Let me clarify what I mean by laziness. I mean the kind of person who simply declares his or her self to be a Buddhist simply because they imagine it to be a cool thing to be into. As I said earlier, a bit like Yoga, or Feng Shui maybe. There is no need to meditate for four hours a day in order to follow Buddhist thought. A moment spent in serene contemplation is all that is needed. The very act of meditating in an attempt to reach enlightenment is going against the philosophy of Buddhism. It shouldn't be a task, you shouldn't need to sit down and actively prepare yourself for enlightenment, it should arrive naturally. That is the way of Zen. Please don't anyone else tell me they are a Buddhist. You cannnot be a Buddhist, you are always in the process of becoming, never actually being anything. The very act of declaring oneself to be a Buddhist is a declaration that you are not one. There is no such thing as "a Buddhist".
Ignatius Reviewed by Ignatius 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