Jackie McGlynn Religion – 3/14/01 “Work out your own salvation through diligence.” To be diligent is to work carefully and assiduously. It is to do a good job, but more importantly, it is to pay close attention to the details along the way. The quote above assumes an obvious Buddhist belief: that people have control over their own salvation after death. Whereas we, as Christians, accept the belief that God ultimately determines our destiny, Buddhists believe that …showed first 75 words of 542 total…

…showed last 75 words of 542 total…very logical. It is not based on blindly believing its teachings. The Buddha himself urged his own students to not merely follow him, but to put his teachings to the test, study the way of the Buddha and realize the path for themselves. In the words of the Buddha, “No one saves us but ourselves / No one can and no one may / We ourselves must walk the path / But Buddhas clearly show the way.” (BDEA)