Robin's Journal

I am Atheist.. But Buddhist?
Many Westerner have said:

"I am Christian.... but Buddhist"; Or

"I an Jewish.. but Buddhist"

"Je suis atheiste... mais Buddhist"

Buddhism does not worship a God and concerns itself with more human or immediate, practical matters than whether there is a God.

It's worth noting that an acceptance of Buddhism does not necessarily require a rejection of one's personal or earlier religion (unlike many other religions). A Buddhist is respectful of all religions.

In fact, Buddhism does not require anything of those who would practise it. For Buddhism is not dogmatic nor catechistic. It does not preach sin. It does not say there is only one right way.

It offers merely a path to wisdom, to enlightment; the very word Buddha derives from 'buddh' - to be awake, to be enlightened.

The Buddha was a human being, not a divinity, a fully enlightened human being who was above all.. a teacher.

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