Can we give up on Trampling Deities?

[Guest guest]

I was born Jewish, and received lots of discrimination

and prejudice as a child from Christians around me who

wanted me to convert. (This despite the almost total

non-observance of Jewish practices by my family.)

 

As I grew old enough to think for myself, I found

myself strongly drawn to several other faiths. To

Wicca, to Hinduism, and to Tibetan Buddhism.

 

My experience of Hinduism is that most Hindus consider

their religion to be specific to a particular people

(this is also the attitude of most Jews toward

Judaism). Some Hindus even forbid conversion to

Hinduism.

 

Buddhism (Tibetan or otherwise) sees itself as a World

Religion (like Christianity), and encourages

conversion. My experience with Tibetan Buddhism is

that they seem much less pushy and insulting than the

proselytizing Christians I experienced in my

childhood.

 

And the misconceptions and misunderstandings about

Wicca are truly amazing! Mr. Bush, my country's

President, has been quoted as saying that Wicca is not

even a religion! (But Wiccans never say "There is

only One Way, and our way is IT!")

 

My tastes are ecclectic, and if I can't worship (among

others) Ganesha, Green Tara, AND the Horned God and

Triple Goddess, you can keep your revolution!

 

-- Len/ Kalipadma

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Hi Len:

 

On May 12, 2005, at 11:05 PM, Len Rosenberg wrote:

> Buddhism (Tibetan or otherwise) sees itself as a World

> Religion (like Christianity), and encourages

> conversion.  My experience with Tibetan Buddhism is

> that they seem much less pushy and insulting than the

> proselytizing Christians I experienced in my

> childhood.

 

One of the interesting facets of Buddhism is there ability to integrate

other Deities rather than demonizing them.

 

I particularly like how, rather than demonizing the pre-Buddhist Bon

God's, the made them protectors. I like that.

 

Best,

 

Vajranatha