I do not wish to associate with Yi Guan Dao /
Tian Dao. Can I safely withdraw myself from this or break the
vow?
Breaking a vow and get
strike by lighting? It sounds rather ridiculous to me. You can tell
that to a little child and frighten the hell out of him. To me it
is just a silly little tactic to instill fear and guilt in a person
so as to try to exert some control over the person. There is
nothing for you to withdraw from, just do not visit their place of
worship again. In some religions, the last physical stage to bring
in the new converts is to get them to visit their place of worship.
Just don’t go again.
Can I seek forgiveness from
my buddhist religion due to my ignorance/lack of
understanding?
There is no one all mighty
being that you need to seek forgiveness from in Buddhism. It is not
a religion of commandments. Just go and read up more on basic
Buddhism for starter.
I have actually left my
contact to the devotee who brought me in and I should be expecting
the contact soon. How do I reject nicely without offending their
religion/belief?
To
me a simple ‘no’ is good enough. You can always give whatever
reason that is valid and compelling. Refrain from talking about the
person faith, that way, there is nothing to offend at
all.
I'm in confused state now. Hope
someone can enlighten me or let me know if I need to go to any
recommended buddhist temple and talk to who on
this?
Go
to any Buddhist temples around where you a staying, you should be
able to get some reading material and also courses available there.
You may find some that may be of interest to you. Better still talk
to the monks or members of the temple there. It would be useful and
they may be able to assist you further.
