Parts of other religions that you find most appealing?

[Arach Angle]

Originally Posted by Miss Hepburn

Who is 'he'?

looking back, "he" could even be me at times.

[nng]

I like Hinduism because it says that there are chakras in the body, a literal piece of the divine within each of us. I like the concept of kundalini awakening, which is like spiritual transformation and renewal.

[CorporateCowboy]

Originally Posted by mordant

I find the basic concepts of Buddhism appealing and largely true -- that life is difficult, all things impermanent, and we spend way too much time living in the past or the future rather than the present. The lack of a deity is also very nice, it keeps things relatively simple, although they do have other crufty mythologies and pomp and circumstance.

I don't personally get much traction out of meditation, though I'm open to it and have tried it. Partly because I'm not a broadly anxious person and have a pretty disciplined mind to begin with. But I respect the basic teachings just the same. Besides, little known fact -- lay meditation has not been a focus of Buddhism until the past century or so anyway.

I know this is an old post - but I couldn’t agree more.