Expert: Justin Choo - 4/14/2009

Question
Hello,

I am very interested in becoming a Buddhist but fear the population is too low in the area of which i live.  Can you please guide me?

Answer
Hi Joshua,

Thank you for asking me.

Welcome to the path of inner peace and happiness. To become a Buddhist means to practise the teachings of the Buddha. If you practise the teachings of the Buddha, then you are a Buddhist. Just that simple.

The best place to know more about Buddhism is through the internet.  

Please take your time to surf through the "mother" of all Buddhist sites @ www.buddhanet.net which gives you all the worldwide links on the different traditions and the locations.

The journey will be a long but rewarding one. As we travel along the path, we learn to experience happiness and inner peace through the three processes of learning, practising, and experiencing the positive results. With this experiencing, it further encourages us to put more effort to continue learning and practising. The destination may be unreachable but the journey itself is a lesson in life. Have a pleasant journey, and if you need more info please come back.

If you wish to ask questions, I would be happy to answer them for you.

Take care.

Justin Choo :-)

[I like to invite you to visit my blog:]
http://lifeislikethat999.blogspot.com/

[And these sites by Rev. Dhammika:]
http://sdhammika.blogspot.com/
http://www.buddhismatoz.com/

(Footnote)

If you have the time and patience, the following web sites will provide helpful information:

http://www.buddhanet.net (The “mother” of all Buddhist web sites)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/buddhism..
http://www.bswa.org
This site is in Western Australia where Ajahn Brahmawamso resides. He is an English monk and is a very popular speaker. You can listen to his talk through this site.
http://www.foresthermitage.org.uk/
http://www.amaravati.org/abmnew/index.php/about_us/getting_here/
Ajahn Sumedho is the most senior Western monk, trained under the Thai forest monk tradition. He is an American and is resident in England.
Ajahn Sumedho and Ajahn Brahmawamso are disciples of the late Ajahn Chah, the famous Thai forest monk.

http://www.lioncity.net/buddhism/
E-Sangha forum.
This is a very active and highly authoritative forum.

http://www.dhammasukha.org
This is also a very active forum, mainly on meditation.

http://www.buddhistchannel.tv
This is a Buddhist news channel, giving latest news in the Buddhist world.

http://www.buddhanet.net/pdf_file/whatbelieve.pdf
"What Buddhist Believe" by Ven. K Sri Dhammananda. This book explains the Buddhist perspective on life's general questions.
Venerable K. Sri Dhammananda was my revered teacher. His writings have benefitted countless people throughout the world. He had recently passed away (18 Mar 1919 -- 31 Aug 2006)

http://youtube.com/user/dhammatube
Short Buddhist talks


http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?..
Film about Chief : Ven. K Sri Dhammananda

http://www.ksridhammananda.com
Venerable K. Sri Dhammananda is my revered teacher.

http://www.justbegood.net/index.htm
http://www.geocities.com/wave_books..
You can obtain excellent publications from them.