My Path To Becoming A Buddhist | Emma Slade | TEDxSevenoaksSchool

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Emma Slade, author or 'Set Free' and founder of the charity 'Opening Your Heart to Bhutan', talks about her path to buddhist, and the situation in which she found herself which caused this change. Emma was previously a successful investment banker and talks about the dichotomy between her current life and her previous occupation, and how this has allowed her to view the world in a fresh light.

Emma was born in Kent and was educated at universities in Cambridge and London. She had an exciting international career in finance which she committed to with mental drive and a tasteful selection of suits. But a deep seated desire to enquire into the deeper aspects of what it is to be a human being was brought to the surface following a life-changing visit to Jakarta, Indonesia. She resigned from her financial career and began travelling and exploring yoga and meditation. Since then she has taught yoga and meditation for over 15 years and continued to deepen a life - long interest in Buddhism.

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Buddhism is an universal philosophy not a typical religion

catnop

Being a Buddhist is a great relief for me in this life. I am from Sri Lanka.

uama

Active duty Navy, I found myself surrounded by marines. I fought to the best of my ability. You are a fighter just as I am, Buddhism has saved me. We owe nothing yet we owe everything. Siddhartha would never ask for anything from us. We survived.

stephrudy

Hi, greeting from Jakarta, Indonesia. I am a Buddhism Practitioner. Agree with her speech, Buddhism is not just a religion, but it is a way of life, which called Dhamma (in Pali) or Dharma (In Sanskrit). You have to practice it in your everyday life. Buddhism never force somebody to believe it until you come and see for yourself, which called Ehipassiko (Come and Prove it). Hopefully someday, we can invite her to have a dhammadesana (spiritual speech) in Indonesia.

henrichandrew

Much respect to this woman. Sacrifices are what makes you a buddhist. Its hard but to see a woman of endless possibility strive for something else than monetary gain is astounding. You are awakened. You have become Buddha

cloudridermrbliss

I am a Theravada Buddhist from Bangladesh, a south east asian country. I do believe that there is no difference in different schools of Buddhism as all schools aim at the final target, Nirvana in different ways.

learningwithlove

Buddhism is the law of nature. Right way of living.

bandulaliyanagama

Your Smile shows me how much you love your path.

codyrudra

Buddhism opens your eyes to another dimension and lets you see and identify people with similar vibes, who understand the meaning of life.

seseh

I just came back from Bhutan.its pureland of the lotus born one.even the dogs there are happier than some of the comments found here

bramptonwicks

"The religion of the future will be a cosmic religion. It should transcend a personal God and
avoid dogmas and theology. Covering both the natural and the spiritual, it should be based
on a religious sense arising from the experience of all things, natural and spiritual, as a
meaningful unity. Buddhism answers this description. If there is any religion that would
cope with modern scientific needs, it would be Buddhism."
(May 19th, 1939, Albert Einstein’s speech on "Science and Religion" in Princeton, New
Jersey, U.S.A.)

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Thank you for sharing your personal journey into Buddhism. I think as interest in Buddhism grows in the west, that people will seek out stories like yours. It's great to hear someone passionately speak about what matters to them. It encourages people who are on their own journey (like myself). Great talk!

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