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squirell nutkin · 06-30-2010, 04:15 PM

Griff,
I found that Zen Buddhism spoke to the spiritual questions that my Catholic upbringing couldn't and didn't address.

I'd be happy to share a reading list with you and offer any observations or experiences I've had in my practice. I lived in a monastery for a year about 20 years ago and still practice, but obviously never became a monk.

Buddhism is indeed a religion, albeit a non- theistic one. It completely leaves aside the question of the existence of god as being irrelevant to leading a moral and ethical life.

06-30-2010, 04:15 PM	#13
squirell nutkin has a second hand user title Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: in a Nut House Posts: 2,017	Griff, I found that Zen Buddhism spoke to the spiritual questions that my Catholic upbringing couldn't and didn't address. I'd be happy to share a reading list with you and offer any observations or experiences I've had in my practice. I lived in a monastery for a year about 20 years ago and still practice, but obviously never became a monk. Buddhism is indeed a religion, albeit a non- theistic one. It completely leaves aside the question of the existence of god as being irrelevant to leading a moral and ethical life. __________________ And now I'm finished posting.