පිටියෙ_අප්පු;7386469 said:
dude they couldn't grow grapes......
so it must have been another type of plant.....
even non-Muslims around that time used wheat to make rum...beer etc etc...from the wheat like barley.....
so i am telling you....there is no way anyone from a desert region.....can make wine....it had to be imported....they had wheat based alcohols...not vine/fruit based...
as far as i know at least....
ok, now you're running on pure belief and not logic. Once you step in to that realm, there's no point in having arguments or discussions. So let this thread end here. Only bashing will ensue if you follow this course.nope the Quran has only one meaning...but several interpretations based on it.....
that is one of the miracles of the Quran...it is as relevant to the ancient desert ppl as it is to the modern world....as our understanding of the world changes and matures...the Quran starts to make more sense.....
yet it gave the same message though out the ages.....
පිටියෙ_අප්පු;7386497 said:
Then take the high road and let this thread end. Stoop to the same level and you'll have a war in your hands.bashing is already in progress.....and i am already offended.....
i extend a hand at understanding...and this character comes in judging people left and right.....
පිටියෙ_අප්පු;7386584 said:
"Ask and ye shall receive"the thing that is right...is that you are wrong.....
1) Desert ppl did not drink wine.....they hade wheat based drinks
2) God has asked us not to poison our body with anything.....
3) Majority of Islamic countries do not allow alcoholic drinks...(if what you say is right...would that be so?....)
4) Read the verse carefully....notice the end part.....about how there is a message in that for the wise...guess what you are?....
5) I have probably heard all these "things" you have to say....i know many ppl who read the same anti-Islamic sites as you.....a muslim is not someone who is insecure about his/her religion...we know what we are doing.....but you are barking up the wrong tree.....
sorry too many posts in advanced sinhala...i can't read much.....sorry.....
please note i did not want to bash one religion over the other....or say one's way was better than the other....
in fact all i wanted was to look for similarities between my religion and that of Buddhism...coz i admire true Buddhist ALOT....
to me Lord Buddha's sacrifices...simplistic life style & search for enlightenment seems like the ideal life for a good person....
i am sorry if i offended anyone....and i will try to rephrase things properly before i post.....once again sorry....
i just want Buddhists & Muslims to share the similarities between their religions....
except when it comes to certain things....while Islam is about defense......Buddhism is about tolerant behavior....when under attack.....
please discuss.....
) to curb or control our anger.
Here is what Buddhism is about when under attack...
[FONT="]It is no wonder if we, at times, in our everyday life, feel angry with somebody about something. But we should not allow this feeling to reside in our mind. We should try to curb it at the very moment it has arisen.
Generally there are eight ways(I will not post all since I know that you will get bored when reading long articles.
[/FONT][FONT="]1. The first method is to recollect the teachings of the Buddha. On very many occasions the Buddha explained the disadvantages of an angry temper. Here is one of his admonitions:
[/FONT][FONT="]Suppose some bandits catch one of you and sever his body limb from limb with a two-handed saw, and if he should feel angry thereby even at that moment, he is no follower of my teaching.[/FONT]
[FONT="]— Kakacuupama Sutta, Majjhima Nikaaya 21
[/FONT][FONT="]He abused me, he beat me, he defeated me, he robbed me of my property. Whosoever harbour such thoughts will never be able to still their enmity.[/FONT]
[FONT="]Never indeed is hatred stilled by hatred; it will only be stilled by non-hatred — this is an eternal law.[/FONT][FONT="]Do not speak harshly to anyone. Those who are harshly spoken to might retaliate against you. Angry words hurt other’s feelings; even blows may overtake you in return.[/FONT][FONT="]— Dhp 4-5[/FONT]
[FONT="]Forbearance is the highest observance. Patience is the highest virtue. So the Buddhas say.[/FONT][FONT="]— Dhp 133[/FONT]
[FONT="]Let a man remove his anger. Let him root out his pride. Let him overcome all fetters of passions. No sufferings overtake him who neither clings to mind-and-body nor claims anything of the world.[/FONT][FONT="]— Dhp 184[/FONT]
[FONT="]Conquer anger by non-anger. Conquer evil by good. Conquer miserliness by liberality. Conquer a liar by truthfulness.[/FONT][FONT="]— Dhp 221[/FONT]
[FONT="]Guard your mind against an outburst of wrong feelings. Keep your mind controlled. Renouncing evil thoughts, develop purity of mind.[/FONT][FONT="]— Dhp 223[/FONT]
[FONT="]— Dhp 233
[/FONT][FONT="]2. When we feel angry with any person, we should try to find some good in him, either in his way of thinking, or in his way of speaking or in his way of acting. If we find some redeeming quality in him, we should ponder its value and ignore his bad qualities as natural weaknesses that are to be found in everyone. [/FONT]
