Although the goals of these two spiritual paths may sound somewhat different, both focus on creating a state of indestructible, eternal happiness. Baptist teachings encouraged me to work toward attaining admission into a heavenly paradise, while Buddhism inspires me to attain the enduring and enlightened life condition of Buddhahood. Although I went from Baptist to Buddhist, I’ve honored my family’s heritage and cherish the similarities between these two paths. Like most families of our description, we embraced the Baptist religious tradition. In my case, I was born to an African American family in the southern region of the United States. “The religious faith that we are born into is largely determined by the region where we live and the ethnic background of our family.
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