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New to Buddhism
I was raised in an Italian Roman Catholic family and have all of my sacraments. The ironic part of this is that when I was 15 years old and about to receive my Confirmation, I started to strongly question the faith I was being taught. I can't explain why this happened. No one influenced me, or persuaded me to change my mind. I just all of a sudden felt like there was more to life than "fearing God". In fact, my belief in a higher power dissolved completely. At that point, it became clear that I had stopped believing in God and organized religion altogether. I kept these feelings to myself for a long time. Although I labeled myself as an atheist, I held a higher set of morals than most Christians I knew. I had a firm understanding of how to be a good person and live my life in a respectable way. I didn't need anyone to tell me how or why; these were simple principles that came naturally to me as a human being.
So here I am now, 30 years old. I came across an article in a magazine about Buddhism and read it. I felt a profound connection instantly and wanted to learn more. I started by reading a beginners book and for the first time in my life I felt like something FINALLY made sense. I am energized and excited about learning more about Buddhism because I feel like it's a perfect fit for me. I don't know anyone else who practices Buddhism, so I found this site and thought it would be a good way to connect with people who shared the same interest.
I'm looking forward to my new journey! Cheers :thumbsup:
So here I am now, 30 years old. I came across an article in a magazine about Buddhism and read it. I felt a profound connection instantly and wanted to learn more. I started by reading a beginners book and for the first time in my life I felt like something FINALLY made sense. I am energized and excited about learning more about Buddhism because I feel like it's a perfect fit for me. I don't know anyone else who practices Buddhism, so I found this site and thought it would be a good way to connect with people who shared the same interest.
I'm looking forward to my new journey! Cheers :thumbsup:
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Take your time, pay attention and you should have a (relatively) comfortable ride.
Ti posso dire che la tua storia e piu o meno uguale alla mia....pero io ero un po piu vecchia di te!
You are very welcome here - for the benefit of others reading, my story is quite similar to yours - except that I was a little older than you when I came to Buddhism....!
Nice to meet you!
Thank you all for the "welcomes". I've read that learning Buddhism for the first time should be taken in slowly to avoid over-load and confusion. That's my plan. I have a lifetime of learning ahead of me so I'm not in a big hurry. I'm very humble with my life at the moment, and it keeps getting better
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