[nostatic]

Originally posted by hatpix
Buddism is about enlightenment. The life cycle is about suffering, desire leads to more suffering and thus reincarnation (truer meaning of Karma than what most think). The way to get off the wheel, is cessation of desire, which will lead to enlightenment.

Ergo, hanging on to your Porsche (and other worldly goods) will preclude you from reaching enlightenment, which is what the religion is basically about.

Christianity is about buying your way into heaven (IMO), which does not preclude owning a Porsche, as long as you still have enough money to donate to charities, help the needy, etc.

This is of course a very simplistic way of looking at complex thological systems, it is however, fairly sound.

The devil is in the details though. It is about attachment. That does not necessarily mean that you have to lead an ascetic lifestyle. There is more to it than that.