Ephesians 2: 8-9 “By Grace you have been saved through faith, and this not of you yourselves. It is a gift of God that no man may boast”..
After you have this, then Buddhism, what’s the point? (there would be none).
There are plenty of Christians that suffer unhappiness and emotional pain. Being Christian doesn't exempt you from life. Buddhist philosophy teaches how the mind works and how to avoid the suffering in life. It does not ask you to worship some other god and it doesn't have the typical elements of a religion. It is a philosophy about the workings of the mind.
When I was living in Michigan, a good friend I worked with was Buddhist and I used to tease her all the time about the chanting saying “Rang me, hang me.” She didn’t think it all that funny but I did. Love her to bits but she is still searching.
Now I live about three miles from a Buddhist temple in the boonies near DFW and they rent that sucker out to all the Mexicans and anyone else who wants to partay. Can hear the music blasting from that far away. Drove by it one night and the cops were there with their decibel readers (not sure that is what they are called) making sure the volume was not breaking the city noise code. I have never understood the need to listen to something so loud it can be heard 3 miles away. Guess I don’t know what I am missing. lol
Thanks for your posts, JSDude1.