I’ve always been interested in Buddhism and found that I agreed with the beliefs more and it made more sense to me than Islam. I decided to become a Buddhist now and have started meditating and find it has changed my life for the better. However, my parents are very strict Muslims and would disown me if they found out that I am no longer a Muslim. The problem is that it’s going to be difficult hiding my beliefs from my parents because I’ve given up eating meat but they’ll become suspicious if they see me no longer eating meat.
What do I do? I don’t want to have to eat meat so my parents don’t suspect me because I feel incredibly guilty and bad after consuming meat. I also don’t want to hurt my parents by having them find out that I no longer follow Islam. I feel so conflicted and don’t know what to do. I don’t want to disrespect my parents or hurt them.