tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1174392851574026778.post2236957467053396752..comments2023-04-29T04:29:41.420-07:00Comments on Coffee Shop Dharma: Awkward BuddhistAliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00122235167021191820noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1174392851574026778.post-66313317375826348212009-02-20T01:45:00.000-08:002009-02-20T01:45:00.000-08:00I agree with molly on this , you have to be truthf...I agree with molly on this , you have to be truthful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1174392851574026778.post-40442540380539143032008-12-05T02:28:00.000-08:002008-12-05T02:28:00.000-08:00I wouldn't go as far as saying its as bad as being...I wouldn't go as far as saying its as bad as being a closet gay, but religion is a very sensitive subject.<BR/>It puts me in a moral quandry. A part of me feels that i should stay silent and keep the peace, and another part wants to be able to be myself, and have others respect my beliefs.Aliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00122235167021191820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1174392851574026778.post-24190452974517382802008-12-04T14:10:00.000-08:002008-12-04T14:10:00.000-08:00"step-father-in-law" That made my brain hurt like ..."step-father-in-law" That made my brain hurt like a Koan.Leaf Dharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17467341808701387652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1174392851574026778.post-87763090890228822482008-12-04T10:53:00.000-08:002008-12-04T10:53:00.000-08:00You're in a bit of a bind there, and too bad. It'...You're in a bit of a bind there, and too bad. It's hard having to live with not being able to speak the truth about yourself to those closest to you. Would it be possible simply to say, gently, "Listen, I do respect your beliefs, but I have to tell you that I don't agree with them"? Without the need for discussion or argument, simply to put it out there, so that the fact is known? It must be as tough living as a closet Buddhist as a closet gay! Good luck with it, anyway...Peter Clothierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11525159413387378704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1174392851574026778.post-21165850626764251872008-12-04T09:54:00.000-08:002008-12-04T09:54:00.000-08:00So what is the worst that could happen if you were...So what is the worst that could happen if you were truthful to them? At least then you would be true to yourself which is the most important thing on your journey.<BR/><BR/>Sounds like you have alot to work with...this is the path....<BR/><BR/>Peace to you, <BR/>(And good luck with all of it at Christmas time!)<BR/>MollyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1174392851574026778.post-70262255085328828942008-12-01T22:09:00.000-08:002008-12-01T22:09:00.000-08:00Hmmm...and I thought I had problems with my fundam...Hmmm...and I thought I had problems with my fundamentalist Christian relatives...at least they know I'm not one of them. Then, the ice was broken in the previous generation...one more reason to be thankful for mom and dad, I guess (and it sounds like yours are to-be-thankful-for as well)....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com