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| What discipline are you? |
| Theravada |
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15% |
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| Mahayana |
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30% |
[ 16 ] |
| Vajrayana |
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1% |
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| Zen (Ch'an) |
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33% |
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| Pure-Land |
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3% |
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| Nichiren |
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1% |
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| I'm Judeo-Christian |
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13% |
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| I'm Muslim |
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0% |
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 Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2005 8:16 pm
Theravada
I believe that if you need to teach others, you can do so while you are learning, and I believe that you are always learning until you reach enlightenment, and then you are done.
I'm sorta new to this, I've been learning for about 2 years now, but I have not had any proper instruction, so I'm still green, but I do know the basics.
Its in my belief that everyone is trying to obtain enlightenment, regardless of religion, or belief, or livily hood they are simply taking their own paths to their own image of enlightenment. I just happen to choose this sect of buddhism to help me attain it.
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Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2005 8:15 am
Just Christian. I like the idea of meditating on self-awareness, compassion, and gratitude, all emotions taught in Christianity. The other meditations don't quite make sense to me, but I am still learning bits about Buddhism as I go along. I prefer quality over quantity. However, I don't buy into nirvana, rebirth, or any of the other tantric, koan, stuff. Meditation just seems a good technique for experiencing the good emtions. Someone tell me if I've got the wrong idea.
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Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2005 2:04 pm
i'm still searching for which one is best... The Tian Tai Buddhism school and Hua yan school is interesting too...
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Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 10:26 pm
I enjoy concentrating on His Holiness the 17th Dalai Lama's works.
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Posted: Tue May 31, 2005 7:45 am
I'm Zen Buddhist but I don't really think of myself that way. I call myself Buddhist and that's it. So I can't truley say that I'm any type of Buddhist, but the teachings is Zen.
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Posted: Sun Jun 12, 2005 5:44 pm
I am a Theravada and that's what I believe until now.
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Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2005 1:28 pm
this wont get read ohh well i need to wright it down to help.
im cristian for the last 500+ years my family have been my grand father my great grand father and there fathers befor him were all priests teachers of the bible, but i find myself veering toward a buddist path in search of enlightenment i walk undecided but i do not understand the buddist ways i try. question from undecided in life. question
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Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2005 12:05 am
I actually study more shamanism, taoism, and spirituality in general. I would choose Zen or Mahayana though.
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Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2005 7:31 am
I've given up Christianity, and after trying quite hard to understand all the seeming contradictions, and Christianity's disagreements with objective science, got to thinking on the Christian theory of how death entered the world. It makes no sense to me, so I have given up the faith, for that reason, and that it brought me no comfort, just a whole lot of unanswered questions, and confuzzlement.
I guess I would like to just get into Buddhism, as it makes a lot more sense to me. But I'm not sure that I want to get into the ideas of rebirth, nirvana, or deities. I just feel it's dangerous to believe in things on pure faith, as my experiences defending Christianity, and the story of a murdered lama have convinced me so. I'm simply interested in the ideas of mindfulness, metta, and the various meditations.
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Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2005 7:47 am
hmmm, I started out Theravada, but now I really am not sure. I think it will all depend on what temples they have at my college next year. Does it really matter what school you practice, though?
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Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2005 8:15 am
fuyu_no_hana hmmm, I started out Theravada, but now I really am not sure. I think it will all depend on what temples they have at my college next year. Does it really matter what school you practice, though? Only if you want into monkhood. If you're a layperson, then you can technically practice all schools, as long as you can harmonize their discrepancies. The Buddha didn't teach several schools, after all, he taught one dharma.
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Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2005 6:11 pm
I lean more toward the Theravada side of the street...though I do believe in a central God, though I still haven't exactly worked that out yet... sweatdrop
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Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2005 4:53 pm
Cataluna24 I lean more toward the Theravada side of the street...though I do believe in a central God, though I still haven't exactly worked that out yet... sweatdrop You may want to read thisfrom e-sangha, about the Soul, God, reality and Buddhism. From a Monk, although I'm not sure of his lineage.
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Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2005 11:27 am
Well I am looking for one of the particular sect.'s to follow, because I dont know enough about them to make a permanent decision, so currently I am just basic, Buddhist.
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Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 11:19 am
Theravada -- I'm especially into the Dhamma talks from Ajahn Brahmavamso. He's part of the Thai forest lineage and a direct disciple of Ajah Chah. What I like most about Ajahn Brahm is his sense of humor and how he explains Buddhist concepts in a down-to-earth way. You can check out his talks at bswa.org
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