Comments | scatteredsleep: Buddhism Wins Best Religion in the World Award

scatteredsleep

Buddhism Wins Best Religion in the World Award

Nov 04, 2009 08:53

I just really like this. Especially the Buddhists being like, "Um, no that's cool, you keep it. Thanks though." Something about the entire situation just seems a little... misguided? In a cute way. Like a kitten trying to figure out a glass door. They just keep pawing at it... but seriously, at first I had to check and make sure this wasn't an ( Read more... )

misguided religious people, buddhism, good intentions

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carve037 November 5 2009, 01:54:15 UTC

I think it's pretty cool. As secular as I am, I see a lot to like in Buddhism; I know it influenced my mom's thinking growing up, and she's the closest thing to a spiritual guide I've ever had. And they're right that it's telling, that nobody's so lost as to pick up a gun in the name of Buddha. It also doesn't surprise me at all that they refused the prize, considering the emphasis on selflessness and desirelessness.