How do I learn about and practice buddhism?

Watch Ajahn Brahm on youtube. If you want a view of Buddhism that will inspire and uplift you. Nobody teaches meditation better than Ajahn Brahm. He explains every step and why.

Look thru the many videos on site below and pick out one that interests you and see what you think.

buddhists worship mountain kailash inside which demons have a ufo base; forgive me.

You already have some answers to help you, so here are the basics to get you started...................

Basics of Buddhism

The First Noble Truth

Unsatisfactoriness and suffering exist and are universally experienced.

The Second Noble Truth

Desire and attachment are the causes of unsatisfactoriness and suffering.

The Third Noble Truth

There is an end to unsatisfactoriness and suffering.

The Fourth Noble Truth

The end can be attained by journeying on the Noble Eightfold Path.

NOBLE EIGHTFOLD PATH

1. Right View/Understanding

(Understanding the Four Noble Truths) - See things as they truly are without delusions or distortions for all things change. Develop wisdom by knowing how things work, knowing oneself and others.

2. Right Thinking

Decide to set a life on the correct path. Wholehearted resolution and dedication to overcoming the dislocation of self-centered craving through the development of loving kindness, empathy and compassion.

3. Right Speech

Abstinence from lies and deceptions, backbiting, idle babble and abusive speech. Cultivate honesty and truthfulness; practice speech that is kind and benevolent. Let your words reflect your desire to help, not harm others.

4.Right Conduct

(Following the Five Precepts) - Practice self-less conduct that reflects the highest statement of the life you want to live. Express conduct that is peaceful, honest and pure showing compassion for all beings.

5. Right Livelihood

Earn a living that does not harm living things. Avoidance of work that causes suffering to others or that makes a decent, virtuous life impossible. Do not engage in any occupation that opposes or distracts one from the path. Love and serve our world through your work.

6. Right Effort

Seek to make the balance between the exertion of following the spiritual path and a moderate life that is not over-zealous. Work to develop more wholesome mind states, while gently striving to go deeper and live more fully.

7. Right Mindfulness

Become intensely aware of all the states in body, feeling, and mind. Through constant vigilance in thought, speech and action seek to rid the mind of self-centered thoughts that separate and replace them with those that bind all beings together. Be aware of your thoughts, emotions, body and world as they exist in the present moment. Your thoughts create your reality.

8. Right Concentration

Deep meditation to lead to a higher state of consciousness (enlightenment). Through the application of meditation and mental discipline seek to extinguish the last flame of grasping consciousness and develop an emptiness that has room to embrace and love all things.

You can't do it just by reading a book or website. Buddhism, like most religions, involves community (called the "sangha" in Buddhism) as a major part of its practice. Religions are social phenomena involving groups of people together, not disconnected individuals. (The word "religion" itself comes from a Latin word meaning "close connection").

The best way is probably to talk with Buddhists. The Source below is the second best way. It is a free site offering Buddhist Books online.

To become a Buddhist, first you must perform the Sacred Rite of the Google Search.

Ummm, maybe read some books and visit a Buddhist temple or something? Or is that too crazy?

Read a book