Hi, Buddhists don't really pray to Buddha, what I do is part of a particular practice that I do, a foundational practice, that involves prostration. It's called ngondro if you wanted to search it.
Of course somebody Buddhist or Christian can meditate and pray in any posture. Though meditation, contemplation and prayer will have different meanings for me and you.
Thanks for your answers btw.
When you pray, do you feel the benefit of it? Do you FEEL something happening? I'm interested in the experience of the heart more than the mind.
Do you feel your practice is changing something in how you feel? Are your habits changing?
I think when I talk to Christians and other religious groups, this is what I want to know. Does it change how you feel? Does it change how you behave with others, talk with others, think about others... right now. That's what I'm really trying to find out.
If you sincerely want to know about Christianity, I recommend you talk directly to the One who can open your eyes. Because being a Christian is a spiritual rebirth. It's not an intellectual understanding. It's not a feeling. Christ goes beyond the metaphysical and human comprehension. You will never know Him unless you ask Him to reveal Himself to you personally. Otherwise, my words are only empty words to you. Just like Buddha’s s lifeless words.
Buddha was a man trying to live a righteous life, though he was not holy or divine. He is lifeless now.
Jesus is the Son of the Living God. He has always been and ever will be.
Buddha was a teacher who said the path to nirvana is up to you to find. He can do nothing more for you, because he's dead.
Jesus Christ IS the way to eternal life and He leads us by His own Spirit within us. He says to rest in Him and He will guide you.
Buddha said salvation is found thru his teaching. But his salvation did not even save him.
Jesus says, “I am the way, the truth, and the life.” Eternal salvation is found only in Him.
Buddha taught that to end suffering and find enlightenment, you must abolish all your desires. He’s dead, so it’s certain he has no desires now. Where's the light or joy in that?
Jesus puts the right desires within our hearts: perfect peace, overwhelming joy, unconditional love, now and forever.
Buddha didn’t perform any miracles. And he never will because he’s dead.
Jesus performed numerous miracles to reveal the power of God. Jesus still has authority over all realms physical and spiritual and continues to perform miracles today.
Lastly, Buddha died and was buried in the Himalaya Mountains.
Jesus conquered sin and death and paid the price for our sins thru His death on the Cross. His death and resurrection give us entry into a spiritual relationship with Him forevermore.
As you may have noticed, all references to Buddha are past tense. Because Buddha
was a man.
All references to Jesus are present tense. Because Jesus
is the Living God.
There is no certainty in following Buddha’s teachings. Your peace is contingent upon trusting a dead man with your eternal soul.
There is absolute certainty in following Jesus. He Himself is our perfect peace and He offers immortality to those who trust in Him.
If you don’t want to take my word or anyone else's word for it, and if you want to know for 100% certainty that Jesus is alive, all you have to do is ask the Lord to show Himself to you. That is the only way you will ever know for sure.