He says in his statement today,
"I have a lot of work to do, and I intend to dedicate myself to doing it. Part of following this path for me is Buddhism, which my mother taught me at a young age. People probably don't realize it, but I was raised a Buddhist, and I actively practiced my faith from childhood until I drifted away from it in recent years. Buddhism teaches that a craving for things outside ourselves causes an unhappy and pointless search for security. It teaches me to stop following every impulse and to learn restraint. Obviously I lost track of what I was taught."
I can't help but think of Brit Hume and his suggestion that Tiger move to Christianity for the forgiveness. I wonder if Tiger was specifically addressing that, or if he was just saying what was important to him.
I think it's interesting he called it a "Faith". I think of it more as a path, faith isn't really emphasized in Buddhism.
This inside and outside distinction is interesting too. Security? I think it's more about happiness. Anyway, it's not far off.
So our most famous Buddhist continues to retain the label.
Why we don't help and what we can do about it
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