Two Florida school officials won't go to jail for praying

[--Pete]

Hi,

Edit: On second thought, perhaps because I choose to follow the Buddhist code of conduct that makes me a Buddhist. I don't know.

Last night, this statement came back to haunt me. I contemplated it for a long time. Part of me said that you are what you do. Another part of me said that you are what you believe. The dichotomy of Jefferson's life and writings ran back and fourth, sometimes supporting one side, sometimes supporting the other.

Are you a Buddhist? I think probably not. Following the Buddhist moral code, for the most part, does not make you much different from those who follow the moral code of most religions. To actually *be* a Buddhist, I think, you must embrace their world view, their theology. You must accept the concepts of karma, their abstract concept of rebirth, and the desirability and attainability of a state of total non-self (nirvana).

--Pete