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**PrareeLor** · 03-15-2012, 02:21 AM

May I ask, Aloka-D, why you made the switch from the Vajrayana to the Theravada tradition? I got the impression that Vajrayana is supposed to be the "fast track" to enlightenment involving a lot of very intensive and mind-bending work. By comparison I understand Theravada to be the slow-but-steady approach. Speaking personally I have some difficulty with the complexities of Mahayana so, at least for now, I'm mostly sticking to Theravada material. This is pure curiosity: I'm just trying to learn, not trying to get you to defend anything other than possibly your own point of view.

Hi Boob,

I made the change partly for private reasons and partly because some of the things I'd previously accepted just didn't make sense any more. There's also a lot of cultural add-ons and ritual inTibetan Buddhism.

Tibetan Buddhists are the ones that promote the idea that Vajrayana is the ''fast track'' by the way.

03-15-2012, 02:21 AM	#18
PrareeLor Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 400 Senior Member	May I ask, Aloka-D, why you made the switch from the Vajrayana to the Theravada tradition? I got the impression that Vajrayana is supposed to be the "fast track" to enlightenment involving a lot of very intensive and mind-bending work. By comparison I understand Theravada to be the slow-but-steady approach. Speaking personally I have some difficulty with the complexities of Mahayana so, at least for now, I'm mostly sticking to Theravada material. This is pure curiosity: I'm just trying to learn, not trying to get you to defend anything other than possibly your own point of view. Hi Boob, I made the change partly for private reasons and partly because some of the things I'd previously accepted just didn't make sense any more. There's also a lot of cultural add-ons and ritual inTibetan Buddhism. Tibetan Buddhists are the ones that promote the idea that Vajrayana is the ''fast track'' by the way.
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