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**oraltyrap** · 10-11-2010, 06:34 AM

Namaste all,

I have a question that is genuinely perplexing me of late. I have been a serious student of Buddhism now for about six months. I say serious because even though I have been "around" Buddhism since I was 17, it was only about six months ago that I got really serious about it and took refuge and committed to a daily practise.

However, I have yet to decide or settle on a particular school of Buddism. I first came to Buddhism via HH The Dalai Lama's writings so Tibetan Buddhism was my first discovery. However, I love practises from Zen, Vajrayana and also Theravada.

Do I need to commit to one school? I'm assuming yes to be the answer. If so, how do I know which one to choose? I'd prefer to have some logic behind my decision, rather than toss a coin

Thanks and in metta,
Raven

10-11-2010, 06:34 AM	#1
oraltyrap Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 360 Senior Member	How to Decide? Namaste all, I have a question that is genuinely perplexing me of late. I have been a serious student of Buddhism now for about six months. I say serious because even though I have been "around" Buddhism since I was 17, it was only about six months ago that I got really serious about it and took refuge and committed to a daily practise. However, I have yet to decide or settle on a particular school of Buddism. I first came to Buddhism via HH The Dalai Lama's writings so Tibetan Buddhism was my first discovery. However, I love practises from Zen, Vajrayana and also Theravada. Do I need to commit to one school? I'm assuming yes to be the answer. If so, how do I know which one to choose? I'd prefer to have some logic behind my decision, rather than toss a coin Thanks and in metta, Raven
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