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Having conflictions of Ideology...
I love Buddhism...but I also love Krishna Consciousness. I'm not sure what to do stick with Buddhism or should I investigate a little more into both sides?
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No harm in investigating both. If you have an affinity for Krishna Consciousness, then ignoring it isn't necessarily going to make it go away. Just out of curiosity, do you mean it as a Bhakti Path or more along the lines of Advaita? Also, have you ever looked into Pureland Buddhism with its Amitabha Buddha or certain Tibetan practices that take up devotion to Guru Rinpoche?
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metta
I have no idea what Bhakti is or Advaita, and no I have never investigated Pure Land but when I started on the Buddha path I first learned from Tibetan Buddhism.
It just fits with me, my personality and my thinking...it's in me blood I guess.
Perhaps I'm just terribly naive...
That is precisely what some of us find in all the old stories and in the Tao Te Ching. Whether it is 'true' or not, virtually all current thinking tends towards a concept of underlying unity, be it some 'divine' whatever or a Unified Field Theory or sunyatta.
'Bhakti' yoga is Union through devotion & surrender. 'Advaita' is non-dual philosophy ('dvaita' means dual). Of course, I have heard that the Bhagavad Gita also has a good deal of Karma yoga in it as well. Karma yoga is Union through actions/service. Both Bhakti & Karma yoga are not philosophy/contemplation heavy, whereas Advaita is (imo). If you study it under a teacher, you may also practice Guru Yoga, which is the practice of Union through taking the teacher as the Divine itself. Sorry for all the jargon.
Anyway, I was mainly curious as to what interested you in the Bhagavad Gita. It is a wonderful text, and it manages to incorporate the major ideas from the Vedas & the Upanishads into one text. It is a worthwhile read, imo, no matter what tradition you are.
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metta
http://www.lioncity.net/buddhism/index.php?showtopic=36247
some good discussion, from what I've read.
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metta
Just my two cents...
But I think Buddhism is for me as a practice...
But then I have been studying Paganism and Buddhism with recent forays into Hinduism.
Thanks for the link to the Forest Pagan Community. Since I am Wiccan, I figured I would check it out for myself. Yes, I agree that it is always a good idea to research things to find the right spiritual path for oneself.
Adiana:usflag:
theres no religions, no cults no names.. any source that offers wisdom is a source i will look at
an idea doesn't breath but a human does.. doesn't that show us the true value of 1 man