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**Atmotteenrift** · 01-29-2012, 06:19 AM

hi Magpie

i began buddhist practise in the Thai forest tradition (which i stumbled into when travelling) because i was interested in meditation & finding inner peace

however, over time, i came to use the Pali scriptures as my guide because they are far more comprehensive & provide a more complete vision

meditation traditions tend to draw one away from 'the world', which it did to me for some years

but the Pali scriptures, with its social teachings, allowed me to understand & see the world more clearly and feel greater freedom

i think it is essential to define what we are individually looking for

kind regards

01-29-2012, 06:19 AM	#10
Atmotteenrift Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 495 Senior Member	hi Magpie i began buddhist practise in the Thai forest tradition (which i stumbled into when travelling) because i was interested in meditation & finding inner peace however, over time, i came to use the Pali scriptures as my guide because they are far more comprehensive & provide a more complete vision meditation traditions tend to draw one away from 'the world', which it did to me for some years but the Pali scriptures, with its social teachings, allowed me to understand & see the world more clearly and feel greater freedom i think it is essential to define what we are individually looking for kind regards
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