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HOW TO EMBRACE BUDDHISM?

ninjajuanitoninjajuanito
edited August 2011 in Buddhism Basics
I don't have a lot of experience with Buddhism and I need an advise about how to start this new chapter of my life.

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  • painpain
    edited August 2011
    I like listening to Ajahn Brahm's talks. :)

    http://www.youtube.com/user/BuddhistSocietyWA
  • ninjajuanitoninjajuanito
    Thank you





  • CinorjerCinorjer Veteran
    Search around the web for various Buddhist talks and websites and find out what "speaks" to you. Begin to explore deeper in whatever direction you feel drawn to. Understand that Buddhism is an ancient, diverse religion and yes, even Buddhists can disagree with each other and have practices that don't seem on the surface to be the same.

    The important thing in my own tradition is the "don't know" mind. That means for now, the questions are more important than the answers.

    Good luck.
  • JeffreyJeffrey Veteran
    My teacher says that a lot of the background for buddhism we just don't have ingrained in us from the west. The faith that it is helpful for instance. In the east they believe in the power of the path to liberate. They just need to recognize that sense pleasures are not fullfilling. So in the east you get teaching on hell and so forth.

    My teacher introduces a meditation practice right off the bat. You taste for yourself the fruits of awareness and it is a start towards all of the learning and accumulating as part of the path.

    So I recommend getting a basic meditation practice and starting once or twice a day. Short is fine the best is a relaxed clear mind, but it is very brave to sit when you don't feel like it and hey guess what a lot of the time we have to deal with not fun states of mind so it is good practice. I started 5 or 10 minutes with counting breaths. Then after I had done it for maybe 2 months I tried a 30 minute meditation just to see and in that 30 I found great adgitation followed by great peace. In waves. Thats just how it is for me.
  • MountainsMountains Veteran
    "Buddhism for Dummies" (seriously)

    and

    "Buddhism Plain & Simple" by Steve Hagen
  • NOTaGangstaNOTaGangsta
    Look for real life teachers rather than going back of forth on the internet. You'll end up getting attached to many views that strengthens attachments and the self.
  • TalismanTalisman Veteran
    "Buddhism Plain & Simple" by Steve Hagen
    ^^^
    That book was one of the first bits of literature I read about Buddhism that actually got me interested in further study. I borrowed it from a friend who was training to become a catholic priest. :)
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