as Buddhist, don't really pray for anything and going to the temple very often does not say anything as well if you, yourself don't take the initiative to learn Dhamma and to practice it. By cultivating the good seeds of learning and practicing the Teaching of the Buddha, then and only then would we be able to reap the fruit of those good seeds that we have planted.
What I want to point out here is actually the so-called Buddhist that only comes to the temple once a year during Wesak to pray for prosperity, health and happiness. These are the people that me and many others call Wesak Buddhist because that is when they consider themselves to be Buddhist by going to the temple.
These certainly shows that many people actually don't understand what is Buddhism. We, as a Buddhist, don't do to temple to pray for prosperity, health and happiness once a year. I am not criticizing those who only go to the temple once a year (in fact, the frequency of me going to a temple also drop a lot this year). What I want to tell here is that we, as Buddhist, don't really pray for anything and going to the temple very often does not say anything as well if you, yourself don't take the initiative to learn Dhamma and to practice it. By cultivating the good seeds of learning and practicing the Teaching of the Buddha, then and only then would we be able to reap the fruit of those good seeds that we have planted.
2 comments:
hehe. i myself didnt show up at the temple this year. but regardless of what, i think what matters most is people need to be aware of their actions all the time from wrong doing. n not just prayin coz i never heard the term of prayin in buddhism.
LOL...didnt know how i wondered in here...was looking for wesak pictures ....hehe
Anyway...wesak day PICTURES......please..hehe......
I go temple also i don pray 1 wo...lol....go pray...go play....go kap lui....but don pray wo....lol....oo....to 'work' also ..hehe.....
RETREAT CAMP COMING...hehe....hopefully...hehe
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