Interista
New Member
Hello,
This is my first post here so please excuse me if I am doing anything a more experienced poster wouldn't.
I've recently come to Buddhism through meditation after living a pretty irreligious life for twenty years (I was brought up a Catholic but abandoned it when I became an adult). Buddhism really fits for me and is helping me so much in many different ways. I've suffered with depression and anxiety (with near suicide on numerous occasions) for as long as I can remember but Buddhism is helping me to learn to cope with that and slowly overcome it. I also find that the more I learn the more I find it is something I believe in and that it is very close to the belief system I have developed through my life.
I respect all beliefs and none. I understand that to be a fundamental on this forum, and I would certainly hope it to be so. Within that I also respect all Buddhist traditions, though I feel myself leaning more towards the Tibetan. I have purposefully repeated the terms I and me throughout this because I am talking purely about my beliefs and thoughts and not trying to convince anybody. I would hope that this would also be extended to me in terms of the question I am here to ask.
Basically, I am at a stage where I am convinced that a Buddhist conversion is right for me. However, I would like to ask for guidance on how to find which tradition is right for me. I would also like to ask for guidance on how to use the Buddhist section of this forum correctly. As I said, I feel the Tibetan tradition is right at the moment. I have been looking into Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche a lot and his guidance and wisdom really help me. I don't, however, want to offend a sangha by meeting with them and then deciding another tradition was for me so does anyone have any guidance on how I should go about this?
Also, if anyone is in the same position as myself in terms of Buddhism in relation to Catholicism, I am more than willing to offer support. I believe that each individual has a different way of discovering themselves, belief and spirituality and I am willing to offer impartial help if needed. As I said, I was raised Catholic, it wasn't for me but that doesn't mean I don't respect it or that I hold anything against it. Again, what works for me works for me, what works for someone else works for someone else. I am here though primarily to discuss Buddhism and seek help and support in terms of conversion and living as a Buddhist.
This is my first post here so please excuse me if I am doing anything a more experienced poster wouldn't.
I've recently come to Buddhism through meditation after living a pretty irreligious life for twenty years (I was brought up a Catholic but abandoned it when I became an adult). Buddhism really fits for me and is helping me so much in many different ways. I've suffered with depression and anxiety (with near suicide on numerous occasions) for as long as I can remember but Buddhism is helping me to learn to cope with that and slowly overcome it. I also find that the more I learn the more I find it is something I believe in and that it is very close to the belief system I have developed through my life.
I respect all beliefs and none. I understand that to be a fundamental on this forum, and I would certainly hope it to be so. Within that I also respect all Buddhist traditions, though I feel myself leaning more towards the Tibetan. I have purposefully repeated the terms I and me throughout this because I am talking purely about my beliefs and thoughts and not trying to convince anybody. I would hope that this would also be extended to me in terms of the question I am here to ask.
Basically, I am at a stage where I am convinced that a Buddhist conversion is right for me. However, I would like to ask for guidance on how to find which tradition is right for me. I would also like to ask for guidance on how to use the Buddhist section of this forum correctly. As I said, I feel the Tibetan tradition is right at the moment. I have been looking into Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche a lot and his guidance and wisdom really help me. I don't, however, want to offend a sangha by meeting with them and then deciding another tradition was for me so does anyone have any guidance on how I should go about this?
Also, if anyone is in the same position as myself in terms of Buddhism in relation to Catholicism, I am more than willing to offer support. I believe that each individual has a different way of discovering themselves, belief and spirituality and I am willing to offer impartial help if needed. As I said, I was raised Catholic, it wasn't for me but that doesn't mean I don't respect it or that I hold anything against it. Again, what works for me works for me, what works for someone else works for someone else. I am here though primarily to discuss Buddhism and seek help and support in terms of conversion and living as a Buddhist.
