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**RenyBontes** · 10-12-2011, 06:15 PM

That's a good and very important question, JS.

To put it simply, it is said that we need 3 things; study, contemplation, meditation.

Some people are so interested in Buddhism, that they read so much, study the different philosophical systems and start to generate a good wealth of knowledge to the point where things do start making sense. I am of this first group, because when I am really interested and passionate about something I will find out as much as I can about it. But for many (and me too), it cannot stop there. It needs to go beyond this collection of knowledge and be integrated into our daily experience. This is the best way, no matter how much or how little someone knows. Actually, one of my teachers prefers his students to "study less and practice more".

As you can begin to see the changes in yourself, understanding a little more about your own mind and the way you experience things, then in this more practical way I think the teachings begin to take hold.

But there have been some great practical methods listed above too.

10-12-2011, 06:15 PM	#5
RenyBontes Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 428 Senior Member	That's a good and very important question, JS. To put it simply, it is said that we need 3 things; study, contemplation, meditation. Some people are so interested in Buddhism, that they read so much, study the different philosophical systems and start to generate a good wealth of knowledge to the point where things do start making sense. I am of this first group, because when I am really interested and passionate about something I will find out as much as I can about it. But for many (and me too), it cannot stop there. It needs to go beyond this collection of knowledge and be integrated into our daily experience. This is the best way, no matter how much or how little someone knows. Actually, one of my teachers prefers his students to "study less and practice more". As you can begin to see the changes in yourself, understanding a little more about your own mind and the way you experience things, then in this more practical way I think the teachings begin to take hold. But there have been some great practical methods listed above too.
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