Do You Believe in God?

I dont know if my quest is really spiritual or only existential. None of the current religions convince me in their answers . Well maybe buddhism . Is the one that make the most sense to me so far.

Buddhism seems like the only one that pays attention to reality and an individual's perception of that reality. Most, or all, of the other religions are busy making up stories about things to which people didn't know the answers.

The incident earlier this year of a toddler running all over a Buddhist sand mandala was a great illustration of a Buddhist monk's mindset. From the article linked below, "'No problem,' Geshe Lobsang Sumdup, leader of the group from the Drepung Gomang Monastery in southern India, said through a translator. 'We didn't get despondent. We have three days more. So we will have to work harder.'"

Further, the sand mandala is itself a symbol of impermanence, and it lived up to its purpose even while being kicked about by that toddler.

Toddler ruins monks' art : World: News: News24

It's a philosophy, not a religion. It basically recommends to accept the world as it is, and -- in direct contrast to religions like Christianity -- accepts that there are things that will just never be fully known.

Something lighthearted and yet serious too i guess. If you want to complain write 20/20 care of abc. I saw a rather odd segment on 20/20 the abc news magazine a few years back when hugh downs was hosting with barbara walters { don't recall }. Its one of a kind and the only segment of its kind i have ever seen on network news. The segment was something like " Dead people who come back to visit us ". In hugh downs' words " its more common than you think ". I vaguely remember 2 examples. One of a man visiting a pub somewhere in england or ireland and seeing{talking?} to someone he knew had passed away. {never saw him again} The other example is a bit more serious. A mother saw her daughter approaching her in the doorway of her house telling her she was fine and walked away. An hour later she received a phone call telling her that her daughter was in a car accident and had passed away. Its not meant to prove anything but if we do pass on i guess its possible. Anybody ever heard of this before ? And we do struggle and suffer mightly but its only for a brief moment in time. We're playing for keeps but it ain't keeps. Soon we'll either be in oblivion , a place where all there is is suffering , places with less suffering , or a place where there is little suffering.

After my last performance in the boudoir, my conquest left as a believer! She's got me listed in her mobile as 'Louche Almighty'!

an emphatic yes