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[lilithu]

I owe an awful lot to the influence of Buddhism and certain Buddhists but its unlikely I'll ever want to become a Buddhist myself. That would change if there was a Buddhist community locally accessible to me rooted in something like Thich Nhat Hanh's fourteen precepts of Engaged Buddhism.

Pretty much in agreement with SW. Buddhism seems more "true" to me than any other religion I've studied (and I've studied a lot), but it also seems to encourage withdrawal over engagement. And as long as it's not socially engaged it does not fully speak to me as truth. Perhaps that's an attachment on my part. I'm willing to live with the consequences. In the meantime I'm just a UU with Buddhist leanings.

 

[finalfrogo]

Well it's not too hard. I don't believe in any deity or higher power but I also acknowldege that a definite answer to the question of supreme being cannot be proven either way. Let's just say that I don't see God as an impossibility.

Isn't that just agnosticism?

 

[Bishka]

I don't count, but I'd call it my '2nd religion' as I am VERY interested in it.

 

[lilithu]

Isn't that just agnosticism?

Agnosticism is an epistemological stance. It's the position you take on whether it's possible to know whether or not God exists. It is not a position on whether or not God exists, only the possibility of the knowledge of such. So, you can be agnostic and atheist, as Doc is. Or you can be agnostic and theist (actually panentheist) as I am. Or you can be atheist and not agnostic, meaning that you believe you can be certain that God does not exist. Or you can be theist and not agnostic, meaning that you believe that you can be certain that God does exist.

 

[HopefulNikki]

I would say I relate more to simple Deism than Buddhism, but Buddhist concepts/teachings make a lot of sense to me, and I'm trying to read more Buddhist writings to familiarize myself with it better.

I'm also a fanatic, devout follower of Andy Roddickism :yes: , but that's probably not related...

 

[MysticSang'ha]

I would say I relate more to simple Deism than Buddhism, but Buddhist concepts/teachings make a lot of sense to me, and I'm trying to read more Buddhist writings to familiarize myself with it better.

I'm also a fanatic, devout follower of Andy Roddickism :yes: , but that's probably not related...

Andy Roddickism.............what an intriguing religion! Say, you didn't happen to see his Saturday Night Live performace, did you? It was quite inspiring, to say the least. :faint:




Peace,
Mystic

 

[HopefulNikki]

Andy Roddickism.............what an intriguing religion! Say, you didn't happen to see his Saturday Night Live performace, did you? It was quite inspiring, to say the least. :faint:




Peace,
Mystic

Need you even ask? An event that monumental in the history of Andy Roddickism is like the Christian equivalent of the resurrection!:yes:

 

[MysticSang'ha]

Need you even ask? An event that monumental in the history of Andy Roddickism is like the Christian equivalent of the resurrection!:yes:

Monumental, yes! Especially when your lord Andy himself insisted, "I don't eat poop!" :biglaugh:




Peace,
Mystic

 

[koan]

The Bhodisatva ideal of mahayana, including Zen, Is not to attain paranirvana untill every being has attained enlightenment. So one must not totally withdraw so as to show (not teach) the way

 

[Ernesto]

Yup-yup! 16 years old, been a Buddhist for three years

 

[Ozzie]

Pretty much in agreement with SW. Buddhism seems more "true" to me than any other religion I've studied (and I've studied a lot), but it also seems to encourage withdrawal over engagement. And as long as it's not socially engaged it does not fully speak to me as truth. Perhaps that's an attachment on my part. I'm willing to live with the consequences. In the meantime I'm just a UU with Buddhist leanings.

This suggests to me you understand attachment at an intellectual level. Running away from social engagement does not negate attachment.