Calamus Draco Congratulations! Hopefully you don't get too wedding'd out.
the_chibster flowering waterfall... very beautiful name. Your maturity doesn't betray your young age. I look forward to chatting with you on these boards.
Yumichan
I'm Jennifer, and I am not Buddhist, I am Pagan, but I found the beliefs to be somewhat alike in principals or morals, so I decided to join.
All are welcome. The truth is something that isn't exclusive to any one religion or text. Like Mulder said, the truth is out
there. It's for everybody.
Richard B Riddick Rich! Glad you could make it! Welcome to the guild, I hope we can be as informative as we are... quiet. I'm rather interested in Shinto. Maybe we can exchange some teachings?
Asahi Kumoru
Everyone seemed so narrow-minded. I'm not really sure if I'll convert to Buddhism yet, but I figured this would be a good place to come and learn more about it.
Well Katie, unfortunately for all of us, the narrow-mindedness is universal, and will follow us. The issue isn't really religious, but cultural. We're spoon fed dualism, and you lose a lot of your perspective when you see in blacks and whites.
I am happy that you did decide to learn about Buddhism. I hope that we can be of some help to you in your spiritual quest, and perhaps we can aid you in understanding existence. Remember, a mind stretched to new horizons can never return to its original shape.
Sakurako-Sama
At this point, I seem to have difficulty accepting any one religion as absolutely satisfactory, since they all seem facets of the same thing to me. At least, though, buddhist beliefs tend to ring true for me.
smile "See and know this for yourself." - The Buddha
"The Kingdom of God is within you." - Christ Jesus
AbbeyGale I'm glad you love it! Sometimes, young people are turned off to Buddhism because it's rather plain and ordinary. We all will very much enjoy your company. Perhaps you can share some stories about being in a buddhist household?
Windward
P.S.: I'm sorry for my broken english, I hope you could understand what I post... if not,...........ask me
sweatdrop I see a few people getting turned on to buddhism from their Mothers. I hope we can be helpful to you, although I imagine your Mother would be a better reference for some things than this guild, depending. I'm very happy to see you here, and I hope to chat with you further.
Thatdamnmunky
I have to keep it a secret though, because my family is of a very close minded protestant faith.
I am a firm believer in doing the deeds instead of wearing the label. Just because you believe yourself to be a buddhist, doesn't mean that you must stop your compassion if you cannot express your faith.
You'll find it even more liberating if you drop the concept of buddhism along with every other prejudice (sp?).
Amon-Sirn
I have found the core of many of the practices I used to survive and heal those gray days can be found in the teachings of Buddism and so I aim to learn as much about it as I can.
Well, Life is Suffering. That's step one. After that, the rest is rather easy.
Zoutout Bowl of sand is a bowl of sand. Zen if I ever heard it. Thanks for accepting the invite, and sharing a little bit about yourself. I've found Tibetan to be a little gaudy for my taste, but to each their own. If it enlightens you, then it is worth it.
Perhaps a Philosophy student could answer some of the more complex questions, or the technical ones, that we might get hung up on.
Byaggha eligion shopping. Oh do I know it too well. Was almost a Mormon. Almost. Although being feline is superior to buddhist. Meditation doesn't teach you how to get loving attention and purr in the afternoon sunlight.
Jera_Gifu ery practical indeed. It's the secret little instruction book that you didn't get issued when you were born. Everything that you need to know about living, is in Buddhism, although learning how to die is key to learning how to live.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ok, sorry about the extra super long post, but I wanted to reply at least a little to everyone's introduction. You're all so very eager to learn and so diverse that I couldn't just leave well enough alone. I had to reply. Now, let's get some discussion going. Somebody start a new topic, regardless of how remedial it may seem, and roll with it. We are the Gaian Buddhists. Let's make this, ours.
Reply
