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.Although he has publicly spoken about his Buddhist upbringing before it was sort of a tepid endorsement, "I believe in Buddhism. Not every aspect, but most of it. So I take bits and pieces. I don't believe that human beings can achieve ultimate enlightenment, because humans have flaws."
For him to talk about Buddhism today took some guts. His corporate sponsorships are at risk. And when you think about it, how many of the corporate big-wigs that will decide if he keeps those sponsorships or ever gets any new ones are Buddhists? And how many are Christians of the Brit Hume variety? As Max Kellerman, of HBO Sports said on the Rachel Maddow Show today, "In this country, if you're just saying what you think people want you to say, you have to kow-tow to Jesus, and he didn't do that." Max gets 10 brownie points for one of the most visually striking religious metaphors I've heard in a long time. I hope Tiger takes some comfort in the Buddha's teaching that there is no Karma so negative that it can't be purified.
Do not think a small sin will not return in your future lives.
Just as falling drops of water will fill a large container,
The little sins that steadfast accumulate will completely overwhelm you.
Do not think a small virtue will not return in your future lives.
Just as falling drops of water will fill a large container,
The little virtues that steadfast accumulate will completely overwhelm you.
