I'm Buddhist too and my boyfriend is Christian. We do fine though...he's quite liberal and I was raised Christian but left the church when I was a young teen. Not for me.
Anyway, Buddhism is all about respect for others, even when you don't agree. I'd sit down with the dad and tell him that. Say that you love his daughter but you just don't share the same beliefs. But you still love her unconditionally regardless...Buddhism is a lot like Christianity in terms of moral beliefs. Tell him that you respect her AND him, and can you agree to disagree? You respect him even though he's different from you, can he do the same?
Buddhism is also about the concept of no self, and the rejection of desire. I always wonder if Western people are legitimate Buddhists, or just like the philosophy. Their world view has nothing in common with western concepts whatsoever.
As far as the post goes, I wouldn't date someone whose core beliefs didn't mesh with mine. I learned that one the hard way.
I'm Buddhist, she's Christian.
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Buddhism is also about the concept of no self, and the rejection of desire. I always wonder if Western people are legitimate Buddhists, or just like the philosophy. Their world view has nothing in common with western concepts whatsoever.
As far as the post goes, I wouldn't date someone whose core beliefs didn't mesh with mine. I learned that one the hard way.