My name is Leonardo Dela Merced - Nueva Espana. My friends call me Leandro due to my long name. I started as a seeker in Buddhism a few years ago. As years of slow but continuous inquiry, I started to have an attachment with Buddhism. I was in love with the simplicity, value and peacefulness it innately had. My Buddhist exploration and investigation were hidden and discreet from the people I love. Majority of my friends take pride with their religion which is common to the rest of my family. This brought pressure for me as a person who inquired at other religions. However, this has never been a big blockade for me to understand and learn Buddhism.
Secular Buddhism has been growing in me. However, I'm starting to explore other traditions such as Zen, Mahayana and Therevada to get a bigger perspective of Buddhism as a whole. I hope I will gain good friends that could guide and educate me along the process.
Gracias!
