Hi all,
Just a quick introduction--I live in California and am 40 years old. My take on religion may be somewhat controversial although I will certainly be respectful and try not to be too provocative. I studied with the rather controversial American Buddhist spiritual teacher Rama/Frederick Lenz from about 1992-1998. Although I have come to accept that the controversy that surrounded Rama/Lenz was not without some justification, I still strongly see Rama as an Enlightened teacher and in particular still practice, and gain substantial benefit from, the meditation techniques that Rama/Lenz taught. However, I accept that there are other Enlightened teachers and would consider Christ to be one--however that would probably put me into controversy with some mainstream Christian thinkers who essentially see Christ as the unique path to God and do not accept anyone else as being Christ's equal. Again, since I am new here I will certainly try to be respectful of others where I might disagree and/or have controversial views.
Just a quick introduction--I live in California and am 40 years old. My take on religion may be somewhat controversial although I will certainly be respectful and try not to be too provocative. I studied with the rather controversial American Buddhist spiritual teacher Rama/Frederick Lenz from about 1992-1998. Although I have come to accept that the controversy that surrounded Rama/Lenz was not without some justification, I still strongly see Rama as an Enlightened teacher and in particular still practice, and gain substantial benefit from, the meditation techniques that Rama/Lenz taught. However, I accept that there are other Enlightened teachers and would consider Christ to be one--however that would probably put me into controversy with some mainstream Christian thinkers who essentially see Christ as the unique path to God and do not accept anyone else as being Christ's equal. Again, since I am new here I will certainly try to be respectful of others where I might disagree and/or have controversial views.
