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dawn Donating Member (876 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-11-04 01:58 PM
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17. I saw that book in Borders the other day.
I should go and read it. And I have read that other Western Buddhists don't toally give up their old beliefs when they follow the path. But I thought I couldn't do that, because even though I still believe in Jesus, I haven't stepped into a church in 15 years.

I don't know if my Dad is ready to read that book, but maybe someday I can try to share some of it with him. It's just hard because I am trying always to avoid arguments with him.

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  -My Republican dad said I'm a selfish dropout because I'm Buddhist dawn  Jan-11-04 01:19 PM   #0 
  - I wouldn't  Kamika   Jan-11-04 01:25 PM   #1 
  - Deleted message  Name removed   Jan-12-04 12:08 AM   #31 
  - Tell him with all due respect ...  zidzi   Jan-11-04 01:26 PM   #2 
  - If you were a Buddhist,  H2O Man   Jan-11-04 01:26 PM   #3 
  - Your parents will never understand you . . .  femmecahors   Jan-11-04 01:26 PM   #4 
  - Your Dad is only suffering  randr   Jan-11-04 01:26 PM   #5 
  - Not all Christians feel that way...  silverlib   Jan-11-04 01:29 PM   #6 
  - Nicolas Notovitch  dweller   Jan-11-04 01:53 PM   #16 
  - Well, first of all, it is my understanding ....  hlthe2b   Jan-11-04 01:31 PM   #7 
  - I saw that book in Borders the other day.  dawn   Jan-11-04 01:58 PM   #17 
     - I can't help but observe...  hlthe2b   Jan-11-04 02:16 PM   #22 
        - Yes..you pretty much hit the nail on the head there.  dawn   Jan-12-04 11:34 AM   #34 
  - I think that at some level they should be able to understand -  Torrey Pines   Jan-11-04 01:34 PM   #8 
  - Wow  Rabrrrrrr   Jan-11-04 01:36 PM   #9 
  - Nicely said... I agree that "fear of the unknown," whether religious,  hlthe2b   Jan-11-04 02:30 PM   #23 
     - Yes about the Catholic Church, and it's good of you to remind us  Rabrrrrrr   Jan-11-04 10:43 PM   #29 
  - Those wacky "christians"...  Hell Hath No Fury   Jan-11-04 01:36 PM   #10 
  - I agree....compassion.  dawn   Jan-11-04 01:47 PM   #14 
  - Parents react in many different ways when a child they raised in the faith  Lars39   Jan-11-04 01:37 PM   #11 
  - Hmm, sounds so much like my Dad I have to smile.  SharonAnn   Jan-11-04 01:41 PM   #12 
  - I thought that was the church's job...  YellowRubberDuckie   Jan-11-04 02:03 PM   #18 
  - Sorry, duplicate post  YellowRubberDuckie   Jan-11-04 02:03 PM   #19 
  - It will NEVER end... unless you both make it end  1monster   Jan-11-04 01:45 PM   #13 
  - Actually...  djeseru   Jan-11-04 01:50 PM   #15 
  - Maybe he'll come around? My parents did....  Selwynn   Jan-11-04 02:07 PM   #20 
  - It depends on how people feel about religion  Nikia   Jan-11-04 02:11 PM   #21 
  - My dad is an x-catholic buddhist.  rbnyc   Jan-11-04 02:57 PM   #24 
  - Terrific. Being called "selfish" by a Republican.  NightTrain   Jan-11-04 02:59 PM   #25 
  - It is a deep seated fear of death.  Pobeka   Jan-11-04 03:18 PM   #26 
  - As a free spirit, I say he's using spin and hate to make you feel bad.  HypnoToad   Jan-11-04 03:45 PM   #27 
  - Massive dad issues here  neebob   Jan-11-04 03:45 PM   #28 
  - Book recommendation  populistmom   Jan-11-04 10:53 PM   #30 
  - I went back to church  mdmc   Jan-12-04 01:18 AM   #32 
  - *sigh*  CandyCrim21   Jan-12-04 03:43 AM   #33 
  - Everyone has to find their own path  geniph   Jan-12-04 04:37 PM   #35 
  - I can relate  breezygirl   Jan-12-04 04:41 PM   #36 
  - Isn't one of the principles of Buddhism  Lydia Leftcoast   Jan-12-04 04:48 PM   #37 
 

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