Because Buddhism is less concerned with big, unknowable, supernatural questions, we can comfortably say that Buddhism, in addition to being a religion, is a way of life or a philosophy: a set of practices that don’t depend on any dogmatic beliefs, a way to live that maximizes our chances for peace and contentment in the present moment—which is, after all, the only moment we’ll ever have. The Buddha encouraged his followers to test his teachings for themselves in their own lives.
