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**Sydrothcoathy** · 02-25-2012, 08:56 PM

I haven't told them in such certain terms as "I am Buddhist" as such. But I lent them my kindle to have a play with (they were considering buying one) and they found books by the Dalai Lama on there and asked about it. I just said I'm exploring Buddhism. And I also told them I go to classes on it. Most of the time I'll say I'm going to the temple but for them I just say I'm going to classes. It's all in the wording, they get less weirded out by classes then any formalised religious centre.

02-25-2012, 08:56 PM	#8
Sydrothcoathy Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 444 Senior Member	I haven't told them in such certain terms as "I am Buddhist" as such. But I lent them my kindle to have a play with (they were considering buying one) and they found books by the Dalai Lama on there and asked about it. I just said I'm exploring Buddhism. And I also told them I go to classes on it. Most of the time I'll say I'm going to the temple but for them I just say I'm going to classes. It's all in the wording, they get less weirded out by classes then any formalised religious centre.
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