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Greetings again all. I'd like to ask if anyone would like to mentor me. (reddthat.com)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'm really nervous about making next steps. There's not really anything near me in English for Buddhism and I would really like someone to be a guide or a pen pal.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Are you interested in Buddhism as a philosophy or a religion? If you want to be religious, I can't be much help. I think that the most fruitful aspects of Buddhism are the philosophy of the self and mindfulness mediation.

Why don't you try calling or emailing your nearest Buddhist temple? I honestly think the average temple would be quite happy to hear from a person who wants to be more active in the religion. Buddhist people tend to be very welcoming and accepting, because they're Buddhists.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Okay

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Did you get a hold of a temple? How did it go?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

No luck so far. Tried about 1/3rd of the state so far.