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**Foucceedo** · 04-08-2010, 05:13 AM

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Great Article Pink dear,

I just want to recall this quote of it, here and tell that I have always understand buddhism as a science of mind never as a religion. A kind of guide for the day to day life.

"If you search "world religions," you'll find "Buddhism" on every list. Does that make Buddhism a religion? Does it mean that because I'm a Buddhist, I'm "religious"? I can argue that Buddhism is a science of mind -- a way of exploring how we think, feel and act that leads us to profound truths about who we are. I can also say that Buddhism is a philosophy of life -- a way to live that maximizes our chances for happiness"

But I am still a little reluctant to tell about philosophy just because in western culture can be confused with the academic field of it. In the east philosophy is deeply rooted in experience and daily life... In the west, it tends to be an academic field for speculation and all those speculations are tinted with personal afflictions and turmoils about human existence. What the buddha taught was far from this aspect of the term "philosophy".

04-08-2010, 05:13 AM	#6
Foucceedo Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 420 Senior Member	from post #1 Great Article Pink dear, I just want to recall this quote of it, here and tell that I have always understand buddhism as a science of mind never as a religion. A kind of guide for the day to day life. "If you search "world religions," you'll find "Buddhism" on every list. Does that make Buddhism a religion? Does it mean that because I'm a Buddhist, I'm "religious"? I can argue that Buddhism is a science of mind -- a way of exploring how we think, feel and act that leads us to profound truths about who we are. I can also say that Buddhism is a philosophy of life -- a way to live that maximizes our chances for happiness" But I am still a little reluctant to tell about philosophy just because in western culture can be confused with the academic field of it. In the east philosophy is deeply rooted in experience and daily life... In the west, it tends to be an academic field for speculation and all those speculations are tinted with personal afflictions and turmoils about human existence. What the buddha taught was far from this aspect of the term "philosophy".
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