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liveonearth ([personal profile] liveonearth) wrote2007-06-14 08:27 pm
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Buddhism keeps creeping up on me


"If scientific analysis were conclusively to demonstrate certain claims in Buddhism to be false," he says, "then we must accept the findings of science and abandon those claims." - Dalai Lama
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[identity profile] liveonearth.livejournal.com 2007-06-17 03:10 am (UTC)(link)
I have never been sure how to classify myself, but I'm getting closer to claiming this path. I'm not surprised that you already claim it. Far as I can tell, it is more of a philosophy---or really, a practice, a method for attaining clarity and compassion---than it is a religion. There is no GOD to worship, no requirement that you accept any particular belief whatsoever....that's what I like about it. I heard on the radio yesterday that Australia has a lot of new Buddhists....