Did you read the book, "Leaving Buddha: A Tibetan Monk's Encounter With the Living God"? In that book, when the tibetan monk tried to tell the other monks that Jesus cured his tuberculosis and now he believed in Jesus, they beat him and left him for dead. Luckily some people took his body in the middle of the night and he survived. Years later, he went back to the monastery when a deadly plague broke out and he helped them as a Christian medic. He forgave them for trying to killl him and then he even tried to save their lives when the plague was killing them. One of the saddest things in the book was about a tibetan monk boy who was repeatedly raped by one of the TIbetan Lamas. Everyone in the monastery could hear the boy screaming. No one stopped the Lama or punished him. This is horrifying. I thought the TIbetan Lamas had sex with Tibetan women, not boys, and I never knew that the monks would permit child rape and not punish the abuser. I think TIbetan meditation is awesome, but at the end of the day, where do you want to go when you leave this body? Do you want to be with a truly holy God who radiates holiness that penetrates your body and mind and utterly transforms you and hang out with holy angels and divine beings who radiate love and compassion? Or do you want to never be in this holy God's presence? I think this is the question. I went to the nothingness. I think I would prefer paradise in a garden with the tree of Life and the holy angels and the creator heavenly father and Jesus and the saints. God bless you and may you be protected from deception while you understand the truth. ❤🧡💛💚💙💜🤍
@@gardenbliss6638 There are bad stories in every religion, not just Buddhism. There are plenty stories of Christian priests molesting little boys. Buddhism as a doctrine, and Buddhists as a people aren't the same thing. You didn't actually mention anything about Buddhist doctrine, only someone as a Buddhist who had a bad experience. And for all this hate he claims Buddhists have for Jesus in that book, I found not one video of any Buddhist speaking badly about Christianity nor Jesus. The book doesn't even use the authors real name, we can't even verify it was a true story.
@@BackToJerusalem Eugene made a bunch of claims he can't even prove, like the poverty in India is due to Hinduism / Buddhism. You realize Liberia is the poorest country in the entire world. And they are Christian? Most Christian nations didn't invent anything. What about Japan, they are a very affluent country, and some of the lowest crime in the world. And they are mainly Buddhist and Shinto. Japanese have invented numerous electronic gadgets, such as compact disks, DVD, CD-ROM, B.D., Battery(lithium-ion), dry cell Battery, MiniDisk, Optical Fiber, Light Emitting Diode, and White L.E.D etc.... India has contributed a lot of inventions from mathematics, astronomy, cartography, and metrology. The most significant invention from India is the “zero,” without which mathematics couldn’t exist. He cannot prove that religion has anything to do with wealth or scientific innovation. And the idea that peace, love, and freedom do not exist in eastern religions is absolute nonsense.
@@adim00lah it is true every religion has people in it who do bad things . We are all sinners . The difference is as Christians we have a living God who died for us so we can repent and go to God openly with our sin … a living God who loves us so much He died for us and rose again. Christians are not beating those who walk away from the faith. Christians allow questioning . Christians do not give up their children as sacrifices … Men will always make mistakes , do Christian’s? Absolutely , but it’s one religion that is not violently hurting it’s people who reject them .
Wow I asked for info about the buddha four days ago and then this video comes out. My deepest thanks for asking Eugene. I did read his book, Leaving Buddha, two years ago, and it was very eye opening.
I suggest you to read or watch a video about Theravada Buddhism which is the oldest and purest form of Buddhism not this video definitely. Buddhism was founded 600 years before Christ was born so probably early Christians adopt many teachings from Buddhism. Buddha teaches love for oneself and others, compassion and wisdom. Yes there’s evil monks that do non Buddhist acts and should be disrobed and jailed same with many pastors and priests. But they are the total opposite at what the real Buddha teachings are about.
@@elielsandoval.author another thing is that we are in the dharma ending age in which buddhism cannot save people anymore. The fact that Eugene found so many Tibetans who believe that they came from an ogress and a monkey sounds like darwin's stuff got mixed in. But I agree that the true genuine monks are amazing, whereas the wannabes can be satanic, as Eugene found that some of them tried to murder new Christian converts. Tibetan buddhism is not really buddhism.
@@elielsandoval.authorbuddhism is absolutely demonic. Besides that it is downright selfish and appeals to a narcissistic human nature. All those hours on end of meditation, seeking inside oneself is sickening. The Bible tells us that our heart is wicked and twisted. The very example that buddha left for his followers when he left his wife and child is sick and abhorrent and should be condemned! There is a reason in the western world, this practice is frowned upon and considered to be a betrayal. And yet, the devil convinced first in the east, that it was somehow worth to be admired and now these lies travelled to the west. The westerners are so gullible and naive and are falling for this nonsense and horrendous doctrine. 😢😢😢
@@elielsandoval.authorthere is nothing that Christ took from buddha! Christ said : love your GOD with all of your heart, mind, soul and might. And love your neighbour like yourself. Jesus never mentioned anything about loving ourselves, because it is a giving! We all love ourselves more than we love others! And Christ said that we should learn to love others. To love others is to give what we love the most: our prised possessions, for instance. Who does that? Very few. Buddha was a dead beat dad who betrayed his wife by leaving her and their son. What a horrible person that buddha was. It was all for the sake of just sitting g under the tree and meditating . How selfish and narcissistic. Christianity changed the world! Christianity founded first hospitals and universities. Christianity saved the babies that people would just throw away. Christianity brought women rights and human rights. Christianity couldn't stand slavery that's why without Christians slavery would have been still in place. Christianity claims that we are all the same..Hinduism and buddhism don't! Buddhism stems from hinduism..in india Hindus and Buddhists alike are pretty much in favour of the cast system. Sick!
Question: 1. How did he enter the Monastic Community or the temple? Because if he left, then he had to enter first. To enter the temple or monastery, its either he's orphaned or he entered willingly. If neither of the two, there's a possibility that what he experienced is a temple of fake teachings or an authentic temple but one that is currently degenerating. With this argument, I am not invalidating his experiences but attempting to ask him to provide examples to back his statements. He said that the temple gave him food, house, and clothes. That is very true for almost all of the Buddhist Monastic Communities. But everything that is given is only to ensure basic survival, there's no chance for indulgence and luxury. The point is to be poor in material wealth but to be rich in spiritual wealth. The reason is to wholeheartedly concentrate on spiritual practice while showing their own experiences as a validation of the Buddha's teachings of the Middle Way, non-harming, wisdom, and compassion as another form of sharing the Dharma. Technically, it's leaving the Sangha.
I have thousands of Tibetan Buddhists on my Facebook who don't understand English. This testimony in a book needs to be translated into Tibetan and Chinese (many Tibetans are fluent in Chinese)
I highly recommend the book "Leaving Buddha: A Tibetan Monk's Encounter With The Living God". I couldn't put it down. I was one of those westerners who thought there was truth to be found in Buddhism years ago until I discovered THE Truth in Jesus!
@@BackToJerusalem One of the things that I love doing is gifting books to people who might find them helpful after I have finished with them. My copy of "Leaving Buddha" has been gifted to a Nepali pastor who is fellowshiping with our church while studying here in Australia.
Speaking of truth, was Jesus born in Nazareth or Bethlehem? Provide proof. (You'll find both are correct) Was the Exodus real? Provide proof. (You'll find nothing) Was Moses a real person? Provide Proof. (You'll find nothing) If you need to provide proof for why a book is accurate from the same book, that's called circular reasoning.
Namo buddhaya 🙏 Im sorry you guys dont understand, but it is for people who know and see. If you dont, then you won't understand. Theres nothing wrong with buddhas teaching its people and their cravings. I hope you the best, i mean it.
This conversation is quite disinformed and dinformative. A case in point is “absolute nirvāṇa is to not exist”. This statement is explicitly rejected by the Buddha in several Suttas. That Tibetans believe that they come from a monkey is tantamount to say that Europeans believe that women come from the rib of the first man (and it is more scientifically accurate, I’d suggest). Saying “Buddhism is slavery, it’s violent” is a blatant lie: human beings are violent at any latitude of the world, but in the case of Buddhism there is no Buddha’s teaching that may possibly encourage or justify violence. The part on the causal relationship between religion and poverty (or lack of technology etc.) is, as someone else pointed out in the comments, absolute nonsense. Saying that “religion makes them [Indians] dumber” is offensive and easily refutable: some of the best scientists and mathematicians are Indian, just like some of the most underdeveloped countries are predominantly Christian (and some of the technologically advanced countries are predominantly Buddhist). Mocking Westerners that meditate in India or Nepal as “stupid” just speaks of the limited understanding of the speaker and deserves no comment.
I personally have a problem with Buhhdism is that what Buddhist try to achieve is statisticaly stupid If you die what are the chances you're going to reincarnat into being a buhhdist Meaning that buhhdist life basically becomes useless and even if you gain nirvana the entire world stays the same no change no nothing it's a cycle of nothing Not only that the life style of Buddhism cannot be applied to any society for a broad range So in actually bringing any significant change to the world it's nothing Buddhism acknowledges suffering and basically says suffering will continue forever
Buddhism stems form hinduism. In india the cast system is still live and well! A white man is considered superior to a man with a darker skin; white people are almost considered to be gods. How sick and twisted is that? Poor and sick are in the streets begging for food. Hindus and Buddhists couldn't care less; since those demonic religions are all about selfishness, but of course, they are disguised as righteous. There is nothing more narcissistic than sitting and meditating days on end, looking inside oneself😢😢😢. Oír hearts are desperately wicked! There are countless stories of the monks and "gurus" who have taken advantage of their adepts either sexually or financially. People in the west have been deceived. They think they can pay these "gurus" to gain spiritual knowledge. Spiritual, per se, can't be bought. Yet, those "gurus" like sidarha (what's his name) spew such nonsense that only uneducated people, pretending to be wise, would ever buy into😢😢😢. Those "gurus" make so much money out of the western clueless saps and ignoramus, who would sawallow anything as long as it doesn't have to do with Christ
Honestly, this whole video was hard to listen to. There is a lot of hate here. Him using the fact that India is a poor country is because of the devil is weird. You realize Latin America is mostly Christian, and they are just as poor as India. The devil gives the opposite in the bible right? The devil came promising riches and land, not poverty. It was Jesus that said to give up everything, to follow him. Jesus preached a life of poverty, he said it was hard to get a rich man into heaven. And yet this man is citing the riches of the west as evidence of Jesus' teachings. Japan is probably one of the wealthiest nations in the world, and they aren't Christian. Most of them are Buddhist and Shinto. They have some of the lowest crime rates in the world. Correlation is not causation. For him to say poverty in India is because of Hinduism / Buddhism is odd. Liberia is considered the poorest counties in the entire world, they are 86% Christian. So that's because of Jesus, Liberia is poor. I love Jesus, and I love God, but this video is wrong. Stop judging these people, the bible teaches us not to do this. There are all these hate videos Christians make attacking Hindus and Buddhists, but they aren't doing that to us. They aren't judging us, but we certainly are judging them.
I’m a Christian and I don’t hear any hate in this video. I hear two Christian men discussing a false religion for the purpose of educating and warning others not to be deceived. BTW, the people who crucified Jesus were greatly offended by His message and they also claimed to love God.
@@edadan I'm not offended at all, I'm simply saying what he says is baseless. Saying India is poor because of the darkness caused by their religion? How on earth does he know that? Lots of Christian countries are crime ridden and dirt poor. Lots of Christian nations didn't invent anything. We don't have the right to attack anyone's religion. Jesus never taught that or did that. Let God judge if their religion is false, it's not our job, this is not a matter of litigation. Preaching the gospel is right, but nothing in the gospel says to attack others religions, and call them false. You catch bees with honey not vinegar. Would you want someone to do that to you? So why are you doing that to others? Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. nominated Thich Nhat Hanh for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1967. You think Dr. King would do that, if he thought this man was a devil worshipper?
Thanks for honest critical listening and thinking! Part of the intention is to look at the root of worldviews, and the impact that spiritual worship has in reality on a nation and society. There will always be righteous poor and wicked rich. The correlation is not a rule, but there are real implications for a society that is so influenced by the roots of teaching from religion that has disastrous impact on economy and well being of how people are treated.
@@BackToJerusalem I agree, but the same criticism can be made for poor Christian countries. I mean, Jesus didn't speak highly about rich people. A matter of fact, Jesus said it was harder to get rich people into heaven, than a camel through the eye of a needle. His apostles literally had to give up everything, and become ascetics to follow him. So are these countries poor too because of Jesus?
The Bible does teach us to judge and to speak the truth. We are not to judge people when we do the same thing they do , but when someone is in active sin , hurting themselves or others with their words and actions , yes we can and should Judge aka rebuke . This is a regurgitated statement from this who do not read or understand the Bible .
This is bullshit, so much hateful disinformation here it's of the charts. Rahula, his son joined the Sangha when he was a teenager so he had a full relationship with his father. His wife wanted for nothing, still living as a royal in the kingdom. The good that Buddha did for the world by spreading the Dhamma is incalculable compared to if he'd just stayed at home as a prince. To call the Buddha "selfish" for learning the ultimate truth and spreading it to the world is just beyond asinine.
Exactly, although the some myths say he slipped out in the night, who's to say his wife didn't encourage him to go? What with him moping around the house being all existential. Most women suggest their men go out earn some money. He came home with the real goods and she got enlightened too. Good husband in my estimation.
What is that buddha did to the world?.what is the good that a father does to his wife and child by leaving them and going , who knows where, just to sit days on end to meditate under a tree? When you start analysing without getting emotional, you will see the complete idiocy of this absurd belief. It builds one's ego and selfishness even further. All this time you spend on meditating and looking "inside" yourself is really a waste of time. God.tells us that there is none good. That our heart is desperately wicked. The amount of testimonies about those "enlightened gurus" who were after the money or sex is staggering. Look into what happened to beatles when they followed some guru..they actually are guilty of spreading theese wicked Eastern philosophies in the west
Some time after her son Rāhula became a monk, Yaśodharā also entered the Order of Monks and Nuns and within time attained the state of an arhat. Thou shall not bear false witness
2 Esdras 7:75 I answered and said, "If I have found favor in thy sight, O Lord, show this also to thy servant: whether after death, as soon as every one of us yields up his soul, we shall be kept in rest until those times come when thou wilt renew the creation, or whether we shall be tormented at once?" 76 He answered me and said, "I will show you that also, but do not be associated with those who have shown scorn, nor number yourself among those who are tormented. 77 For you have a treasure of works laid up with the Most High; but it will not be shown to you until the last times. 78 Now, concerning death, the teaching is: When the decisive decree has gone forth from the Most High that a man shall die, as the spirit leaves the body to return again to him who gave it, first of all it adores the glory of the Most High. 79 And if it is one of those who have shown scorn and have not kept the way of the Most High, and who have despised his law, and who have hated those who fear the Most High -- 80 such spirits shall not enter into habitations, but shall immediately wander about in torments, ever grieving and sad, in seven ways. 81 The first way, because they have scorned the law of the Most High. 82 The second way, because they cannot now make a good repentance that they may live. 83 The third way, they shall see the reward laid up for those who have trusted the covenants of the Most High. 84 The fourth way, they shall consider the torment laid up for themselves in the last days. 85 The fifth way, they shall see how the habitations of the others are guarded by angels in profound quiet. 86 The sixth way, they shall see how some of them will pass over into torments. 87 The seventh way, which is worse than all the ways that have been mentioned, because they shall utterly waste away in confusion and be consumed with shame, and shall wither with fear at seeing the glory of the Most High before whom they sinned while they were alive, and before whom they are to be judged in the last times. 88 "Now this is the order of those who have kept the ways of the Most High, when they shall be separated from their mortal body. 89 During the time that they lived in it, they laboriously served the Most High, and withstood danger every hour, that they might keep the law of the Lawgiver perfectly. 90 Therefore this is the teaching concerning them: 91 First of all, they shall see with great joy the glory of him who receives them, for they shall have rest in seven orders. 92 The first order, because they have striven with great effort to overcome the evil thought which was formed with them, that it might not lead them astray from life into death. 93 The second order, because they see the perplexity in which the souls of the unrighteous wander, and the punishment that awaits them. 94 The third order, they see the witness which he who formed them bears concerning them, that while they were alive they kept the law which was given them in trust. 95 The fourth order, they understand the rest which they now enjoy, being gathered into their chambers and guarded by angels in profound quiet, and the glory which awaits them in the last days. 96 The fifth order, they rejoice that they have now escaped what is corruptible, and shall inherit what is to come; and besides they see the straits and toil from which they have been delivered, and the spacious liberty which they are to receive and enjoy in immortality. 97 The sixth order, when it is shown to them how their face is to shine like the sun, and how they are to be made like the light of the stars, being incorruptible from then on. 98 The seventh order, which is greater than all that have been mentioned, because they shall rejoice with boldness, and shall be confident without confusion, and shall be glad without fear, for they hasten to behold the face of him whom they served in life and from whom they are to receive their reward when glorified. 99 This is the order of the souls of the righteous, as henceforth is announced; and the aforesaid are the ways of torment which those who would not give heed shall suffer hereafter." 100 I answered and said, "Will time therefore be given to the souls, after they have been separated from the bodies, to see what you have described to me?" 101 He said to me, "They shall have freedom for seven days, so that during these seven days they may see the things of which you have been told, and afterwards they shall be gathered in their habitations." 102 I answered and said, "If I have found favor in thy sight, show further to me, thy servant, whether on the day of judgment the righteous will be able to intercede for the unrighteous or to entreat the Most High for them, 103 fathers for sons or sons for parents, brothers for brothers, relatives for their kinsmen, or friends for those who are most dear." 104 He answered me and said, "Since you have found favor in my sight, I will show you this also. The day of judgment is decisive and displays to all the seal of truth. Just as now a father does not send his son, or a son his father, or a master his servant, or a friend his dearest friend, to be ill or sleep or eat or be healed in his stead, 105 so no one shall ever pray for another on that day, neither shall any one lay a burden on another; for then every one shall bear his own righteousness and unrighteousness." .....2 Esdras 7:75 ///////////
Dude you're wrong, Tibetan Buddhism is the expanded, some might say corrupted form of Buddhism. The pure Buddhism, i.e. the practice of what the Buddha originally taught (or closest to) is found in the Theravada school which is in Thailand, Sri Lanka and Burma. In Tibetan (Vajrayana) Buddhism it's all about the Guru as the authority, in Theravada Buddha's original teachings (The Dhamma) is the way. To call the Buddha Dhamma demonic is ridiculous, everything Jesus ever taught is found in The Buddha's teachings tenfold, and 500 years previous.
Hello I get your point, but look Jesus is the way, There are many biblical prophecies that happened, and most of things happened in the bible really happened...Roman manuscript tell that Jesus was a real person and he died on the cross from our sins and rose again, I don't believe he went to India and learned Buddhism, he didn't have much time and didn't need to go to India but to pray to God and learn the Torah and be taught by the holy spirit...Remember...All good things come from God, so even if there are lessons in Buddhism that are similar to Jesus, remember all good things come from God
@@soymour7 Your God Yahweh was the Canaanite god of war and weapon making whose priesthood made him into the only god. That's rewriting history. Yahweh didn't resurrect Jesus---his followers did. Christianity isn't a religion, it's a claim---a claim that's full of holes. The "brother" who left Buddhism could have easily left Christianity.
@@nicholaschiazza7926 hello my friend sorry for the late reply...anwyays.....no my friend, That information is a deception from the so called enemy, the hater of all good named Satan. When the Israelites were in the middle of conquering canaan, the Canaanites and the people who were corrupted in their mind were so sinful, they puffed up their knowledge and created a false belief or cult that Yahweh is part of the Canaanite polytheism pantheon and that his wife is Asherah which is blatantly blasphemy and a false doctrine during the ancient days of Israel, That's why the old testament says to remember the books of the law so you would remember how to do right and to KNOW who Yahweh or Jehovah is, and that he isn't what the false humans created like the Asherah poles And plus no god could do like what the God of the bible has done, There is power in the name of Jesus if you watch and ask people about miracles and True healing you will know Jesus is God and that he is the only God
@@nicholaschiazza7926 The pharisees paid the Roman soldiers to keep quiet and told them to lie to say that his followers took Jesus' body when in fact Jesus was risen form the dead and we can feel he is real if we genuinely come to him and feel his miracles, supernatural miracles and you will know he is real, he is the one true God and not some husband of Asherah or some god of war Canaanite pantheon
To be fair, you made several truth claims in your initial comment. State facts or tone it down. "Dude your wrong" is the epitome of ignorance when used with no facts. You are going up against someone who has worked in Tibet. Have you ? I'd bet money you havent.
I was a yogini for a few years. Eventually I studied a VERY expensive and long yoga teaching course and started teaching. It was expensive & long because they taught me traditional Indian yoga principles & practices, NOT the fake westernised asana version. I had to study the classical yoga texts and the yogi concept of the mind etc. However, I knew what I was teaching was not true yoga, because people only wanted to do asana and I couldn't teach them authentic practices, but the westernised invented version. So I decided to keep teaching until my "teacher" appeared. When he did (a Swami from the United States initiated by Swami Rama), I finally left teaching to study with him. Eventually, I grew unsettled with him. He was not the kind, loving peaceful person someone who is supposed to be "enlightened" was. He was gruff, short-tempered etc. At some point, I began studying the Bible and I became drawn in. My teacher said he too followed Jesus. But, one day, he asked me a question about a Scripture after I mentioned it to him. When I gave him the answer he didn't like it and proceeded to berate me for it, when I was simply the messenger AND HE had asked ME the question! From that very day, I stopped being his student. I stopped doing yoga altogetheras well (meditation) and studying the ancient texts. I have continued only with the bible and serving Jesus. I don't miss yoga. I learned on my own how dangerous and evil eastern practices were. I just didn't know why until hearing another video plus this one. I will buy the book now. Thank you.
I have a question to you. I have heard various people talk about the benefits of meditation. What is your opinion of it. Does it actually make you calm and collected? What happens in the spiritual world? Should Christians have a time where their thoughts calm down and if so, how should they go about doing that?
@Chicharrena thank you for the constant perpetuating of l8th century colonialist imperialist stereotyping of eastern religious practices and beliefs as demonic and evil like brother you should probably not associate yourself around such people and seek professional and qualified individuals then and just disregarding mediation like that truly shows that you really did not know what you where doing
This channel name is "Back to JERUSALEM" and that explain why they want "leaving Buddha". You remind me of the "No slandering" Buddhist precept. Which commended that the more "respectable" the religious preachers the more they would try to slander other religious teachings and practitioners, like Buddhist. For bringing down the images of other religions in the eyes of believers would benefit them with followers and riches. So the more "respectable" they are, the more they would use slandering. Hey, if you have confidence in your religious teachings as good and correct, you don't have to worry that believers would leave yours and turn to Buddhism, ok? So, can you pipe down with those slandering, please? You must know Buddhist belief of karma, right? And the consequences of slandering habit, right? You should also be informed of the heavy consequent of purposely slandering the truly-practicing monks, right? And even more so, the consequences of slandering Arhates and Bodhisattvas, right? And that are what most of those who accepted into the Vajrayana path in Tibetan Buddhism are. And ever more so, the consequences of slandering Buddha's teachings, right? A friendly remind if you don't already know or if you think that somehow you can escape the karmic consequences while staying in Samsara.
This is interesting. I have a degree in East Asian Studies and Chinese studies and yes this is 100% accurate. Many in the West know very little to nothing of Buddhism, its just some pop nonsense. There is much superstition in Buddhism, along with a very violent history (including in Japan) that no one wants to talk about. People just think it is a peaceful meditative study religion, but even now in Japan Buddhism can be a vehicle for justifying violence if needed or desired. The same is true all over Asia. Lots of aspects of Buddhism remind me of Catholicism and indulgences, do good works you will be ok in the afterlife and hopefully not come back as a snail.
Buddhism spread out to different areas with different emphasis. Packaged and sold to the west sounds like a business merchant. Christians and Jews have way different values. One big one is circumcision which is a trauma scar. And one of the traits of Buddha is being uncircumcised. Your history is off.
Tibetan Buddhism isn't a reflection of all Buddhism in the same way the Catholic church with its own nation the Vatican isn't reflective of Christianity.
Actually, only Buddhism is the ultimate truth. Other religions are wrong views, wrong opinions, and delusions and cannot see the truth that everything is according to karma, not according to God. All living beings are according to karma, not according to anything else. We must believe in karma above anything else because it is the truth.
Paganism. Period. Christianity is also paganism. You divide God, give him human qualities of procreation, and pray to Jesus. There's only God. Do not be confused by worshipping his messengers. Pray to God. Worship God. Respect the messengers. It's very simple for those with reason.
I apologize to my fellow Buddhists I’m aware we cant be too hard on our speech but the truth needs to be told. First Buddhism was born 600 years before Christ was even born so probably early Christians took from Buddhist teachings which are based on self love and to everyone else, compassion and wisdom. Read about Theravada Buddhism which is the oldest and more pure form of Buddhism. yes there are evil monks and nuns who do non-Buddhist acts and they should be banned and jailed, as well as child abusers, murderers and liars pastors and priests. Even buddhas said always act with pure love, compassion and wisdom, and we Buddhists follow pure Buddha’s teachings and anyone doing evil should be punished. We need to free our selves from division, dogmas, “gods” or “god” and rigid religious views and rituals, we need to cultivate our minds, and embrace each other with compassion as only humans with a hunger for knowing and develop for a greater good
That is why Christians never took anything from the buddhists😅. Nowhere in the Bibke will you find teaching on self love! We are born selfish! We don't have to learn it. That is precisely why Christ teaches us to love our neighbours as ourselves. He also says to love our enemies and pray for them. He also teaches that husband and wife are one flesh; the thing that Buddha clearly rejected when he betrayed his son and wife😢😢😢. Christ's teachings run counter every single false religion including buddhism. Everyone wants to claim Jesus (islam , hinduism, mormonism, buddhism, new age, new thought etc) they all, however, want to demote Hom. I wonder why? 🤔 the Bible never makes any claims about buddha, Muhammad, shiva, etc. And yet, everyone wants JESUS CHRIST. Because He is the stumbling block. The devil just doesn't know what to do about Him. The devil can twist the truth though and deceive others into believing that the Bible is a false account of events. But those who really seek, will find the truth..and the TRUTH shall set them free
Excellent content! Thank you so much for talking about the topic only a few would touch; and yet, hinduism, buddhism and any other eastern parctice is elevated and praised in the west today as lons as it had nothing to do with Christianity. People are shooting themselves not only in the foot but in the head, wanting to replace Christianity with these demonic beliefs. The fail to see the irony that all those eastern "gurus" want either come to the west to "enlighten" them, or they charge money for their "enlightening" retreats and teachings in their own countries. The westernes ate willingly pay good money to be deceived. Professing to be wise, they vecame fools. Romans 1
If a good God exists, He does not deserve worship. Can someone explain to me, if God is good, why are people born deformed? Or why do some suddenly become so during their lives? And why do innocent children die at the hands of organ traffickers? But as we know, He does not exist, because there is dependent origination, and those who use their minds can recognize this. Satan was the creator, and the demons-the Buddhist leaders know this very well! Beings have to pay for the actions they create through their karma. Of course, they don't realize that they are essentially just programs identifying themselves with a false ego. The world does not exist, just as the self does not. The one who wrote this book is probably under someone’s influence and is doing this to mislead people.
Agreed, this is how I began to know and underwent learning at a temple, self practice and experience has taught me that evidently a creator God or creator of all things doesn't make any sense.
The problem with your statement is by saying that if God doesn’t exist because of the evil in the world. Then the counter for that argument is to say that he does exist because all the good in the world. There is both good and evil in our world so in a sense this cancels your statement out which is funny because I was literally just watching a video about this from man who used to be a Hindu and is now a Christian. The Bible talks about the reason for these things and it’s because we live in a fallen world, and they are sin in the world. People tend to only focus on the negative things of life, but never acknowledged the good
@@vincentandrews6230 Light and darkness, good and evil can be interconnected, suggesting that both good and bad might point to a fundamentally evil creator. A creator who doesn’t care who lives or dies in their game, only curious about who can overcome themselves and avoid wrongdoing. But why should we worship such a God? In every religion, there is a main God who is associated with evil if you look closely.
Can you pray for me, the Lord Jesus sent me to a Taoist/Buddhist couple who have a martial arts school. I joined this school and now do tai chi. They know I am a Christian but they reject Jesus. They all need salvation. Thank you 🙏🏼❤️
Was hoping for some actual real exciting content. Sadly disappointed. Just 2 guys saying "Well they had perverts and bad people in their organization, therefore Jesus right?" Talk about the pot calling the kettle black.
I was a Buddhist. Die hard one. People fail to understand that Satan uses powerful signs and wonders to keep them in bondage. When I was a Buddhist I saw these miracles and had vivid dreams of my "past life ". The Tibetans search for the reincarnation of a high level monk through familiar spirit-given dreams. They find a little boy who recites Buddhist scripture perfectly and can identify the objects of his previous alleged past life. This is why so many intelligent people are in the bondage of Buddhism! I should write a book.
Yesterday I had a conversation with a teacher of mine. He is Buddhist, or at least Buddhist inspired. And his knowledge is pretty good for a westerner. He has read various original texts in both Christianity and Buddhism. He had said one thing that I've heard a few times already from other people. And that is that he had a moment of enlightenment where he was one with the world. He saw everything in that moment and knew in that moment that he and God are the same being. As of now I always dealt with that experience from others that the demons can give you fancy illusions, if you are open to them. Can you give me your opinion on that topic. I would rather have a long replay than a short one. But don't feel pressured to reply, if you don't have the time or interest.
@@benrex7775 Sorry for the late reply. Those experiences are from familiar spirits. The word of God says Satan can transform as an angel of light. Well, how else could he ensnare well-intentioned people? By showing his true self, which is utter hatred incarnate? Jesus also said the kingdom of Satan is not divided. It means they're VERY strategic, organized and operate in ranks like a military. This is how false religions continue on generation to generation. It's not a matter of being dumb. It's about deception. These familiar spirits have powers to give you amazing dreams, euphoria, visions, and "confirmations" that you are on the right path. They're all lying spirits but will mix it with truth. I will qualify all this later. This is how the reincarnation "phenomena" (I.e. false signs and wonders by Satan) is perpetuated in the lama tradition. When a high ranking lama dies, the other lamas and teachers get intel via dreams, divination etc. of where the alleged reincarnation has happened. They go to that household and lo and behold there's a little boy who is essentially possessed with familiar spirits who can literally recite scriptures without foreknowledge, exhibit characteristics of the dead lama, and they test the boy by putting out the dead lama's personal items, asking the boy to choose which ones belonged to him in the previous life. It's a HUGE mental sham and then demons are laughing. With veneration, they bow down to the boy and he becomes the officially recognized reincarnation of the dead lama. True story-a Tibetan monk who escaped Tibet told me personally sometimes the idols move by themselves and speak. Well, again, familiar spirits that keep the people believing they are real gods. I experienced many such supernatural phenomena while I was involved in the occult. Too many to tell. It was a normal thing. I would have dreams of being in ancient Buddhist temples of which I had never heard of or seen. The dreams would be soooo real and soooo clear and magical. And then I would find out these temples exist in Cambodia and Thailand. They looked exactly as I saw them in my dreams. That's one example. Also, another example is that when my grandmother died, she appeared in my dream and bowed down to me and said a word in Korean I had never heard of. The word is Su-Hang. I asked my parents and they explained it to me. This was when. I was a nominal Buddhist bowing to the Buddha but not deeply studying Buddhist philosophy. I had no foreknowledge of that word and in Korean society, elders don't bow down to younger people UNLESS they're deemed spiritually higher or of a royal bloodline. Later, I found out this word is a commonly used phrase by Buddhists which means "self- cultivation". Sneaky familiar spirits LYING to me and "confirming" that I am on the bodhisattva path. Of course they'll play on your ego, your desires, your weaknesses. They watch you and know (are FAMILIAR) with you because they listen to what you say and watch what you do, and not just you but your entire bloodline. There's a saying "Familiar spirits fascinate, then assassinate." I find that to be true more or less. They are indeed quite powerful and once you let them in they give you infirmities and all kinds of problems. The stereotype of the decrepit psychic wearing wigs with a crystal ball is not an exaggeration. I used to consult them most of my life. They all have strange diseases. So do many high ranking monks like Master Hsuan Hua. He claimed he was "taking on the sicknesses of others" as a noble bodhisattva but it's just legions of familiar spirits. Sorry if this is not concise. I wish I could drop kick each one of them into the lake of fire before their time. One of my dearly beloved Buddhist friends died from cancer and many illnesses. Familiar spirits. She followed this false prophet master as I once did. If I had one piece of advice to my younger self, I would have NEVER even flirted with the occult in any way, shape or form. It's a big neon sign to demons saying "Welcome and wreak havoc, destroy all." There's 2 things I weep bitterly over. That most people are deceived and will go to hell, and that I had been deceived for so long when those decades could have been used to plunder the kingdom of darkness.
@@KellyKimLAc Thank you very much for that insightful response. I don't mind the delay as long as RUclips actually informs me about it. I was a Christian all my life, and I have a much better trained intellect than everything else. So I am not very sensitive to the spiritual world. I would love to ask a follow-up question, if you allow. Let's say I meet a Christian who talks about experiencing the holy spirit and I meet a Buddhist who says he experiences memories from a previous life. I don't have a problem with the idea that Buddhist are being deceived by familiars. But what I don't know is how those two are different. Why would you say is the experience of the Christian God superior to those familiars? Is it just the side effect illnesses or is there more to it? By the way I enjoyed that you were not concise. Thank you for the effort you put into writing the comment.
Really not helping counter that whole "Christians are dumb" stereotype.
I'm a Tibetan Buddhist. Would you like to debate me.
Did you read the book, "Leaving Buddha: A Tibetan Monk's Encounter With the Living God"? In that book, when the tibetan monk tried to tell the other monks that Jesus cured his tuberculosis and now he believed in Jesus, they beat him and left him for dead. Luckily some people took his body in the middle of the night and he survived. Years later, he went back to the monastery when a deadly plague broke out and he helped them as a Christian medic. He forgave them for trying to killl him and then he even tried to save their lives when the plague was killing them.
One of the saddest things in the book was about a tibetan monk boy who was repeatedly raped by one of the TIbetan Lamas. Everyone in the monastery could hear the boy screaming. No one stopped the Lama or punished him. This is horrifying. I thought the TIbetan Lamas had sex with Tibetan women, not boys, and I never knew that the monks would permit child rape and not punish the abuser.
I think TIbetan meditation is awesome, but at the end of the day, where do you want to go when you leave this body? Do you want to be with a truly holy God who radiates holiness that penetrates your body and mind and utterly transforms you and hang out with holy angels and divine beings who radiate love and compassion? Or do you want to never be in this holy God's presence? I think this is the question.
I went to the nothingness. I think I would prefer paradise in a garden with the tree of Life and the holy angels and the creator heavenly father and Jesus and the saints.
God bless you and may you be protected from deception while you understand the truth. ❤🧡💛💚💙💜🤍
@@gardenbliss6638 There are bad stories in every religion, not just Buddhism. There are plenty stories of Christian priests molesting little boys.
Buddhism as a doctrine, and Buddhists as a people aren't the same thing. You didn't actually mention anything about Buddhist doctrine, only someone as a Buddhist who had a bad experience.
And for all this hate he claims Buddhists have for Jesus in that book, I found not one video of any Buddhist speaking badly about Christianity nor Jesus. The book doesn't even use the authors real name, we can't even verify it was a true story.
Hi, Eugene would like to debate you. Could you contact us at: office@backtojerusalem.com
so we can arrange the call?
@@BackToJerusalem Eugene made a bunch of claims he can't even prove, like the poverty in India is due to Hinduism / Buddhism.
You realize Liberia is the poorest country in the entire world. And they are Christian? Most Christian nations didn't invent anything.
What about Japan, they are a very affluent country, and some of the lowest crime in the world. And they are mainly Buddhist and Shinto.
Japanese have invented numerous electronic gadgets, such as compact disks, DVD, CD-ROM, B.D., Battery(lithium-ion), dry cell Battery, MiniDisk, Optical Fiber, Light Emitting Diode, and White L.E.D etc....
India has contributed a lot of inventions from mathematics, astronomy, cartography, and metrology. The most significant invention from India is the “zero,” without which mathematics couldn’t exist.
He cannot prove that religion has anything to do with wealth or scientific innovation.
And the idea that peace, love, and freedom do not exist in eastern religions is absolute nonsense.
@@adim00lah it is true every religion has people in it who do bad things . We are all sinners . The difference is as Christians we have a living God who died for us so we can repent and go to God openly with our sin … a living God who loves us so much He died for us and rose again. Christians are not beating those who walk away from the faith. Christians allow questioning . Christians do not give up their children as sacrifices … Men will always make mistakes , do Christian’s? Absolutely , but it’s one religion that is not violently hurting it’s people who reject them .
Listened to this on audible …. Wow … thank you for writing this ! Eye opener ..
Wow I asked for info about the buddha four days ago and then this video comes out. My deepest thanks for asking Eugene. I did read his book, Leaving Buddha, two years ago, and it was very eye opening.
I suggest you to read or watch a video about Theravada Buddhism which is the oldest and purest form of Buddhism not this video definitely. Buddhism was founded 600 years before Christ was born so probably early Christians adopt many teachings from Buddhism. Buddha teaches love for oneself and others, compassion and wisdom. Yes there’s evil monks that do non Buddhist acts and should be disrobed and jailed same with many pastors and priests. But they are the total opposite at what the real Buddha teachings are about.
@@elielsandoval.author another thing is that we are in the dharma ending age in which buddhism cannot save people anymore. The fact that Eugene found so many Tibetans who believe that they came from an ogress and a monkey sounds like darwin's stuff got mixed in. But I agree that the true genuine monks are amazing, whereas the wannabes can be satanic, as Eugene found that some of them tried to murder new Christian converts. Tibetan buddhism is not really buddhism.
@@elielsandoval.authorbuddhism is absolutely demonic. Besides that it is downright selfish and appeals to a narcissistic human nature. All those hours on end of meditation, seeking inside oneself is sickening. The Bible tells us that our heart is wicked and twisted. The very example that buddha left for his followers when he left his wife and child is sick and abhorrent and should be condemned! There is a reason in the western world, this practice is frowned upon and considered to be a betrayal. And yet, the devil convinced first in the east, that it was somehow worth to be admired and now these lies travelled to the west. The westerners are so gullible and naive and are falling for this nonsense and horrendous doctrine. 😢😢😢
@@elielsandoval.authorthere is nothing that Christ took from buddha! Christ said : love your GOD with all of your heart, mind, soul and might. And love your neighbour like yourself.
Jesus never mentioned anything about loving ourselves, because it is a giving! We all love ourselves more than we love others! And Christ said that we should learn to love others. To love others is to give what we love the most: our prised possessions, for instance. Who does that? Very few. Buddha was a dead beat dad who betrayed his wife by leaving her and their son. What a horrible person that buddha was. It was all for the sake of just sitting g under the tree and meditating . How selfish and narcissistic. Christianity changed the world! Christianity founded first hospitals and universities. Christianity saved the babies that people would just throw away. Christianity brought women rights and human rights. Christianity couldn't stand slavery that's why without Christians slavery would have been still in place. Christianity claims that we are all the same..Hinduism and buddhism don't! Buddhism stems from hinduism..in india Hindus and Buddhists alike are pretty much in favour of the cast system. Sick!
Question:
1. How did he enter the Monastic Community or the temple?
Because if he left, then he had to enter first. To enter the temple or monastery, its either he's orphaned or he entered willingly. If neither of the two, there's a possibility that what he experienced is a temple of fake teachings or an authentic temple but one that is currently degenerating. With this argument, I am not invalidating his experiences but attempting to ask him to provide examples to back his statements.
He said that the temple gave him food, house, and clothes. That is very true for almost all of the Buddhist Monastic Communities. But everything that is given is only to ensure basic survival, there's no chance for indulgence and luxury. The point is to be poor in material wealth but to be rich in spiritual wealth. The reason is to wholeheartedly concentrate on spiritual practice while showing their own experiences as a validation of the Buddha's teachings of the Middle Way, non-harming, wisdom, and compassion as another form of sharing the Dharma.
Technically, it's leaving the Sangha.
I have thousands of Tibetan Buddhists on my Facebook who don't understand English. This testimony in a book needs to be translated into Tibetan and Chinese (many Tibetans are fluent in Chinese)
Also let them know about the thousands of priests and pastors who have committed evil acts against innocent children and people in general
Dalai Llama showed whst happens to small boys in Buddhist Monestaries.
I highly recommend the book "Leaving Buddha: A Tibetan Monk's Encounter With The Living God". I couldn't put it down. I was one of those westerners who thought there was truth to be found in Buddhism years ago until I discovered THE Truth in Jesus!
Thank you for sharing this!
@@BackToJerusalem One of the things that I love doing is gifting books to people who might find them helpful after I have finished with them.
My copy of "Leaving Buddha" has been gifted to a Nepali pastor who is fellowshiping with our church while studying here in Australia.
Speaking of truth, was Jesus born in Nazareth or Bethlehem? Provide proof. (You'll find both are correct) Was the Exodus real? Provide proof. (You'll find nothing) Was Moses a real person? Provide Proof. (You'll find nothing) If you need to provide proof for why a book is accurate from the same book, that's called circular reasoning.
Namo buddhaya 🙏
Im sorry you guys dont understand, but it is for people who know and see.
If you dont, then you won't understand.
Theres nothing wrong with buddhas teaching its people and their cravings.
I hope you the best, i mean it.
This conversation is quite disinformed and dinformative. A case in point is “absolute nirvāṇa is to not exist”. This statement is explicitly rejected by the Buddha in several Suttas. That Tibetans believe that they come from a monkey is tantamount to say that Europeans believe that women come from the rib of the first man (and it is more scientifically accurate, I’d suggest). Saying “Buddhism is slavery, it’s violent” is a blatant lie: human beings are violent at any latitude of the world, but in the case of Buddhism there is no Buddha’s teaching that may possibly encourage or justify violence. The part on the causal relationship between religion and poverty (or lack of technology etc.) is, as someone else pointed out in the comments, absolute nonsense. Saying that “religion makes them [Indians] dumber” is offensive and easily refutable: some of the best scientists and mathematicians are Indian, just like some of the most underdeveloped countries are predominantly Christian (and some of the technologically advanced countries are predominantly Buddhist). Mocking Westerners that meditate in India or Nepal as “stupid” just speaks of the limited understanding of the speaker and deserves no comment.
I personally have a problem with Buhhdism is that what Buddhist try to achieve is statisticaly stupid
If you die what are the chances you're going to reincarnat into being a buhhdist
Meaning that buhhdist life basically becomes useless and even if you gain nirvana the entire world stays the same no change no nothing it's a cycle of nothing
Not only that the life style of Buddhism cannot be applied to any society for a broad range
So in actually bringing any significant change to the world it's nothing Buddhism acknowledges suffering and basically says suffering will continue forever
Buddhism stems form hinduism. In india the cast system is still live and well! A white man is considered superior to a man with a darker skin; white people are almost considered to be gods. How sick and twisted is that? Poor and sick are in the streets begging for food. Hindus and Buddhists couldn't care less; since those demonic religions are all about selfishness, but of course, they are disguised as righteous. There is nothing more narcissistic than sitting and meditating days on end, looking inside oneself😢😢😢. Oír hearts are desperately wicked! There are countless stories of the monks and "gurus" who have taken advantage of their adepts either sexually or financially. People in the west have been deceived. They think they can pay these "gurus" to gain spiritual knowledge. Spiritual, per se, can't be bought. Yet, those "gurus" like sidarha (what's his name) spew such nonsense that only uneducated people, pretending to be wise, would ever buy into😢😢😢. Those "gurus" make so much money out of the western clueless saps and ignoramus, who would sawallow anything as long as it doesn't have to do with Christ
Honestly, this whole video was hard to listen to. There is a lot of hate here. Him using the fact that India is a poor country is because of the devil is weird. You realize Latin America is mostly Christian, and they are just as poor as India.
The devil gives the opposite in the bible right? The devil came promising riches and land, not poverty. It was Jesus that said to give up everything, to follow him. Jesus preached a life of poverty, he said it was hard to get a rich man into heaven. And yet this man is citing the riches of the west as evidence of Jesus' teachings.
Japan is probably one of the wealthiest nations in the world, and they aren't Christian. Most of them are Buddhist and Shinto. They have some of the lowest crime rates in the world.
Correlation is not causation. For him to say poverty in India is because of Hinduism / Buddhism is odd. Liberia is considered the poorest counties in the entire world, they are 86% Christian. So that's because of Jesus, Liberia is poor.
I love Jesus, and I love God, but this video is wrong. Stop judging these people, the bible teaches us not to do this. There are all these hate videos Christians make attacking Hindus and Buddhists, but they aren't doing that to us. They aren't judging us, but we certainly are judging them.
I’m a Christian and I don’t hear any hate in this video. I hear two Christian men discussing a false religion for the purpose of educating and warning others not to be deceived. BTW, the people who crucified Jesus were greatly offended by His message and they also claimed to love God.
@@edadan I'm not offended at all, I'm simply saying what he says is baseless.
Saying India is poor because of the darkness caused by their religion? How on earth does he know that? Lots of Christian countries are crime ridden and dirt poor. Lots of Christian nations didn't invent anything.
We don't have the right to attack anyone's religion. Jesus never taught that or did that. Let God judge if their religion is false, it's not our job, this is not a matter of litigation.
Preaching the gospel is right, but nothing in the gospel says to attack others religions, and call them false. You catch bees with honey not vinegar. Would you want someone to do that to you? So why are you doing that to others?
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. nominated Thich Nhat Hanh for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1967. You think Dr. King would do that, if he thought this man was a devil worshipper?
Thanks for honest critical listening and thinking! Part of the intention is to look at the root of worldviews, and the impact that spiritual worship has in reality on a nation and society. There will always be righteous poor and wicked rich. The correlation is not a rule, but there are real implications for a society that is so influenced by the roots of teaching from religion that has disastrous impact on economy and well being of how people are treated.
@@BackToJerusalem
I agree, but the same criticism can be made for poor Christian countries. I mean, Jesus didn't speak highly about rich people.
A matter of fact, Jesus said it was harder to get rich people into heaven, than a camel through the eye of a needle.
His apostles literally had to give up everything, and become ascetics to follow him.
So are these countries poor too because of Jesus?
The Bible does teach us to judge and to speak the truth. We are not to judge people when we do the same thing they do , but when someone is in active sin , hurting themselves or others with their words and actions , yes we can and should Judge aka rebuke . This is a regurgitated statement from this who do not read or understand the Bible .
This is bullshit, so much hateful disinformation here it's of the charts. Rahula, his son joined the Sangha when he was a teenager so he had a full relationship with his father. His wife wanted for nothing, still living as a royal in the kingdom. The good that Buddha did for the world by spreading the Dhamma is incalculable compared to if he'd just stayed at home as a prince. To call the Buddha "selfish" for learning the ultimate truth and spreading it to the world is just beyond asinine.
Exactly, although the some myths say he slipped out in the night, who's to say his wife didn't encourage him to go? What with him moping around the house being all existential. Most women suggest their men go out earn some money. He came home with the real goods and she got enlightened too. Good husband in my estimation.
What is that buddha did to the world?.what is the good that a father does to his wife and child by leaving them and going , who knows where, just to sit days on end to meditate under a tree? When you start analysing without getting emotional, you will see the complete idiocy of this absurd belief. It builds one's ego and selfishness even further. All this time you spend on meditating and looking "inside" yourself is really a waste of time. God.tells us that there is none good. That our heart is desperately wicked. The amount of testimonies about those "enlightened gurus" who were after the money or sex is staggering. Look into what happened to beatles when they followed some guru..they actually are guilty of spreading theese wicked Eastern philosophies in the west
Some time after her son Rāhula became a monk, Yaśodharā also entered the Order of Monks and Nuns and within time attained the state of an arhat.
Thou shall not bear false witness
2 Esdras 7:75
I answered and said, "If I have found favor in thy sight, O Lord, show this also to thy servant: whether after death, as soon as every one of us yields up his soul, we shall be kept in rest until those times come when thou wilt renew the creation, or whether we shall be tormented at once?" 76 He answered me and said, "I will show you that also, but do not be associated with those who have shown scorn, nor number yourself among those who are tormented. 77 For you have a treasure of works laid up with the Most High; but it will not be shown to you until the last times.
78 Now, concerning death, the teaching is: When the decisive decree has gone forth from the Most High that a man shall die, as the spirit leaves the body to return again to him who gave it, first of all it adores the glory of the Most High. 79 And if it is one of those who have shown scorn and have not kept the way of the Most High, and who have despised his law, and who have hated those who fear the Most High -- 80 such spirits shall not enter into habitations, but shall immediately wander about in torments, ever grieving and sad, in seven ways.
81 The first way, because they have scorned the law of the Most High. 82 The second way, because they cannot now make a good repentance that they may live. 83 The third way, they shall see the reward laid up for those who have trusted the covenants of the Most High. 84 The fourth way, they shall consider the torment laid up for themselves in the last days. 85 The fifth way, they shall see how the habitations of the others are guarded by angels in profound quiet. 86 The sixth way, they shall see how some of them will pass over into torments. 87 The seventh way, which is worse than all the ways that have been mentioned, because they shall utterly waste away in confusion and be consumed with shame, and shall wither with fear at seeing the glory of the Most High before whom they sinned while they were alive, and before whom they are to be judged in the last times.
88 "Now this is the order of those who have kept the ways of the Most High, when they shall be separated from their mortal body. 89 During the time that they lived in it, they laboriously served the Most High, and withstood danger every hour, that they might keep the law of the Lawgiver perfectly. 90 Therefore this is the teaching concerning them: 91 First of all, they shall see with great joy the glory of him who receives them, for they shall have rest in seven orders.
92 The first order, because they have striven with great effort to overcome the evil thought which was formed with them, that it might not lead them astray from life into death. 93 The second order, because they see the perplexity in which the souls of the unrighteous wander, and the punishment that awaits them. 94 The third order, they see the witness which he who formed them bears concerning them, that while they were alive they kept the law which was given them in trust. 95 The fourth order, they understand the rest which they now enjoy, being gathered into their chambers and guarded by angels in profound quiet, and the glory which awaits them in the last days. 96 The fifth order, they rejoice that they have now escaped what is corruptible, and shall inherit what is to come;
and besides they see the straits and toil from which they have been delivered, and the spacious liberty which they are to receive and enjoy in immortality. 97 The sixth order, when it is shown to them how their face is to shine like the sun, and how they are to be made like the light of the stars, being incorruptible from then on. 98 The seventh order, which is greater than all that have been mentioned, because they shall rejoice with boldness, and shall be confident without confusion, and shall be glad without fear, for they hasten to behold the face of him whom they served in life and from whom they are to receive their reward when glorified.
99 This is the order of the souls of the righteous, as henceforth is announced; and the aforesaid are the ways of torment which those who would not give heed shall suffer hereafter." 100 I answered and said, "Will time therefore be given to the souls, after they have been separated from the bodies, to see what you have described to me?" 101 He said to me, "They shall have freedom for seven days, so that during these seven days they may see the things of which you have been told, and afterwards they shall be gathered in their habitations."
102 I answered and said, "If I have found favor in thy sight, show further to me, thy servant, whether on the day of judgment the righteous will be able to intercede for the unrighteous or to entreat the Most High for them, 103 fathers for sons or sons for parents, brothers for brothers, relatives for their kinsmen, or friends for those who are most dear." 104 He answered me and said, "Since you have found favor in my sight, I will show you this also. The day of judgment is decisive and displays to all the seal of truth. Just as now a father does not send his son, or a son his father, or a master his servant, or a friend his dearest friend, to be ill or sleep or eat or be healed in his stead, 105 so no one shall ever pray for another on that day, neither shall any one lay a burden on another; for then every one shall bear his own righteousness and unrighteousness." .....2 Esdras 7:75
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Dude you're wrong, Tibetan Buddhism is the expanded, some might say corrupted form of Buddhism. The pure Buddhism, i.e. the practice of what the Buddha originally taught (or closest to) is found in the Theravada school which is in Thailand, Sri Lanka and Burma. In Tibetan (Vajrayana) Buddhism it's all about the Guru as the authority, in Theravada Buddha's original teachings (The Dhamma) is the way. To call the Buddha Dhamma demonic is ridiculous, everything Jesus ever taught is found in The Buddha's teachings tenfold, and 500 years previous.
Hello I get your point, but look Jesus is the way, There are many biblical prophecies that happened, and most of things happened in the bible really happened...Roman manuscript tell that Jesus was a real person and he died on the cross from our sins and rose again, I don't believe he went to India and learned Buddhism, he didn't have much time and didn't need to go to India but to pray to God and learn the Torah and be taught by the holy spirit...Remember...All good things come from God, so even if there are lessons in Buddhism that are similar to Jesus, remember all good things come from God
@@soymour7 Your God Yahweh was the Canaanite god of war and weapon making whose priesthood made him into the only god. That's rewriting history. Yahweh didn't resurrect Jesus---his followers did. Christianity isn't a religion, it's a claim---a claim that's full of holes. The "brother" who left Buddhism could have easily left Christianity.
@@nicholaschiazza7926 hello my friend sorry for the late reply...anwyays.....no my friend, That information is a deception from the so called enemy, the hater of all good named Satan. When the Israelites were in the middle of conquering canaan, the Canaanites and the people who were corrupted in their mind were so sinful, they puffed up their knowledge and created a false belief or cult that Yahweh is part of the Canaanite polytheism pantheon and that his wife is Asherah which is blatantly blasphemy and a false doctrine during the ancient days of Israel, That's why the old testament says to remember the books of the law so you would remember how to do right and to KNOW who Yahweh or Jehovah is, and that he isn't what the false humans created like the Asherah poles
And plus no god could do like what the God of the bible has done, There is power in the name of Jesus if you watch and ask people about miracles and True healing you will know Jesus is God and that he is the only God
@@nicholaschiazza7926 The pharisees paid the Roman soldiers to keep quiet and told them to lie to say that his followers took Jesus' body when in fact Jesus was risen form the dead and we can feel he is real if we genuinely come to him and feel his miracles, supernatural miracles and you will know he is real, he is the one true God and not some husband of Asherah or some god of war Canaanite pantheon
To be fair, you made several truth claims in your initial comment. State facts or tone it down. "Dude your wrong" is the epitome of ignorance when used with no facts. You are going up against someone who has worked in Tibet. Have you ? I'd bet money you havent.
Mahayana Buddhism was very much influenced by Christianity, IMO. Buddhism and Hinduism are both syncretic religions
I was a yogini for a few years. Eventually I studied a VERY expensive and long yoga teaching course and started teaching. It was expensive & long because they taught me traditional Indian yoga principles & practices, NOT the fake westernised asana version. I had to study the classical yoga texts and the yogi concept of the mind etc. However, I knew what I was teaching was not true yoga, because people only wanted to do asana and I couldn't teach them authentic practices, but the westernised invented version. So I decided to keep teaching until my "teacher" appeared. When he did (a Swami from the United States initiated by Swami Rama), I finally left teaching to study with him. Eventually, I grew unsettled with him. He was not the kind, loving peaceful person someone who is supposed to be "enlightened" was. He was gruff, short-tempered etc. At some point, I began studying the Bible and I became drawn in. My teacher said he too followed Jesus. But, one day, he asked me a question about a Scripture after I mentioned it to him. When I gave him the answer he didn't like it and proceeded to berate me for it, when I was simply the messenger AND HE had asked ME the question! From that very day, I stopped being his student. I stopped doing yoga altogetheras well (meditation) and studying the ancient texts. I have continued only with the bible and serving Jesus. I don't miss yoga. I learned on my own how dangerous and evil eastern practices were. I just didn't know why until hearing another video plus this one. I will buy the book now. Thank you.
That’s quite a journey! The truth always sets us free
I have a question to you. I have heard various people talk about the benefits of meditation. What is your opinion of it. Does it actually make you calm and collected? What happens in the spiritual world? Should Christians have a time where their thoughts calm down and if so, how should they go about doing that?
@Chicharrena thank you for the constant perpetuating of l8th century colonialist imperialist stereotyping of eastern religious practices and beliefs as demonic and evil like brother you should probably not associate yourself around such people and seek professional and qualified individuals then and just disregarding mediation like that truly shows that you really did not know what you where doing
@@miguelatkinson Someone got triggered here.
witch hunters 😂😂😂😂
This channel name is "Back to JERUSALEM" and that explain why they want "leaving Buddha". You remind me of the "No slandering" Buddhist precept. Which commended that the more "respectable" the religious preachers the more they would try to slander other religious teachings and practitioners, like Buddhist. For bringing down the images of other religions in the eyes of believers would benefit them with followers and riches. So the more "respectable" they are, the more they would use slandering. Hey, if you have confidence in your religious teachings as good and correct, you don't have to worry that believers would leave yours and turn to Buddhism, ok? So, can you pipe down with those slandering, please? You must know Buddhist belief of karma, right? And the consequences of slandering habit, right? You should also be informed of the heavy consequent of purposely slandering the truly-practicing monks, right? And even more so, the consequences of slandering Arhates and Bodhisattvas, right? And that are what most of those who accepted into the Vajrayana path in Tibetan Buddhism are. And ever more so, the consequences of slandering Buddha's teachings, right? A friendly remind if you don't already know or if you think that somehow you can escape the karmic consequences while staying in Samsara.
This is interesting. I have a degree in East Asian Studies and Chinese studies and yes this is 100% accurate. Many in the West know very little to nothing of Buddhism, its just some pop nonsense. There is much superstition in Buddhism, along with a very violent history (including in Japan) that no one wants to talk about. People just think it is a peaceful meditative study religion, but even now in Japan Buddhism can be a vehicle for justifying violence if needed or desired. The same is true all over Asia. Lots of aspects of Buddhism remind me of Catholicism and indulgences, do good works you will be ok in the afterlife and hopefully not come back as a snail.
People will buy into anything just to reject Christ😢😢😢😢.
Buddhism spread out to different areas with different emphasis. Packaged and sold to the west sounds like a business merchant. Christians and Jews have way different values. One big one is circumcision which is a trauma scar. And one of the traits of Buddha is being uncircumcised. Your history is off.
Intellectual crap from a western crappy view.
Look for Sam Shamoun and ask him to debate him. He would be delighted.
I just realized, this is a very good material for Dharma Cultivation.. you know what I mean?😶
Tibetan Buddhism isn't a reflection of all Buddhism in the same way the Catholic church with its own nation the Vatican isn't reflective of Christianity.
This “Buddhist” is about as Buddhist as my Taoist grandfather. 😂
Actually, only Buddhism is the ultimate truth. Other religions are wrong views, wrong opinions, and delusions and cannot see the truth that everything is according to karma, not according to God. All living beings are according to karma, not according to anything else. We must believe in karma above anything else because it is the truth.
You want to cease exist
Satan wants you to cease to exist
Paganism. Period. Christianity is also paganism. You divide God, give him human qualities of procreation, and pray to Jesus. There's only God. Do not be confused by worshipping his messengers. Pray to God. Worship God. Respect the messengers. It's very simple for those with reason.
what are you talking about?
@@NeytozINFShe is probably a Muslim.
Charms are from witchcraft
I apologize to my fellow Buddhists I’m aware we cant be too hard on our speech but the truth needs to be told. First Buddhism was born 600 years before Christ was even born so probably early Christians took from Buddhist teachings which are based on self love and to everyone else, compassion and wisdom. Read about Theravada Buddhism which is the oldest and more pure form of Buddhism. yes there are evil monks and nuns who do non-Buddhist acts and they should be banned and jailed, as well as child abusers, murderers and liars pastors and priests. Even buddhas said always act with pure love, compassion and wisdom, and we Buddhists follow pure Buddha’s teachings and anyone doing evil should be punished. We need to free our selves from division, dogmas, “gods” or “god” and rigid religious views and rituals, we need to cultivate our minds, and embrace each other with compassion as only humans with a hunger for knowing and develop for a greater good
That is why Christians never took anything from the buddhists😅. Nowhere in the Bibke will you find teaching on self love! We are born selfish! We don't have to learn it. That is precisely why Christ teaches us to love our neighbours as ourselves. He also says to love our enemies and pray for them. He also teaches that husband and wife are one flesh; the thing that Buddha clearly rejected when he betrayed his son and wife😢😢😢. Christ's teachings run counter every single false religion including buddhism. Everyone wants to claim Jesus (islam , hinduism, mormonism, buddhism, new age, new thought etc) they all, however, want to demote Hom. I wonder why? 🤔 the Bible never makes any claims about buddha, Muhammad, shiva, etc. And yet, everyone wants JESUS CHRIST. Because He is the stumbling block. The devil just doesn't know what to do about Him. The devil can twist the truth though and deceive others into believing that the Bible is a false account of events. But those who really seek, will find the truth..and the TRUTH shall set them free
Excellent content! Thank you so much for talking about the topic only a few would touch; and yet, hinduism, buddhism and any other eastern parctice is elevated and praised in the west today as lons as it had nothing to do with Christianity. People are shooting themselves not only in the foot but in the head, wanting to replace Christianity with these demonic beliefs. The fail to see the irony that all those eastern "gurus" want either come to the west to "enlighten" them, or they charge money for their "enlightening" retreats and teachings in their own countries. The westernes ate willingly pay good money to be deceived. Professing to be wise, they vecame fools. Romans 1
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If a good God exists, He does not deserve worship. Can someone explain to me, if God is good, why are people born deformed? Or why do some suddenly become so during their lives? And why do innocent children die at the hands of organ traffickers? But as we know, He does not exist, because there is dependent origination, and those who use their minds can recognize this. Satan was the creator, and the demons-the Buddhist leaders know this very well! Beings have to pay for the actions they create through their karma. Of course, they don't realize that they are essentially just programs identifying themselves with a false ego. The world does not exist, just as the self does not. The one who wrote this book is probably under someone’s influence and is doing this to mislead people.
Agreed, this is how I began to know and underwent learning at a temple, self practice and experience has taught me that evidently a creator God or creator of all things doesn't make any sense.
The problem with your statement is by saying that if God doesn’t exist because of the evil in the world. Then the counter for that argument is to say that he does exist because all the good in the world.
There is both good and evil in our world so in a sense this cancels your statement out which is funny because I was literally just watching a video about this from man who used to be a Hindu and is now a Christian.
The Bible talks about the reason for these things and it’s because we live in a fallen world, and they are sin in the world.
People tend to only focus on the negative things of life, but never acknowledged the good
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Light and darkness, good and evil can be interconnected, suggesting that both good and bad might point to a fundamentally evil creator. A creator who doesn’t care who lives or dies in their game, only curious about who can overcome themselves and avoid wrongdoing. But why should we worship such a God? In every religion, there is a main God who is associated with evil if you look closely.
Can you pray for me, the Lord Jesus sent me to a Taoist/Buddhist couple who have a martial arts school. I joined this school and now do tai chi. They know I am a Christian but they reject Jesus. They all need salvation. Thank you 🙏🏼❤️
Stop the asshole
Christianity is a branch of judaism then also
Was hoping for some actual real exciting content. Sadly disappointed. Just 2 guys saying "Well they had perverts and bad people in their organization, therefore Jesus right?" Talk about the pot calling the kettle black.
The higher the plant
the stronger the wind😂😂
so xo sad...😂
OH MY!!! You really are NOT a Buddhist scholar!
I was a Buddhist. Die hard one. People fail to understand that Satan uses powerful signs and wonders to keep them in bondage. When I was a Buddhist I saw these miracles and had vivid dreams of my "past life ". The Tibetans search for the reincarnation of a high level monk through familiar spirit-given dreams. They find a little boy who recites Buddhist scripture perfectly and can identify the objects of his previous alleged past life. This is why so many intelligent people are in the bondage of Buddhism! I should write a book.
Would love to hear your story!
Yesterday I had a conversation with a teacher of mine. He is Buddhist, or at least Buddhist inspired. And his knowledge is pretty good for a westerner. He has read various original texts in both Christianity and Buddhism.
He had said one thing that I've heard a few times already from other people. And that is that he had a moment of enlightenment where he was one with the world. He saw everything in that moment and knew in that moment that he and God are the same being.
As of now I always dealt with that experience from others that the demons can give you fancy illusions, if you are open to them. Can you give me your opinion on that topic. I would rather have a long replay than a short one. But don't feel pressured to reply, if you don't have the time or interest.
@kellykimLAc O spooky religion I don't understand must be demonic what gave it away that "it came from satan"
@@benrex7775 Sorry for the late reply. Those experiences are from familiar spirits. The word of God says Satan can transform as an angel of light. Well, how else could he ensnare well-intentioned people? By showing his true self, which is utter hatred incarnate? Jesus also said the kingdom of Satan is not divided. It means they're VERY strategic, organized and operate in ranks like a military. This is how false religions continue on generation to generation. It's not a matter of being dumb. It's about deception. These familiar spirits have powers to give you amazing dreams, euphoria, visions, and "confirmations" that you are on the right path. They're all lying spirits but will mix it with truth. I will qualify all this later. This is how the reincarnation "phenomena" (I.e. false signs and wonders by Satan) is perpetuated in the lama tradition. When a high ranking lama dies, the other lamas and teachers get intel via dreams, divination etc. of where the alleged reincarnation has happened. They go to that household and lo and behold there's a little boy who is essentially possessed with familiar spirits who can literally recite scriptures without foreknowledge, exhibit characteristics of the dead lama, and they test the boy by putting out the dead lama's personal items, asking the boy to choose which ones belonged to him in the previous life. It's a HUGE mental sham and then demons are laughing. With veneration, they bow down to the boy and he becomes the officially recognized reincarnation of the dead lama. True story-a Tibetan monk who escaped Tibet told me personally sometimes the idols move by themselves and speak. Well, again, familiar spirits that keep the people believing they are real gods. I experienced many such supernatural phenomena while I was involved in the occult. Too many to tell. It was a normal thing. I would have dreams of being in ancient Buddhist temples of which I had never heard of or seen. The dreams would be soooo real and soooo clear and magical. And then I would find out these temples exist in Cambodia and Thailand. They looked exactly as I saw them in my dreams. That's one example.
Also, another example is that when my grandmother died, she appeared in my dream and bowed down to me and said a word in Korean I had never heard of. The word is Su-Hang. I asked my parents and they explained it to me. This was when. I was a nominal Buddhist bowing to the Buddha but not deeply studying Buddhist philosophy. I had no foreknowledge of that word and in Korean society, elders don't bow down to younger people UNLESS they're deemed spiritually higher or of a royal bloodline. Later, I found out this word is a commonly used phrase by Buddhists which means "self- cultivation". Sneaky familiar spirits LYING to me and "confirming" that I am on the bodhisattva path. Of course they'll play on your ego, your desires, your weaknesses. They watch you and know (are FAMILIAR) with you because they listen to what you say and watch what you do, and not just you but your entire bloodline. There's a saying "Familiar spirits fascinate, then assassinate." I find that to be true more or less. They are indeed quite powerful and once you let them in they give you infirmities and all kinds of problems. The stereotype of the decrepit psychic wearing wigs with a crystal ball is not an exaggeration. I used to consult them most of my life. They all have strange diseases. So do many high ranking monks like Master Hsuan Hua. He claimed he was "taking on the sicknesses of others" as a noble bodhisattva but it's just legions of familiar spirits.
Sorry if this is not concise. I wish I could drop kick each one of them into the lake of fire before their time. One of my dearly beloved Buddhist friends died from cancer and many illnesses. Familiar spirits. She followed this false prophet master as I once did.
If I had one piece of advice to my younger self, I would have NEVER even flirted with the occult in any way, shape or form. It's a big neon sign to demons saying "Welcome and wreak havoc, destroy all."
There's 2 things I weep bitterly over. That most people are deceived and will go to hell, and that I had been deceived for so long when those decades could have been used to plunder the kingdom of darkness.
@@KellyKimLAc Thank you very much for that insightful response. I don't mind the delay as long as RUclips actually informs me about it.
I was a Christian all my life, and I have a much better trained intellect than everything else. So I am not very sensitive to the spiritual world. I would love to ask a follow-up question, if you allow.
Let's say I meet a Christian who talks about experiencing the holy spirit and I meet a Buddhist who says he experiences memories from a previous life. I don't have a problem with the idea that Buddhist are being deceived by familiars. But what I don't know is how those two are different. Why would you say is the experience of the Christian God superior to those familiars? Is it just the side effect illnesses or is there more to it?
By the way I enjoyed that you were not concise. Thank you for the effort you put into writing the comment.