How does one become buddhist?

[DBowling]

do buddhists go to temple every sunday and have a monk give a sermon? how does someone learn if the buddhist religion is the right one for him?

[Piiop]

buddhism (http://buddhism.about.com/)

The internet is hard to use.

[DBowling]

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buddhism (http://buddhism.about.com/)

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im sorry if i was unclear, i was more interested in finding out if there was someone i could go to talk to me about this sort of thing, so i didnt have to read it online.
if i want to become a christian, i might go to a pastor.
if i want to become a buddhist, i go where?

[Aceshigh7]

A buddhist temple?

[DBowling]

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A buddhist temple?

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can i just go up to a monk and start talking to him? i am not sure if this is how it works. hollywood has given me a weird impression of buddhist churches. i imagine monks practicing kung fu in the courtyards, and i wouldnt want to disturb one of them.

[Jeff W]

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if i want to become a buddhist, i go where?

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Paradise Play Money 6.

I will help you reach enlightenment.

Edit: 45 not 6.

[bukkrukk]

A good forum about buddhism. (http://www.lioncity.net/buddhism/)

Contains lot of questions such as yours. What you can expect when u visit a temple for first time etc.

Two good books, easy to understand.
Eight Mindful Steps to Happiness (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0861711769/qid=1115195088/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/103-6901183-8648611?v=glance&s=books)

Mindfulness in Plain English (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0861713214/ref=pd_bxgy_text_1/103-6901183-8648611?v=glance&s=books&st=*)

[diddle]

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buddhism

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my new thing is taking time to be a jackass.

it's a lot of effort at times, but, in the end, denigrating someone is worth it.

may I be your disciple?

[Jeff W]

Why even have this message board? All the answers are on the internet.

[bukkrukk]

Oh, I forgot.

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can i just go up to a monk and start talking to him? i am not sure if this is how it works. hollywood has given me a weird impression of buddhist churches. i imagine monks practicing kung fu in the courtyards, and i wouldnt want to disturb one of them.

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They´ll be happy to help you. Just visit a temple and start asking.

Take care

[Piiop]

I know, I invented it.

[DBowling]

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Why even have this message board? All the answers are on the internet.

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go on irc, paradise is being gay

[rmarotti]

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buddhism (http://buddhism.about.com/)

The internet is hard to use.

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cool

[DBowling]

thank you bukkrukk, for the links and info about monks.

[tek]

Send $35 annual membership and two boxtops of your favorite cereal to the American Buddhist Society RR1 Box 1 San Rafael, CA

[DBowling]

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Send $35 annual membership and two boxtops of your favorite cereal to the American Buddhist Society RR1 Box 1 San Rafael, CA

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this reminds me of the time i looked into joining a cult. most of them had expensive membership fees and wouldnt reveal their gathering locations until after the fees were paid. even the more notable cults!
needless to say, i did not join a cult.

yet.

[JeanieJ]

BeliefNet Buddhism (http://aol.beliefnet.com/index/index_10001.html)

There is a forum as well as links to various sites on meditating, temples, Zen etc etc. Just look on that general page and youl'l see what I'm talking about.

Hope that helped a bit. /images/graemlins/wink.gif

[tek]

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this reminds me of the time i looked into joining a cult.

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Either a nice quip or you escaped a troubled time in your life /images/graemlins/laugh.gif

Details?

[DBowling]

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Details?

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i forget which cult it is, the one that claimed they cloned the first human. the coverage that they were getting sort of piqued my interest. I wasnt really sure how an organization that is known as a cult could have members join them.
So no, i never really wanted to join a cult. But if they had meetings that i could attend without paying money, i would, just to see what its all about.

Similar to how i am approaching buddhism at the moment. I dont really know much about their teachings/structure, but i guess there's 350million+ members, so its something im interested in learning more about.

[DireWolf]

one of my friends dad is a llama, ill ask him.

[DBowling]

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one of my friends dads is a llama, ill ask him.

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thankyou, id appreciate that

[mmbt0ne]

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one of my friends dad is a llama, ill ask him.

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My friend's dad is an alpaca.

[DBowling]

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one of my friends dad is a llama, ill ask him.

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My friend's dad is an alpaca.

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nice

[DireWolf]

what is an alpaca

[mmbt0ne]

http://www.mv.com/ipusers/maceachram/alpaca.jpg

[jakethebake]

which is softer? Llama or alpaca?

[usmfan]

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one of my friends dad is a llama, ill ask him.

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My friend's dad is an alpaca.

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&lt;--- wipes coffee of laptop

[usmfan]

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How does one become buddhitst?

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Wouldn't a buddhist simply believe that they are not that they became anything?

[Alobar]

Buddhism was never meant to become a religion, thats just what men turned it into over time. Buddha himself was agnostic

[jakethebake]

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In this age of uncertainty and confusion, a man begins to ask himself certain questions. How can one even begin to put into words something so um vost&amp;#65533;...Not not vost.

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[AustinDoug]

It is a philosophy, not a religion.