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 Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2010 8:36 pm
Every time I try to look up the different sects, and to try to figure what one I belong to
I either have an attack of low attention span,
Or the blocks o' texts frustrate me
Has anyone ever read Wide Awake by Diana Winston?
I first read it maybe three years ago, when I first got interested in Buddhism
And I flipped through, picked and choosed what I liked,
But now I've read the whole book and find myself not pushing, rebelling, against it and just realizing a lot of things about myself mostly, and life
But I still don't understand where I'd fit in
If someone could offer some time and either write back a few summaries of the sects,
or talk to me to help figure it out
would be lovely :]
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Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2010 9:04 pm
Though I am currently under a vow of silence, I extend my hand to you in assistance, for I can not shy away from a struggling member of my sangha. You may send me a PM and ask me any questions you have on Buddhism, and I will give you my best answer. For the record, I am actually in the process of reading a book entitled "Buddhism for Dummies" and it is VERY helpful and the information is fresh on my mind. Ask away. =]
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Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2010 7:14 pm
I wouldn't really pick one and stick to it hardcore. Eventually you're going to find something that really speaks to you, but it probably won't happen all at once.
When I started out I was really into Tibetan Buddhism and while I was most active in this Guild and was Captain, that was my thing. I was really into the Geluk perspective and was learning a great deal from Venerable Thubten Chodron.
Fast forward to now and I find myself a**-over-tea kettle in Sōtō Zen which is very austere and bare-bones by comparison. Zen speaks to me very loudly and directly, and so I pay attention.
So, leave yourself open, investigate for yourself. You'll find your way. biggrin
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Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 5:34 pm
I've been asking people for just a simple list of the differences, and I keep hearing that they cross and blur lines and that picking and sticking with just one tradition isn't so much the point as just following what speaks true to you.
There's a book called "One Dharma" by Joseph Goldstein that talks about how all different Buddhist traditions are kind of mixing to create a new "Western" Buddhism, in that we Westerners are taking this and that from here and there in the different traditions, and forging our own, mixed traditions.
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