I like to think that as I went through the supermarket of life and I was choosing all the things I want to be and all the things I wanted to do my choices were all very much what I wanted.
A Black, Female, Lesbian, Buddhist.
I really dug down to the bottom
Practicing Buddhism is everyday life. It is like taking a breathe. In the morning at my alter I chant to elevate my life condition, to bring from out of my life the ultimate wisdom, courage and compassion. When I get up from chanting and leave my altar the day of practice begins. I can not separate my life as a Buddhist and ... More..
I too am not an athiest, but I feel that the faith I do have is often thought of as being athiest. I am a practicing Nichiren Diashonion Buddhist. I chant "Nam Myoho Renge Kyo", recite two chapters of the Lotus Sutra twice a day. I might mention that I am a Afro American and a lesbian of 31 years. My coming from a southern b... More..
Buddhism differs from other religions and from many sects of Buddhism in many ways. Buddhism does not believe in a God, but rather in the Universal Life, or Mystic Law which is within all beings. This Mystic Law that is within us all is what we strive to bring out of our lives, because it empowers our own wisdom, confidence,... More..
Beth Tucker
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