Supreme Master
Thoughts and Questions from somebody who knows next to nothing about 清海無大師, Buddhism, etc.
I saw a poster of 清海無大師 at Crystal Mall. She featured blond hair. Actually, I think I've seen that before. And previously I've seen a poster advertising her where she still had black hair and was wearing a bunch of jewellery. Didn't think much about her except that she looked rather fashionable for someone who's called "Supreme Master". So anyway, I decide to look her up online. Turns out that she's one of those religious leaders who have certain teachings that, maybe because of lack of understanding, I find to be all very similar: compassion, abstinence, peace, meditation, etc. I have wondered, are these things similar to Buddhism? I guess one difference is that those folks all seem to claim that we can all find one God whereas Buddhism doesn't seem to have this.
In the future, I may write another post that is focused on Buddhism since it is, according to my currently very limited understanding, very different from Christianity and other religions that preach one God who is Creator of all things and have a salvation plan for all humans. I have a buddy who is quite into Buddhism and we would sometimes talk about it. But I feel my knowledge is still very limited. I guess in a way, I'm trying to contrast, compare, and form bridges between the two. Maybe in the back of my head, I feel this will help to see something in Buddhism that disproves it as lacking if one was to search for Truth. This could be rather hard for me though especially because I don't have formal training in philosophy or religion. Too much reading here and there can end up with all the ideas spinning around in my head as I try to make sense of it all. Not good. This was different with my research on Protestantism because at least there is much common ground and I can therefore skip those areas which I don't think I can with Buddhism.
Anyway, here are some questions and thoughts that pop up as I read about 清海無大師's teachings.
I saw a poster of 清海無大師 at Crystal Mall. She featured blond hair. Actually, I think I've seen that before. And previously I've seen a poster advertising her where she still had black hair and was wearing a bunch of jewellery. Didn't think much about her except that she looked rather fashionable for someone who's called "Supreme Master". So anyway, I decide to look her up online. Turns out that she's one of those religious leaders who have certain teachings that, maybe because of lack of understanding, I find to be all very similar: compassion, abstinence, peace, meditation, etc. I have wondered, are these things similar to Buddhism? I guess one difference is that those folks all seem to claim that we can all find one God whereas Buddhism doesn't seem to have this.
In the future, I may write another post that is focused on Buddhism since it is, according to my currently very limited understanding, very different from Christianity and other religions that preach one God who is Creator of all things and have a salvation plan for all humans. I have a buddy who is quite into Buddhism and we would sometimes talk about it. But I feel my knowledge is still very limited. I guess in a way, I'm trying to contrast, compare, and form bridges between the two. Maybe in the back of my head, I feel this will help to see something in Buddhism that disproves it as lacking if one was to search for Truth. This could be rather hard for me though especially because I don't have formal training in philosophy or religion. Too much reading here and there can end up with all the ideas spinning around in my head as I try to make sense of it all. Not good. This was different with my research on Protestantism because at least there is much common ground and I can therefore skip those areas which I don't think I can with Buddhism.
Anyway, here are some questions and thoughts that pop up as I read about 清海無大師's teachings.
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