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**MicoSiru** · 01-26-2012, 08:37 AM

Hi White_wolf,

Your question is welcome and you are not offending anybody

As Aloka told, neither Theravada has less compassion than Mahayana nor monastics is the only way to achieve awakening.

Some Mahayana practices are about deities and worshiping but it is not the case for all Mahayana.

Some Theravada are equally developed into that religious haze.

My humble advice is to keep looking and asking questions as you have done until something resonates deeply within yourself.

For example, the monastic life of Theravada tradition inspires my practice even when I am not a Bhikkhuni.

I am not a devotee about being into traditions but about the early teachings of Buddha, left in the Nikayas.

Those are the teachings that have resonated deeply and which I follow with absolute confidence. Even though I have found the Thai Forest Tradition as a good support to the practice of the teachings of Buddha.

01-26-2012, 08:37 AM	#3
MicoSiru Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 487 Senior Member	Hi White_wolf, Your question is welcome and you are not offending anybody As Aloka told, neither Theravada has less compassion than Mahayana nor monastics is the only way to achieve awakening. Some Mahayana practices are about deities and worshiping but it is not the case for all Mahayana. Some Theravada are equally developed into that religious haze. My humble advice is to keep looking and asking questions as you have done until something resonates deeply within yourself. For example, the monastic life of Theravada tradition inspires my practice even when I am not a Bhikkhuni. I am not a devotee about being into traditions but about the early teachings of Buddha, left in the Nikayas. Those are the teachings that have resonated deeply and which I follow with absolute confidence. Even though I have found the Thai Forest Tradition as a good support to the practice of the teachings of Buddha.
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