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Buddhism
BillieTheBot
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How do i become a buddhist?
Pray tell.
Pray tell.
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Failing that. Er...
Really? Can i eat it after?
- Ask jeeves
- Some sort of Buddhism FAQ site
I went to the London Buddist Centre once and went for meditation. It was nice and you get to meet lots of Buddists that you can ask your questions to.
I have since because a Christian though.
Can't have been that good then......
good luck trying to eat it from 10 paces away though
It's all about how much of yourself you want to give. Nobody is going to ask you to shave your head and wear robes and give up sex.
There are several Buddhist resources online from Kadumpa(spl?) to the FWBO, Tibetan Buddhism, Mahayana, Therevada and even folk Buddhism. It is a philosophy for life, not a religion.
I'm sure true Buddists don't eat meat at all
but about the origional topic. From what I understand of Buddhism all you have to do to be Buddhist is decide that you believe in Buddhist doctrin. Eight fold path the enlightenment and all that stuff.
you just decide you are doing to practice buddhism. its not a proper religion, its more a philosophy. it doesn't believe in a god or places to worship or anything so there isn't a set method for becoming one. you commit yourself to a set of moral principals and live your life according to those - its that simple. and there are lots of good books on the subject, so try and read some of those. :yes:
Looking at societies such as Tibet, meat was needed because the land is less arable and because the location of settlements, towns and cities was difficult to transport goods from. However, even these people were highly religious and blessed the animal before they killed it so it could have a better rebirth. Yet at the same time, otherwise they believed profoundly in living peacefully and would even try to rescue a fly if it falls in their tea (making a broad generalisation... But if ya get the feel).
If you want to become Buddhist, then go to Buddhist classes, buy books, research online and decide how much you want to commit. Buddhism can sound really fucking complicated if you look very deeply in to it, yet at the same time it is quite a free and simple way to live, depending on how you interpret it.