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Queen says Asian and non-Asian Buddhists have very different conceptions of spirituality. Asian-Americans and Asians in general tend to look up to monks and nuns as the living examples of Buddhism, whereas non-Asian converts "tend to want to be Buddhas themselves...
After their meditation session, most Buddhist Community members give intensely personal reasons for their religious practices. Although many grew up with exposure to other religions, they chose Buddhism, which can be practiced alongside other religions, as an unrestrictive and open-ended route to spiritual fulfillment...
Daniel C. Levi '99-'00, of Deerfield, III., the son of a rabbi, insists he is still Jewish, saying he first learned about Buddhism through books. Separating Buddhist practice from the spiritual experience of being Buddhist, Levi says meditation can be a good "psychological tool" for dealing with the stresses of daily life...
Levi says that for some years he believed "the real pulp" of Buddhist religious in America were the more Western versions "with their new take on religion." The thought of traditional meditation did not occur to him until he took a class on Buddhism...
...semester and summer abroad in Thailand and India last year made Levi more aware of the complexities of the different types of Buddhism in the world today. Levi says his experience abroad prompted him to probe the religious practices of other cultures and develop his own religious rituals...