Are you spiritual, religious or atheist? (1 Viewer)

[maruberry]

I'm an Atheist, however, I do find myself to be quite spiritual recently and I have been looking to get into Buddhism. Is Buddhism a Religion? It depends on who you ask.
I definitely think that you can be spiritual and non-religious and I think this is where Buddhism comes in since there is no higher being to worship but instead it's all about Enlightenment.
I think this is a good way to live, myself.

Buddhism is generally considered a religion, although some branches of it are a bit fuzzy in that department.

 

[MinSquishy]

To be honest, I think I am an atheist because of all this 'science' proving religion 'wrong'

BTW... Did you ever re-type your audition?

 

[maruberry]

To be honest, I think I am an atheist because of all this 'science' proving religion 'wrong'

BTW... Did you ever re-type your audition?

I edited the original one!

Also... science hasn't proven re-birth to be impossible.
neither has it proved that ghost don't exist

The Dalai Lama (The leader of Tibetian Buddhists) even said that if science proved rebirth to be impossible he would quite being a buddhist

 

[MinSquishy]

I edited the original one!

Also... science hasn't proven re-birth to be impossible.
neither has it proved that ghost don't exist

The Dalai Lama (The leader of Tibetian Buddhists) even said that if science proved rebirth to be impossible he would quite being a buddhist

Oops, lmao.

Yeah... It's just confusing... I have my mom as a buddhist and my dad a christian and then science over here, so yeah. I don't know xD

 

[maruberry]

Oops, lmao.

Yeah... It's just confusing... I have my mom as a buddhist and my dad a christian and then science over here, so yeah. I don't know xD

This shiz is confusing!

That is why I don't pick neither atheism nor religion... It's like I'm not gonna blindly follow some set of rules, but I feel like there is something more also existing than what science knows or can tell.

 

[MinSquishy]

This shiz is confusing!

That is why I don't pick neither atheism nor religion... It's like I'm not gonna blindly follow some set of rules, but I feel like there is something more also existing than what science knows or can tell.

Yeah that xD

 

[Yoohyeon]

Buddhism is generally considered a religion, although some branches of it are a bit fuzzy in that department.

That is definitely true, but not everyone would call it a religion. I have just bought an audiobook on audible called 'Buddhism for Beginners' and they say some people say it's a religion and some people say it's not, so it depends on who you ask.
But I am actually interested in Buddhism, especially since I am doing Shaolin Kung Fu.
On Monday, i did Meditation, Tai Chi and Kung Fu and today I just did Kung fu, but the school I am with is called the UK Shaolin Temple and they say you don't have to be religious or you don't have to be a Buddhist to practice Buddhism, so even if you are a Muslim, Christian, Jewish, etc, you can still practice Buddhism, which I think is pretty cool.

 

[potato]

My parents are hindu so I would say that I am hindu too. I celebrate hindu festivals and pray at temples. But that's because of my parents but it's not like I dislike praying or celebrating festivals.

I'm at a stage where I'm not really sure what I believe so I would label myself spiritual.

Fun fact: did you know you can be an atheist and a hindu at the same time?

 

[lostinwvnderland]

Catholic. My family not really super religious about it though.

 

[raymondchouku]

I'm an atheist but a weird one ... like I believe in being reborn after we die into a new body, but I think I only believe in that so that death doesn't scare me as much as it does.

Not so weird. Theravadan Buddhism doesn't have a belief in a deity or deities and rebirth is part of that philosophy.

 

[raymondchouku]

I was born into a Roman Catholic family. I don't attend church regularly, but that has more to do with factors other than religious belief. I would say my views are complicated and paradoxical. I find it more comforting to believe in a god who doesn't concern itself with the activities of human kind and will not intercede. Having said that I have experienced miracles that cannot be explained without belief in an intercessory force of nature. To put it as succinctly as possible I am culturally catholic, and I enjoy some of its rituals, but I have may beliefs that contradict the Vatican.

 

[Skinnny]

Fun fact: did you know you can be an atheist and a hindu at the same time?

How so?

 

[bulletproof]

I believe in God and after life and spiritual stuff, but I'm not a religious person, I don't practice and all

 

[potato]

How so?

I'm not quite sure myself tbh but I've read about it. Hinduism is described more as a philosophy than a religion. It's the oldest religion in the world so there are so many different beliefs within the religion. You can read more about it here:

Hindu atheism - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Skinnny]

I'm not quite sure myself tbh but I've read about it. Hinduism is described more as a philosophy than a religion. It's the oldest religion in the world so there are so many different beliefs within the religion. You can read more about it here:

Hindu atheism - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Oh this is quite interesting actually
My Hinduism knowledge is very limited

 

[blueberries]

Atheist for sure. I don't really believe in supernatural, but I like horoscopes, fortune tellings etc. mostly for fun and not cause i actually believe them.

 

[potato]

Oh this is quite interesting actually
My Hinduism knowledge is very limited

Dw. My hinduism knowledge is quite limited too and I'm a hindu