Buddhism is a philosophy. An inherent feature in philosophy as I see is that one theory can have many interpretations. It necessarily doesn't mean that one thinker/interpreter is solely right and the others are wrong. That's the beauty of interpretation. One can interpret a philosophy based on his/her findings/thoughts and feelings. Many can disagree to such interpretations and the world's wisdom is made of such interpretations and arguments.
Having said that, I would like to add a preface to my blog here as I am going to write about "my interpretation" of one of the world's religions. Some may say that I am sailing on dangerous seas, because if you look at our world's history, most of the great wars were fought in the name of a religion (in vain!!!).
These are my interpretations of the philosophy taught by Siddhartha Gautama 2600 years ago. The teachings are still valid and can be followed with equal value as they were two and half millenia ago. My blogs are based on my discussions with a person who has practically followed the path foretold by Buddha and realized the truth in his preaching. We both would like to share that knowledge with anyone interested and that is the reason of starting this blog.
Please do feel free to keep your comments. We respect everyone's fair judgment and interpretation. We expect an equal respect to our interpretations and views and so we could finally attain our desire to be free, the desire to end the pain and suffering, together. We have started our journey as humans and many other living creatures. For many years, we have been born and reborn and endured countless sufferings. Now that we have been born in this age of the world, where wisdom is easily accessible through multiple advanced communication mechanisms, the time has come to "act". Time has come to see through the myth, the illusion we live on as "me, myself and my things" and start acting to end this illusion. It is the only path to end suffering and to achieve the 'non-existence'.
I would like to end this preface with a quote from Buddha "I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in a fate that falls on them unless they act." (retrieved from: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/b/buddha.html)
