(February 6, 2014 at 6:31 pm)dscross Wrote: As the thread subject states, I am an atheist but there are lots of things about Buddism I like - meditation, self discovery, presence of mind, the idea of a higher state of consciousness etc.
Do you guys think I am mad for this? I'd be interested to hear the thoughts of the atheist community on this topic.
Kinda late to the party.
Anyway, I say no, you ain't mad. I'm in the same boat. I call myself a secular Buddhist, meaning I embrace the more rational parts of Buddhism like mindfulness and meditation, but reject the supernatural mumbo-jumbo like reincarnation or karma.
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"If you cling to something as the absolute truth and you are caught in it, when the truth comes in person to knock on your door you will refuse to let it in." ~ Siddhartha Gautama
"If you cling to something as the absolute truth and you are caught in it, when the truth comes in person to knock on your door you will refuse to let it in." ~ Siddhartha Gautama
