[Maydayvar]

Hi Bundokji,

There are rather a lot of different things to address in your post.

In response to the first part of question 1 :

1- Have any of you experienced fear at the beginning? have you felt that its too risky to become buddhist? Let us have a look at what sort of things you have to give up to become a buddhist:...... No, personally I didn't experience any fear. Studying and practising Dhamma results in increased understanding rather than ''having to give anything up". If we change in any way, then it happens naturally as a result of our understanding.

I hope you don't mind me saying this - but personally I'd appreciate it if you could split up your questions into just one or maybe two with a similar subject per topic thread - and in that way more members might be inclined to respond to them and we could have threads with specific themes.


with kind wishes to you,


Aloka-D