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**Unhappu** · 03-26-2011, 12:13 PM

To me, the Buddha's teachings are just ways of thinking and acting that lead to a rare type of peace of mind... the kind that no longer needs to struggle against life or to seek out temporary pleasures as temporary means of being "happy". That peace, once cultivated, is such that the ever-changing nature of reality and the conditions you're exposed to do not disturb the mind at all. You're finally home in the world.

And you don't have to call yourself a Buddhist. So the short answer is no.

03-26-2011, 12:13 PM	#3
Unhappu Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 553 Senior Member	To me, the Buddha's teachings are just ways of thinking and acting that lead to a rare type of peace of mind... the kind that no longer needs to struggle against life or to seek out temporary pleasures as temporary means of being "happy". That peace, once cultivated, is such that the ever-changing nature of reality and the conditions you're exposed to do not disturb the mind at all. You're finally home in the world. And you don't have to call yourself a Buddhist. So the short answer is no.
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