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A lot of people in my life have been Buddhist. I have a Buddhist temple and a philosophy, but it hasn't really helped me in terms of understanding Buddhism.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I found out through some friends, but I don't have many friends and I can't speak for others.\n\nEdit: I'm not being mean, but I just feel like I've been a victim here. I want to share my experiences with the world to better understanding and understanding of people, and I've had so much negativity, but I think I've just been singled out as a victim. I've spent hours trying to figure out what it is that I've gone through, and it's been overwhelming, and I've been in a good place in the world, but I've been so confused. I wanted to share my experiences and hopefully help make Buddhism a more welcoming place for people to come into.\n\nEDIT: It didn't make any sense. I'm not asking for sympathy - I just feel like I’m being singled out. Please help. If there's anyone you've ever experienced this, please let me know. I’m so very grateful for all my love, and for all your support. Please help me to be as helpful as possible.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You can read some good books or websites that discuss Bhakti, Vedanta and various other aspects of Hinduism.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I've been enlightened by many people on how much they misunderstood some things I said in my past.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Buddhism isn't a religion or a philosophy. It's a religion for the majority.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I don't agree. There are no good'religious' people. They're just there. Some of us are just atheists.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I have more hope than ever before for humanity. I pray that we will all come full circle. I'd like to see what I see.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Do you think that's the worst thing for a self-described 'Buddhist'?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Buddhism isn't a religion or a philosophy. It's a religion for the majority.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There are some things I am not sure about. There are two schools of thought in Buddhism. They are Shaivism, and the philosophies of both schools. There are good and evil, and even good and evil, depending on the school. Personally I don't think I am aware of any such differences or differences in opinion on these issues. But for the most part I believe that Buddhism and other schools of Hinduism are actually very similar philosophically.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm actually a big fan of the '90s TV show 'The Simpsons', where Homer and Marge look into the future and see how the world will look by 2050.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

EDIT: I made a mistake when I was trying to find an accurate depiction of the situation in the show, and I wanted to assume that everyone in the world would already be enlightened enough to live without religion.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That quote is one of the reasons it's hard to be a Catholic and a Christian. Many people in the Catholic Church have no idea what they are talking about. Even when they ask some pretty important questions, they are often told they are a heretic.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Buddhism isn't a religion or a philosophy. It's a set of beliefs and ethical teachings that guide how you live your life. I have no desire to go out and change anyone else's beliefs or moral code. But that said, I still find it interesting that people who haven’t met me, ask me about what my opinion is. I’m curious to see what people believe about me.\n\nIf people ask me, I will try to clarify what my opinion is.\n\nI hope this answers your questions.\n\n[View Poll](https://www.reddit.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Oh yeah. I know what you mean.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I don't know why, but you see a lot of people who spend a lot of time and effort on Buddhism. I don't know why it's not a strong religion or philosophy. I've always had a problem with Islam. To an extent. It's the biggest thing I've ever seen in my life so far, and I think it was the one thing that kept me from going in there.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I keynote a conference a few years back and started getting into philosophy a few years ago. Pretty regularly I hear about these, atheist, agnostic, and skeptic conferences. I feel like I'm not that different. I think I know a lot of people who are. I think that's an important part of going in there.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (3 children)

The reason I think this is actually funny is because I think of it as a religious movement.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I don't think that they are. I think that it's just an idea and a belief.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

That is actually an interesting observation.\n\nBuddhism is a religion. What religion does is it identifies itself as a religion and says it's a religion.\n\nI think most people would put religion in the title without hesitation.\n\n\u200b\n\n[View Poll](https://www.reddit.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Or as a philosophy?