#* as In I am afraid of accidentally claiming a closed subculture out of ignorance

[aepson]

im always scared to label myself with a religion, mostly of the fear of Somehow not doing it right Or not being welcome to it. But I think religionIs something to be interpreted because religion exists beacause sapient beings need something to believe in, or they will become hopeless or lose their minds. Even those who say they Do not believe in a higher power bla bla “so believe in science” Still believe in something , science . Understanding the world you live in is something sapient species want to have or we’ll Need to have, in some sort of way and whether that is believing that everything can be explained by science, that Christian god created the world , that all human beings are divine and existence is unified , having something to explain how the world works is a basic “human” need and that is why everyone will always be curious and need to know how everything works . I am religious in the way that I need the world explained and a way to parse it too

#aepson post #bai ze #Thinking thoughts #I never Called myself Buddhist but I used to go to the Buddhist temple with my aunt #and worship there . I also align with the beliefs #and Taoist philosophy and the reincarnation become one with tao it makes the most sense to me #since I am a being who has been reincarnated thousand of times #cycles continue and so do I #anyways the main point is im scared of claiming to be a part of a closed subculture Despite doing plenty of research for years and years #* as In I am afraid of accidentally claiming a closed subculture out of ignorance #i should get a physical copy of tao te ching #and perhaps the lotus sutra #even if i do not call myself belonging to any religious (yet) I like to read sacred texts #I have. weird past with religion #Grew up both catholic and a scientologist at some point #anyways #yeah #ykw.. #When I say things like this A lot of people Ask me if I’m Asian And you don’t have to be Asian to be Buddhist . but I am Asian lol