Here's a thought I had earlier, while picking Mom up from work earlier.

I always knew that buddhists and neopagans had certain similarities, as well as differences, but it was tonight that I pinpointed the main one.  The goal for Buddhists is to become more in tune with the now,  to be aware and yet empty, so as to escape from the illusion of reality & reincarnation and someday achieve Nirvana; to escape the wheel of life.  The goal for Pagans is to become more in tune with the now, to celebrate and embrace life, and the cycles of the wheel.  It's like we both use many of the same tools, but the goals are totally opposite.  I wonder what buddhists make of that.