Former Ghanaian footballer Joseph Baah has opened up about his time practising Buddhism throughout his enjoying profession in Bhutan.
Baah, who joined Bhutanese membership FC Terton, shared that he made the bizarre choice to transform from Christianity to Buddhism to raised slot in along with his new environment.
Bhutan, a small Buddhist nation nestled between China and India, left a deep impression on him.
Talking on the Gajio Podcast on YouTube, Baah defined his causes for embracing the native religion. He shared:
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I’m a Christian, however I turned a Buddhist once I went to Bhutan. How else would they such as you? I wished the staff and the surroundings I used to be in to like and belief me. I had heard about Buddha in Ghana, so it wasn’t new to me.
He described how he was drawn not solely to the faith but additionally to Bhutan’s distinctive tradition and values. Baah added:
After I arrived, after one or two weeks, I realised they had been real folks. In Bhutan, no person steals. If folks discover misplaced objects, they take them to the police, and the crime fee could be very low. So I wished to be part of that. I might return to Christianity.
Baah attracts similarities between the 2 religions
Baah additionally identified the similarities between Buddhism and other major religions, saying the teachings he encountered weren’t unfamiliar.
It is rather like Christianity. They’ve locations of worship and monks who lead and train us what to do and what to not do. Their teachings are the identical as Christianity and Islam — don’t steal, don’t communicate ailing of others, and comparable rules.
Baah’s journey in Bhutan got here in the direction of the tip of his profession, however sadly, persistent knee accidents pressured him to retire early within the 2019/2020 season.
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Right now, he continues his ardour for soccer as the pinnacle coach of Jonina Girls, a membership within the Southern Zone of the Ghana Women’s Premier League.
