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This is the story of my personal experience with Buddhism (so far). …

x Awakening — LessWrong True Stories Meditation Buddhism Consciousness Narratives (stories) Qualia World Modeling Frontpage 131 Awakening by lsusr 30th May 2024 10 min read 80 131 This is the story of my personal experience with Buddhism (so far). First Experiences My first experience with Buddhism was in my high school's World Religions class. For homework, I had to visit a religious institution. I was getting bad grades, so I asked if I could get extra credit for visiting two and my teacher said yes. I picked an Amida Buddhist church and a Tibetan Buddhist meditation center. I took off my sh

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