I, too, came from a Christian family and a Catholic school. When I first told my friends, my classmates and my teacher-who is a nun- they laughed at me. They took it as a joke but little did they know that I’m being serious. I am not completely a Buddhist yet because, like you, I fear of being judged. I do visit temples though. I have my own altar at home and I light incense every once in a while and it annoys my family. They called me “crazy” for even wanting to be a Buddhist. I tell them that about Buddha’s way of life and philosophies and they would just laugh at me.

I wanted to educate them the beauty of Buddhism, if only they were open minded. I’m planning to attend mediation classes but again I was just laughed at. So, I have no confidence now. But I still continue to study and know more about Buddhism. 🙂