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Moving slowly but surely towards Buddhism. Looking like my best path.

I've encountered a number of Buddhist on another site where I'm active. They seem happy with their choice. I wish you well on your new journey.

Good for you, Katisha!!

katisha wrote:Moving slowly but surely towards Buddhism. Looking like my best path.

Are there other Buddhists in your area? I don't think a community is needed to practice Buddhism, but it probably would be helpful.

Moogy wrote:

katisha wrote:Moving slowly but surely towards Buddhism. Looking like my best path.

Are there other Buddhists in your area? I don't think a community is needed to practice Buddhism, but it probably would be helpful.

There are several Buddhist temples in my area, and my neighbor across the street is Buddhist. But I have been doing a lot of studying on my own. Soon I will be needing someone to guide me. I just have to make sure I pick the right spiritual guide for myself.

When my son's wife was dying, it was a Buddhist chaplain who helped him the most with counseling in the ICU. That is what made me start looking. But it has taken me a great deal of time and much soul searching to make sure this was the way I wanted to go.

Theistic or non-theistic? There are versions of Buddhism that don't involve any particular 'god', and others will a very diverse set of divine personages involved.

agricola wrote:Theistic or non-theistic? There are versions of Buddhism that don't involve any particular 'god', and others will a very diverse set of divine personages involved.

At this point in time, theistic. But I can see where it may lead me away from that. I wasn't raised with an "active" god in my life. I didn't really start accepting that there may be a God until after I "was added" to the CofC. So it isn't too far of a stretch for me to move in the other direction. Not sure if I will reach complete atheism, but the idea of the cosmos being in charge, and karma sticking it's hand in every now and then does not turn me off.

Still a lot more studying to do.