(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.
I find myself on the same boat as well.
Now and days I've come to question God's existance and whether he was the loving deity people claimed him to be.
On the other hand, I love the ideas of Meditation, self inquiry, and seeing reality as it is without the words. One could argue that Buddhism isnt necessarily needed to do all this.
I suppose it is a valid argument, sure, but I neither think there is anything wrong with practicing Buddhism.
Some secs are woo but the majority of it is pretty solid, in my opinion. So no I do not think of you as Mad lol
