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**olivelappers** · 01-27-2012, 06:17 AM

Hello Mark,

To chose the right tradition is about exploring them. If you are of the fortunate ones that can go and visit different offline Sanghas it can be a good idea to visit them, talk to the people, read about and feel what resonates deep. Choosing the correct one is more about our personal temper.

I changed from Soto Zen tradition to just the practice of the teachings of Buddha. Why? Because I felt at home with those.

The nearest tradition to those teachings has been the Thai Forest Tradition; their teachers and teachings have been a wonderful support for the practice of what Buddha taught, even when in my country there is no such tradition available.

01-27-2012, 06:17 AM	#2
olivelappers Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 510 Senior Member	Hello Mark, To chose the right tradition is about exploring them. If you are of the fortunate ones that can go and visit different offline Sanghas it can be a good idea to visit them, talk to the people, read about and feel what resonates deep. Choosing the correct one is more about our personal temper. I changed from Soto Zen tradition to just the practice of the teachings of Buddha. Why? Because I felt at home with those. The nearest tradition to those teachings has been the Thai Forest Tradition; their teachers and teachings have been a wonderful support for the practice of what Buddha taught, even when in my country there is no such tradition available.
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