Losing My Religion and Gaining Another

I don’t believe that heaven waits for only those who congregate.

Buddha statues in Swedagon Pagoda, the most famous landmark in Yangon, Myanmar (Photo: Jeremy Helligar)

“But if one carefully considers all the facts, one must be convinced that at the basis of all suffering lies the principle of craving desire. If avarice can be removed, human suffering will come to an end.” — The Teaching of Buddha