| | Author: james-ing Forum: Dharma Overground Discussion Forum
Hello Everyone,
An introduction is in order. My name is James and I live in Vancouver, Canada. I have found my way to this site in the same way I imagine many have found themselves here. Namely, I read Dr. Ingram's book / website. I must say that I found it to be something of a breath of fresh air. Finally someone seems to have addressed the matter of the "mushroom". I've been wandering through the Buddhist "scene" in this city and been terribly unimpressed, thus far. A whole lot of guru worship and getting bogged down in the aesthetics or metaphysics of Buddhism rather than the nitty gritty of practise. For a long time, it hadn't been much of an irritant, real practise seemed unneccesary and I was happy to float along in a philosophical quagmire. But somewhere along the way I've started to become irritated with my lack of progress. Four years in and I'm still at square one. So when I stumbled across the book and heard about this site, I became hopeful. No more nonesense I say. So I'm hoping to find support and help along the way.
But enough talking your ears off. I have one question to ask anyone who may happen to know whether there are any teachers in this city worth their salt (especially if they are Theravada based teachers)? I need the extra help, I think.
Thanks,
James Mattson |