RE: Life is awesome - argumentum ad populum
November 5, 2011 at 11:00 pm
(This post was last modified: November 5, 2011 at 11:00 pm by Vaginasaur.)
(November 5, 2011 at 10:53 pm)Stimbo Wrote: I suppose that could be interpreted to be loosely in line with Buddhist teaching, since the Buddha acknowledged the happiness that comes from life, friendship, family and good health and that the loss of them causes suffering. Yet your tone throughout has been one of "We're all just shit on a shoe and we're all gonna die, so what's the point of anything?" (not a direct quote, of course). Whereas the Buddha's message is predominantly one of hope, of overcoming suffering through a change in one's perception of and attitude to existence, finally to leave the Wheel and acheive Nirvana. Granted, I'm no philosopher - but I can read.
I follow the Four Seals of Dharma, this is inclusive of all Buddhist paths.