Buddhism Newbie
Hi Everyone,
I'm new to Buddhism in so far as I have developed a keen (and sincere) interest in it, but I have no practical knowledge, no training, no teacher to help guide me.
I went to the home of a Tibetan Buddhist yesterday who said that there are 84,000 paths of Buddhism and once I choose the one that's right for me, then that will be the path I commit to: one teacher, one guru, one path.
That's very intimidating information. 84,000 - and only one path. I don't know where to start, or who to talk to, or even what questions to ask: All I know is that I want to learn.
I'm based in Calgary, Alberta and there seems to be a few (not many) options in terms of groups of temples. I've started emailing some to see if I can come in for a chat and to ask questions. Beyond that, I'm not sure what else to do.
Any advice? There's so much information out there, especially online, I really don't know how to determine which of it is reliable.
Thank you so much!
With Gratitude,
S
I'm new to Buddhism in so far as I have developed a keen (and sincere) interest in it, but I have no practical knowledge, no training, no teacher to help guide me.
I went to the home of a Tibetan Buddhist yesterday who said that there are 84,000 paths of Buddhism and once I choose the one that's right for me, then that will be the path I commit to: one teacher, one guru, one path.
That's very intimidating information. 84,000 - and only one path. I don't know where to start, or who to talk to, or even what questions to ask: All I know is that I want to learn.
I'm based in Calgary, Alberta and there seems to be a few (not many) options in terms of groups of temples. I've started emailing some to see if I can come in for a chat and to ask questions. Beyond that, I'm not sure what else to do.
Any advice? There's so much information out there, especially online, I really don't know how to determine which of it is reliable.
Thank you so much!
With Gratitude,
S