Are You the Only Buddhist Practitioner in Your Family?

Buddhism takes a toll on marriages between Buddhists and very supportive non-Buddist or family members taking a toll on practice. How much tension we experience in our family relationships with respect to our spiritual practice depends on many things. negotiating the impact of our practice on our families is where we can make a difference. Most negative reactions to our Buddhist practice often come from family members who are either devout members of a different faith or are staunch atheists or anti-religious.