Theos-Talk Archives (November 1998 Message tt00484)

<What I meant was that I was not a Buddhist in the formal sense, although when a youth I took the vows at meetings of the MAHA-BODHI SOCIETY which I found very illuminating -- in Bombay.  I am a follower of the Buddha by conviction, and have not adopted any one of the several schools of Buddhism, as I read and study them all.>
 
<Hence my views may appear heterodox to some.  Look for instance at the work of Olcott who labored greatly to bring back a unity among the several great schools of Buddhism that had emerged.  and he was successful -- his BUDDHIST CATECHISM is a valuable book.>
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>Dal

I am not formally a Buddhist either. I have read and studied Buddhism, but I am
currently not a member of any religion or church. Even as a Theosophist I stay
a member at large. My early years with churches gave me many unpleasant
memories re belonging to human organizations, so now days I tend to avoid them.

Jerry S