I'm looking into Buddhism. It's not a philosophy or a religion, it just is. This ancient package won't fit into modern packaging.

I am first and foremost a Christian, specifically a Latter Day Saint. You may ask how I plan to be a Buddhist and a Christian. If Pi Patel could belong to Christianity, Hinduism, and Islam why the hell can't I belong to two of my choosing.

Hmm, my choosing. That's an interesting thought. Did I choose this because it agrees with my perception of truth, or am I adjusting my perceptions in search of truth? But I digress . . .

I plan to be a Buddhist Christian and pull it off famously. I will not be a traditional Buddhist, more like a . . . hmm, Buddhist Deviant seems appropriate, actually. Much of Buddhism I've found to actually support Christianity, especially doctrine such as things have identity only in relation to each other and finding balance between self-indulgence and self-mortification. After all, it was Isaiah who said to bridle your passions, not let them have the reigns or starve to death.

I've heard religion be called something along the lines of an irrational maelstrom of dogmas and emotion that is the driving force behind wars and persecution, or a jumble of primitive folklore that humankind drags through the ages like a cosmic security blanket. There is truth in both of these statements, stuck between the corrugations of negative falsehood that are so abrasive to the hiding mind.

Religion, for me, is rational. It is peaceful. It is driving. It is demanding. It is anything but primitive. It is elemental. It is simple. It is nearly impossible to comprehend. My doctrine makes sense. I know beyond any doubt this existence is teleological. I know of my God, and look forward to getting to know him.

I'm going to the monastery in a neighboring city soon to find a teacher.

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