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Originally Posted by nickynicole
religion envy?
It seems that most of us are lining up eastern religion as our second choice, which makes me think that western religion is currently lacking in something... maybe sense of self, and sense of sacred.
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Actually, I'm lining up with Buddhism because it is extremely close to what I learn from contemporary Catholicism. It's impossible that the life lessons that Catholicism and Buddhism share would be "proven wrong" - it's a philosophy of life, beyond what "gets you to heaven." The way I look at it, the main difference is the belief in a higher power, so Buddhism is the logical choice for me to continue with my philosophy of life while no longer believing in God or Christ. So, at least for me, I chose an eastern religion specifically for the fact that the western one I have is *not* lacking in those areas.