This comment bothers me.StrivingforMonkhood wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 1:27 am Theravadins talk more about morality; hence, my presence on here. My Vajrayana tendencies only go so far. Mahayana Buddhists need to have more stress put on MORALITY.
As I said before -
I know that these sites are very diverse, but I think that a good number of people of these sites are westerners.Please remember that it is a small group of people who run that site.
Please don't let that reflect on mahayana buddhist as a whole.
In real life, I only really know (as in talk to pretty regualry) 4 western buddhists. (although I have met and spent time with some others before)
So my impression of western buddhists largley comes from these sites and so my general take away is that westerners interested in therevada are, as a whole, a much more together people than those westerners interested in mahayana.
But at the same time, I have interected on that site with some westerners who seem very well-adjusted and genuine, so I liek to think that that is actually alot of westerners interested in mahayana, but they just don't have an online platform, because of the small group that rules the other wheel with an iron fist keep them out.
In short, I think we should be careful with statments like "Mahayana Buddhists need to have more stress put on MORALITY" when we are really just talking about the ten or so people on that site.
I'll also say that I grew up mahayana, it it wasn't until I was an adult that I really started to learn about other buddhist traditions and the pali canon and agamas. So while I don't have much to contribute on this site, I think that, if this site is any reflection, therevada among english speakers is doing ok.
(of course it could be just like the other wheel but oppisite, with a small group controlling the whole site and making it look like everybody is respectfull and decent)
anyways, I don't know you or your experiance in real life, but I hope that you opinion of mahayana buddhists is fair. thats all