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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op, I look at yoga as an exercise because [b]Buddhism is not a religion, it is a philosophy.[/b] Buddha was not a god, he was a living man who created this philosophy. I don't see anything sinful in reading other philosophers, or taking hip-hop or ballet classes. Technically, you can get obsessed with anything in your life and begging to worship even a stone. God looks at your heart and not at the way how you blended your body. [/quote]

You have absolutely no clue what Buddhism is. All religions are philosophical paths. The Buddha doesn't have to be a "god" for Buddhism to be a religion - is Prophet Muhammad a god? Are the rishis of the Hindu Upanishads gods? No.

Buddhism is based on a dharmic spirituality that:
1) does allow for the existence of deities, and in fact those deities are actively worshipped in Tibetan Buddhism, especially the Gelugpa school (hello Saraswati, beloved goddess of the Tibetan Buddhists)
2) believes that consciousness is separate from the mind, and reincarnates from body to body, not only in the physical realm of Earth but also on 6 realms of existence, from the lowest hells to the celestial heavens (yes, Buddhism has heavens), with the ultimate goal to transcend heaven itself and enter the Void.

JFC I cannot stand it when people say "Buddhism isn't a religion". Ignorant as shit.[/quote]

You have absolutely no idea what you are talking about. There are many, many different types of Buddhism.  I'm not going to waste time typing out a response.  Pretty sure most people would listen to Thich Nhat Hanh over some ranty DCUM poster, so I'll just leave this here.  Signed, A Buddhist Christian.

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