Thursday, July 30, 2009

Interconnectedness & Compassion: Why I'm not a Buddhist but like some of the Buddhist Philosophy

I'm not a Buddhist. First, because I reject the supernatural aspects of the religion such as reincarnation, etc. Second, Buddhism in its various extreme forms is not for me, see Buddhist Retreat: Why I gave up on finding my religion by John Horgan.

Yet I do like certain aspects of the philosophy of Buddhism. This video by Bob Thurman at TED demonstrates some of the parts of Buddhism I think are interesting:





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