`Buddha Nature` & `Original Sin`

His Spirit within . To realize the Buddha nature is to attain knowledge of the Christ within each human being . Because human beings perform evil deeds in to feel like masters over their environment - and Adam disobeyed God because God 's Spirit was capable of using freewill - the Christ taught his followers to shun all evil in to experience their own power in God . Satan had the power to tempt the Christ as well , but the latter did not give in . If evil is all about attaining mastery over things , perfect peace , according

to the Buddha and the Christ , is to live in the purity of God - although Buddhists do not refer to God as the Christians do

To realize the Buddha nature , one must not only be aware of the Christ within , as a Christian would understand it but also to comprehend the concept of the original sin . A realized human being according to Buddhist understanding , is aware that negative thoughts and emotions may arrive through the senses . Coming across a criminal , for example , may fill an innocent human being with negative thoughts and emotions . These thoughts and emotions may give rise to further problems the innocent human being may decide to kill the criminal . In to be safe from all suffering and worries , the Buddha taught his followers to contain their thoughts , and trust in the absolute peace available to every soul . This peace is only attainable through control of the mind (King

Buddhists are also taught to empty their minds because thoughts may lead individuals to continue on the path of the original sin (King According to the Christ , on the other hand , the mind must be infiltrated by thoughts of God . To live in God - a Christian concept - is also to discover ultimate peace here and now...