I am not a Buddhist, although I often play one on the Internet.

And here I go: I disagree that Buddhism is a lazy religion, or is for lazy people. In my experience, Buddhists and Zen practicioners are constantly in thought, constantly trying to learn, constantly seeking enlightenment, constantly searching for new perspectives to add to the human experience.

Indeed, to me, laziness is having the desire to be instructed in all things, to be given from-on-high all of your precepts and ideas, to be told what absolutely is and what absolutely is not, to simply follow the edicts of inflexible doctrine without the need to think or consider or be terribly introspective. To be a sheep to a religion, to believe that there's nothing more to be learned because you already know it all -- now that's lazy.
Universer Reviewed by Universer on . Is Buddhism a religion for lazy people? Is Buddhism a religion for lazy people? Here's my take. Most Buddhists I know aren't really Buddhists. My understanding is that one cannot be a Buddhist anyway, because in each moment we are "becoming" we are never one thing or another. We just "are" and we have no name. I think for the greater numbe of adherents to this religion, particularly in the west, Buddhism is almost a lifestyle choice, along with Yoga and vegatarianism. Mainstream religion is too much like hard work. All that Rating: 5