Buddhism

[Sonata]

I've been reading about it for an essay I need to write and I find it very, very interesting !

Any Buddhists here? How did you start?

I'm really interested in hearing people's stories about it

[Loa]

I know Cobralily is!

My godmother is actually friends with the Dali Lama.
I swear, she is magic.
They actually email frequently!

[Sonata]

I know Cobralily is!

My godmother is actually friends with the Dali Lama.
I swear, she is magic.
They actually email frequently!

The Dalai Lama is so inspiring. It must be magical to talk with him !

[Eviecorn]

I was raised Jewish, but I started studying Mahayana Buddhism as a teenager and still do to this day. 

[kaoskat]

I'm not. But I find other cultures fascinating in all aspects.

[Sonata]

I was raised Jewish, but I started studying Mahayana Buddhism as a teenager and still do to this day. 

That is very interesting ! What made you get so interested in it?

[RAMChYLD]

I am!

I'm a born Buddhist. That's how it started

My college teacher said that the Buddhism most South East Asian Chinese practice nowadays is actually intertwined with Confucianism tho (given how we pray for our ancestors with joss sticks and joss papers), and that real Buddhists are vegetarians. I don't really know anymore. My ID card says I'm a Buddhist, as do my parents' and grandparents' ID card says they are.

[Sonata]

I am!

I'm a born Buddhist. That's how it started

My college teacher said that the Buddhism most South East Asian Chinese practice nowadays is actually intertwined with Confucianism tho (given how we pray for our ancestors with joss sticks and joss papers), and that real Buddhists are vegetarians. I don't really know anymore. My ID card says I'm a Buddhist, as do my parents' and grandparents' ID card says they are.

There are many variations of Buddhism, so I would not say there are "real" buddhists. But that's cool !

[Eviecorn]

I was raised Jewish, but I started studying Mahayana Buddhism as a teenager and still do to this day. 

That is very interesting ! What made you get so interested in it?

I was always interested in the world's religions and schools of thought because of my grandfather, who had a whole library of books about everything from Kabbalah to Wicca.  I always identified with Buddhist principles, and then I read the book The Jew in the Lotus which details the convergence of thought between Judaism and Buddhism.  It was quite an eye opening read.

(edit because I messed up book title)

[Sonata]

I was raised Jewish, but I started studying Mahayana Buddhism as a teenager and still do to this day. 

That is very interesting ! What made you get so interested in it?

I was always interested in the world's religions and schools of thought because of my grandfather, who had a whole library of books about everything from Kabbalah to Wicca.  I always identified with Buddhist principles, and then I read the book The Jew in the Lotus which details the convergence of thought between Judaism and Buddhism.  It was quite an eye opening read.

(edit because I messed up book title)

Nice ! I identify with some of their principles too. It's pretty much the only religion I can say this about lol.

[zora]

i am by choice i was not raised very regilious so i could decide on my own what i wanna be after some travels to thailand, cambodia, malaysia, taiwan and hong kong + some books about buddhism i decided that it would be the right  religion for me.

[Sonata]

i am by choice i was not raised very regilious so i could decide on my own what i wanna be after some travels to thailand, cambodia, malaysia, taiwan and hong kong + some books about buddhism i decided that it would be the right  religion for me.

Wow, you went to all those places already? Cool !! My parents are Christian Catholics and I was tought to be one as well, but I never believed it in xD I gave up on religion when I was about 10 or so and don't really believe in anything even today. But I do indentify with the teachings of Buddhism, though !

[melodys_angel]

We all stand by our own things, but I honestly thing that in the end, everything links up to the same thing

[Sonata]

We all stand by our own things, but I honestly thing that in the end, everything links up to the same thing

Maybe~ But it is interesting to note that all religions say the same things and have the same basis of doing good to others. What changes - and often ends up in war - is people's interpretations. Interesting, isn't it?