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The Buddha taught:

"When, Kalamas, this noble disciple has thus
made his mind free of enmity, free of ill will, uncorrupted and pure,
he has won Four Assurances in this very life.

"The First Assurance he has won is this:
'If there is another world, and if good and bad deeds bear fruit and yield results,
it is possible that with the breakup of the body, after death,
I shall arise in a good destination, in a heavenly world.'

"The Second Assurance he has won is this:
'If there is no other world, and if good and bad deeds do not bear fruit and yield results,
still right here, in this very life,
I live happily, free of enmity and ill will.'

"The Third Assurance he has won is this:
'Suppose evil befalls the evil-doer.
Then, as I do not intend evil for anyone,
how can suffering afflict me, one who does no evil deed?'

"The Fourth Assurance he has won is this:
'Suppose evil does not befall the evil-doer.
Then right here, I see myself purified in both respects.'
[because I do no evil, and because no evil (ie. suffering) will befall me] - Kalama Sutta

this is so special of buddhism that you can't find in other religions.
you can doubt you own teacher, religion, or whatever.. then experience the truth yourself. not being fed by other people's mouth or some "holy" books.

even the buddha himself said, "If there is no other world, and if good and bad deeds do not bear fruit and yield results," which is against his own teaching. what if that's the case? then don't worry. he said: "still right here, in this very life, I live happily, free of enmity and ill will."

is there any other religions that teach like that? did other religion founders ever said: "if there is no [insert their god or basic teaching here], then..."

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posted by Hendy Tanata @ 23:42