Buddhism, Legalism and Spirituality
19th April 2005
Yesterday while having lunch with a client, she shared something about her observations on Christianity that I thought was interesting.
"It’s much easier to be a Christian," she mused, "it seems that Christians do not worry much about how they live their lives."
"That’s an interesting observation," I said, "Tell me more…"
"Well, it is harder to be a Buddhist," she said, "because buddhists have to be so careful that they do not break their rules, or they’d go to hell."
Hmmm… apparently Christianity is no longer a legalistic religion, at least not by one outsider observer. As it turns out, Buddhism which is supposed to be a religion of serenity, peace and compassion, is one that causes not a little consternation among its adherents.
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