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re: What Do You Know About Buddhism?
Posted on 6/23/14 at 9:40 pm to genro
Posted on 6/23/14 at 9:40 pm to genro
I subscribe to Taoism, a form of Buddhism. Read the Tao Te Ching. Its probably the most well known Buddhist book. Lots of wisdom in there. It's really a philosophy of life more than a religion.
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Posted on 6/23/14 at 9:41 pm to DeathValley85
I know a former LSU Golden Girl who's a Buddhist.
Posted on 6/23/14 at 9:41 pm to Paige
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yeah I really need to reread the books. Maybe I'll get some on kindle
Apparently it's quite the debate as to whether Buddhism is really a religion. They recognize that Buddha was just a guy and claim not to worship him. (so I've read in my recent internetting)
I bet God thinks Buddha was a solid guy.
Posted on 6/23/14 at 9:43 pm to DeathValley85
I just know that I had a much more positive outlook on life when I was practicing mindfulness
Posted on 6/23/14 at 9:45 pm to DeathValley85
Buddhist teaching and experience meshes nicely with scientific discoveries in quantum physics. Read The Tao of Physics. That book gives a great overview of how science and spirituality overlap almost seamlessly.
Posted on 6/23/14 at 9:46 pm to genuineLSUtiger
Yeah quantum physics stuff is awesome
Posted on 6/23/14 at 9:47 pm to genuineLSUtiger
There are a lot of good things, and like all religions/philosophies, there are some negatives. Buddhism can lead to passivity in the face of injustice. Not always, and there are lots of exceptions, but that can be a tendency.
Posted on 6/23/14 at 9:56 pm to Jim Rockford
So does turning the other cheek.
Buddhism is something worth knowing about as a life philosophy.
Buddhism is something worth knowing about as a life philosophy.
Posted on 6/23/14 at 9:57 pm to Jim Rockford
It is a philosophy that teaches mindfulness like Paige said. Meditation is the main practice associated with it. If you practice it daily, it does quiet your mind chatter and make you more peaceful. It helps you to live in the moment more effectively.
Posted on 6/23/14 at 9:59 pm to Bullfrog
I agree bullfrog. It has affected my life in positive ways. I grew up Southern Baptist and just never identified with the silliness of Christian religious concepts.
Posted on 6/23/14 at 10:02 pm to genuineLSUtiger
I've been meditating since I was 8. Pretty much every night as I go to sleep.
That's not ideal by the book, but it works for me.
That's not ideal by the book, but it works for me.
Posted on 6/23/14 at 10:03 pm to DeathValley85
I have a former coworker who converted from Catholic to Buddhist. I thought that was the craziest thing ever for a mid 40's white female who grew up in Houma!
Posted on 6/23/14 at 10:06 pm to DeathValley85
No religion > Eastern religions > Western religions
Posted on 6/23/14 at 10:07 pm to DeathValley85
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Posted on 6/23/14 at 10:08 pm to lsu xman
I'm a mid-40's white male who grew up in Shreveport. 
I started reading up on Buddhism and meditating about 5 years ago. I meditate sporadically but read Buddhist-themed books or philosophy almost daily.
I started reading up on Buddhism and meditating about 5 years ago. I meditate sporadically but read Buddhist-themed books or philosophy almost daily. 
Posted on 6/23/14 at 10:14 pm to DeathValley85
I don't know much about it, but apparently my great aunt is a buddhist. I saw her for the first time in a long time this last Fall. She was talking about energies and how they affected health. She mentioned something about a throat issue I think, or something anyhow, that doctors couldn't treat, but somehow through channeling energies she was able to alleviate the discomfort.
She's in her 90's and a retired professor at some university in the midwest I think. She founded a temple at the university. Keeping that temple going and trying to find a successor seems to be the only thing that has really been keeping her going. It's sort of a family rumor that she's a lesbian.
She's in her 90's and a retired professor at some university in the midwest I think. She founded a temple at the university. Keeping that temple going and trying to find a successor seems to be the only thing that has really been keeping her going. It's sort of a family rumor that she's a lesbian.
Posted on 6/23/14 at 10:14 pm to efrad
Efrad, read one of the translations of the Tao Te Ching. The Tao of Physics is a great book dovetailing Buddhist tradition and thought with the findings of quantum physics. It's a great read. When I left the Christian faith behind (I was always pretty half hearted towards it growing up) I was atheist/agnostic for awhile before I checked out eastern religion/philosophy. Then I realized that atheism is only the halfway point to true spirituality. Look into it. It's life changing without all of the extraneous baggage and BS of religion.
Posted on 6/23/14 at 10:17 pm to Peazey
I would be hanging out with her and absorbing every thing she could teach you. I guarantee she is full of life knowledge and wisdom. Not to mention she is probably interesting as hell. 
Posted on 6/23/14 at 10:18 pm to genuineLSUtiger
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Posted on 6/23/14 at 10:19 pm to DeathValley85
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What Do You Know About Buddhism?
I know it's pretty dope.
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