> Nowhere in the fundamental Buddhism tenets did I see anything about "transforming."
That's just it though, you might not have seen it in your readings, but it is part of the practise.
Buddhism isn't just a set of beliefs, it's a practise.
It's not about professing a set of beliefs, it's more like a training program to achieve an outcome.
I'm not telling you that you should practise buddhism of course, but if you want to understand it, you can't just read about it.
That would be like reading everything you can find about golf, and then saying you understand golf.
Asking random strangers about their experiences is only marginally better, since everyone will give you a different answer based on their individual experiences.
If you are interested in an a modern analytical view of buddhism, you might enjoy this: https://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/thanissaro/shape... or any other writing by Thanissaro Bhikkhu. IIRC he is a former engineer, so he explains buddhism in a way that might appeal more to the HN crowd.
That's just it though, you might not have seen it in your readings, but it is part of the practise.
Buddhism isn't just a set of beliefs, it's a practise.
It's not about professing a set of beliefs, it's more like a training program to achieve an outcome.
I'm not telling you that you should practise buddhism of course, but if you want to understand it, you can't just read about it.
That would be like reading everything you can find about golf, and then saying you understand golf.
Asking random strangers about their experiences is only marginally better, since everyone will give you a different answer based on their individual experiences.
See: https://www.amazon.com/No-Mud-Lotus-Transforming-Suffering/d...
If you are interested in an a modern analytical view of buddhism, you might enjoy this: https://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/thanissaro/shape... or any other writing by Thanissaro Bhikkhu. IIRC he is a former engineer, so he explains buddhism in a way that might appeal more to the HN crowd.