Have any of you been to www.modernhaggadah.com? Or Buddhist followers who lean towards the Jewish religion? And Jewish followers who lean towards the Buddhist beliefs? No, me neither. Of course, it makes perfect sense that there are those of one religion who find themselves identifying with certain aspects of another. It would be impossible, I think, to confine yourself to one religion exclusively, without at least giving some thought to the teachings and beliefs of another.
Buddhist-leaning-Jews, dubbed Bu-Jews (anyone else think of the booju_newju livejournal community when they read Bu-Jew out loud? No? Am I just that much of a dork?) for short, consider themselves Jewish and followers of the Jewish religion, but they do have a significant interest and investment in meditation, and/or other aspects of the philosophy that applies to the Buddhist beliefs.
Recently the publishing industry has come to realize that Bu-Jews are buying up about a third of all books on Buddhism. Keeping this in mind, and the various aspects of Buddhism itself, a Passover ritual that brings together the Jewish faith and desired Buddhist aspects has been created and published. The book in question is the one I linked above, Haggadah for Jews & Buddhists.
So what is the draw to Buddhism? Perhaps it’s the four noble truths of Buddhism, which run parallel to the message of Passover. Both focus on the suffering that everyone must have, how change and reaching for higher goals can overcome suffering, and how both religions can help overcome the suffering and learn better ways of living.
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