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I dey sure say the church buildings wey dey Nigeria pass our population. So called men of god wey dey town don dey assume the proportion of China. All looking for their next Mugu. Una no see me joor.
I have been queried a lot about my faith these days. Do I
believe in God? Do I believe in Jesus? Do I pray and to who or what? I
guess for many, they probably cannot wrap their minds around my
spirituality. Am sure some people even think say I be native doctor as
na only me dey take siesta inside coffin when I never die.
No vex, na my life and I dey rock-am anyhow, no homo. Some
people dey form good Christians because dem wan go heaven, me I just dey
denge dey pose because am living my own small heaven right here on this
earth for this Nigeria. I no wan wait till I die. Even some of my
Muslim brothers wey wan fast track dem own dey even do suicide bombing.
Na only Naija Christains wey dey fear death yet dem all wan go heaven. Haba.
While I may not be a religious person, I believe in Jesus/Christianity, I do not deny it. While I do not believe in the afterlife as Christians do, if those who follow it embody the qualities of Jesus in the here and now, then I embrace their practice as successful and good. While Buddhism is a faith of self-realization in the practice of here and now. Christianity is a practice for the afterlife of God’s revelation.
Most Nigerians who have heavily invested in their Christianity
believe that the concept of any other faith should be considered false.
So how do I start to speak to narrow-minded Christians to understand
that Buddhism is a wholesome practice for everyone, even the Christians
themselves?
Take some time out and research, go to google, you will for sure see
so many books on the topic, where Buddhism and Christianity agree in
philosophy; in fact, with some of the key factors of most world
religions. Also, the best of the Bible and Buddhism both converge on the
areas of ethics, kindness, giving, and love.Too many practitioners of
all faiths focus on the rewards at the end of our journey, when the
rewards and purpose are the journey itself according to the teaching of
Buddha.While I may not be a religious person, I believe in Jesus/Christianity, I do not deny it. While I do not believe in the afterlife as Christians do, if those who follow it embody the qualities of Jesus in the here and now, then I embrace their practice as successful and good. While Buddhism is a faith of self-realization in the practice of here and now. Christianity is a practice for the afterlife of God’s revelation.
No matter how my Naija Christian brothers dey see God, my own way
different. I see our Creator as one that does not interfere with the
world in which we live, but only touches the heart of man to let him
know He (God) is there. It is up to man to make his volitional choices
using his free will, and making his own happiness.
The story of Job tells of the story of a faithful man who is beset by
all sorts of misfortune, but he “chooses” to keep his faith. While
Jesus performed miracles and taught His Gospel, He always presented His
parables as tools/models for His followers to make their own choices
towards happiness.
Buddha does the same as Jesus, but without the need to exclude the idea of other faiths. The Buddha said for us to always question, practice and see the truth by the fruits of our efforts. If a Christian can grow and develop his faith by adding the tools of the Buddha, then I see it as a damn good thing. I don find my direction to heaven, make you find ya own abegi.
Buddha does the same as Jesus, but without the need to exclude the idea of other faiths. The Buddha said for us to always question, practice and see the truth by the fruits of our efforts. If a Christian can grow and develop his faith by adding the tools of the Buddha, then I see it as a damn good thing. I don find my direction to heaven, make you find ya own abegi.
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