Thank you for this information and for your reply in general. I appreciate it
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- Tue Sep 01, 2020 5:15 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: From Mahayana to Theravada
- Replies: 46
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- Fri Aug 07, 2020 6:26 am
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: Hello from South Africa
- Replies: 6
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Re: Hello from South Africa
Thank you for your warm welcome everyone
- Fri Aug 07, 2020 6:24 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: From Mahayana to Theravada
- Replies: 46
- Views: 35355
Re: From Mahayana to Theravada
Thank you for your concern and well wishes
- Thu Aug 06, 2020 6:18 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: From Mahayana to Theravada
- Replies: 46
- Views: 35355
Re: From Mahayana to Theravada
Very interesting quote!cappuccino wrote: ↑Thu Aug 06, 2020 3:49 pm"Theravada is like a motorcycle.Taro wrote: … is practice in the Theravada tradition something which can be done alone?
Mahayana is like a bus."
-Ajahn Sona
- Thu Aug 06, 2020 6:17 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: From Mahayana to Theravada
- Replies: 46
- Views: 35355
Re: From Mahayana to Theravada
Welcome, Taro :hello: A lot of DW members are here (at least partly) because we/they are in your position - isolated from other practitioners IRL. The forum isn't as good as a real community in some ways but it's a lot better than nothing. :namaste: Kim Thank you! Well an e-sangha is still a Sangha...
- Thu Aug 06, 2020 6:15 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: From Mahayana to Theravada
- Replies: 46
- Views: 35355
Re: From Mahayana to Theravada
if there’s no Sangha in my home country, is practice in the Theravada tradition something which can be done alone? Sure. Of course you have to rely on teachings and interpretations which originate from others, but there are e.g. a lot of online resources. There isn't that living teacher/guru cult t...
- Thu Aug 06, 2020 6:13 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: From Mahayana to Theravada
- Replies: 46
- Views: 35355
Re: From Mahayana to Theravada
@simsapa I'm not sure what you mean by "theistic type worship". There is no creator god in any school of Buddhism. Deity practice is much more profound than "theistic type worship". The bigger issue here is why you would make vows and take on responsibilities, only to then "...
- Thu Aug 06, 2020 7:33 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: From Mahayana to Theravada
- Replies: 46
- Views: 35355
From Mahayana to Theravada
Hi all, I’m very new to Theravada, I’ve been a Buddhist for almost a decade in the Mahayana tradition, mainly the Tibetan Vajrayana lineage. Here in South Africa there are no Theravada centres or temples or any presence that I know of. There are many Mahayana centres, mainly Zen and Tibetan. I took ...
- Mon Aug 03, 2020 11:45 am
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: Hello from South Africa
- Replies: 6
- Views: 21243
Hello from South Africa
Hello everyone, glad to be part of this e-Sangha!