Buddhism

The Absence of God

There are many central doctrines representing the core of Buddhist teaching. Some of these are the belief in reincarnation, the necessity of continual growth in karma ( good works ) in order to nullify the inherent evil present within each person. There is the ceaseless need to meditate in order to find Enlightenment and become one with the Buddha and finally, the promise to reach Nirvana (nothingness) and the annihilation of the soul.

There is no God in Buddhism, He is absent. There is no hope in Buddhism for there is no future to look forward to. There is only the unending cycle of death and rebirth and the self-effort of karma that wearies the soul. Buddhism speaks of Enlightenment, speaks of an inner sense of peace, offers ritual, exercises, and philosophy which proposes its ultimate goal of personal extinction.

Only Christianity offers a personal relationship with God through Jesus Christ. Only Christianity offers a future to look forward to. Only Christianity offers grace void of self-effort giving rest to the weary soul. Only Christianity offers true insight, the reality of inner peace, and a theology whose goal is eternity with Christ.

Buddhism is an empty, hopeless religion based on a philosophy that panders to an ethical morality void of its reality. The readings of the Dharma (right teaching), the Sutras ( divine reading ) and personal meditation are focused on the self and forgets there is a world to save.

This is why the West with its commitment to the Christian faith provided the outward focus of serving and helping others resulting in social improvement in the name of Christ. The East on the other hand, lacked the motivation to help its fellow man and the altruism necessary for the common good because it could not see beyond its own navel. Its focus on the inward quest is the result of a belief in the absence of God and fails to motivate its adherents to show mercy, or have compassion on others.