buddhism

“There is a misconception that Buddhism is a religion, and that you worship Buddha. Buddhism is a practice, like yoga. You can be a Christian and practise Buddhism. I met a Catholic priest who lives in a Buddhist monastery in France. He told me that Buddhism makes him a better Christian. I love that.”

—Thich Nhat Hanh

Buddhism does have something like a creation story for what Abrahamic traditions call sin or evil, but it’s causal, not moralistic. In the Agganna Sutta, the problem isn’t disobedience or original guilt; it’s craving.

Beings don’t “fall,” they slowly forget. Desire thickens, bodies and boundaries appear, ownership follows, and from that come... See more