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Originally Posted by Deidre
Hello, I'm hopeful of gaining some insight from you on something I've wondered about for a time. I grew up in a Christian home as a kid, then about five years ago, I left Christianity and eventually identified as an atheist. My grandmother died about a year later, and my world sort of fell apart. She meant a lot to me. I started exploring Buddhism, Islam and eventually came back to Christianity a little over a year ago. But, it never really felt like it was something I should have done. I think I returned to it because I was sad and grieving over the loss of my grandmother. Fast forward to now, and I'm leaning towards atheism, again.
My question for you is...can one be an atheist, and also adhere to some Buddhism principles? I've heard of spiritual atheism, I'm just wondering if that is really possible? I just logically don't believe anymore in a higher power, but in my heart, I feel that we are all connected, somehow...some way.
Buddhism is very logical and also helps emotionally. Just wondering your thoughts on this.
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I am not a Buddhist but my heart and internal trust in myself to want to know the truth for myself lead me to discover Buddhist connections which in turn showed me how much closer it was to my truth and awareness. You could say I didn't seek Buddhism. We found each other at a meeting point in me that smiled in resonation to its greater offering in me.
I was conditioned by catholic views and a fairly strict catholic education system. I'm proud to say I now trust myself and letting go of all beliefs has served me to move through life more open and more consciously aware of what feels right for me.