Scared Of Becoming A Buddhist Follower

[Guest Annetta]

@Fidelio Not even.

[Elisabeth]

On ‎04‎.‎07‎.‎2017 at 8:31 PM, nahtanoj said:

 I feel like I could easily become a buddhist follower and I'm aware that I could be changing one dogma for another.

What would be so terrible in being a follower for a bit?

I'm in kind of a similar situation to yours, because I've decided to go for my first vipassana retreat this summer. If they'll ask me to bow before the Buddha, I'll do it with all the respect and gratitude that I can find in myself. I may have some of the resistance you describe, but I know from my past experience (with a tantric rituals, where you choose your object of worship) that the act of worshipping something doesn't make me a blind follower of it, but rather enhances my ability to appreciate the spirituality in everyday life. It's not bad for an atheist to learn to accept the humble feelings that do come with bowing before something greater than you. 

[Guest Annetta]

@Fidelio  I had a feeling you would make a bunny boiler analogy, I had even written something up about how you seem to think I have this Joan Crawford-esque sort of way.

You seem to enjoy painting women with the brush of insanity. 

Edited July 5, 2017 by Annetta

[Guest Annetta]

I'm more like h3h3's wife, Hila irl but more anxious.
 I mean Joan Crawford, yes.

Edited July 5, 2017 by Annetta