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LostinVA

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Fri Apr-10-09 05:35 PM
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10. You can be Buddhist and anything else (Jewish, Catholic, etc.)

Buddhism can be either a religious or ethical path. One of my senseis is a "full fledged" Buddhist and a Catholic. He is not ordained as a Buddhist priest, of course, but that's not unusual in the US. My current teacher IS ordained, and she has been religious a Buddhist for decades.

The best thing for you to do is go to your nearest Zendo, or temple if you're not interested in Zen. I'm a Soto Zen Buddhist. Go for a month or two, if you like it, make a formal request to start studies.

Do tradition of Buddhism are you intertested in? Do you sit?

PM me with this info, okay? I can point you to someone to talk to.

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