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choose one type of Buddhism over another?

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You know that.

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Why choose one type of Buddhism over another?

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I personally, I'm rather into Zen a little bit.

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I just like Zen tradition.

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Some people like Tibetan tradition.

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It's just.

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I don't think you should pick one

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type of Buddhism or another.

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Pick the teachings.

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Well, what do you do?

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You can say I'm this Buddhist or that Buddhist, but really what you're doing is following one set of teachings or another.

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So which set of teachings should you follow?

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Well, you should follow the teachings of the most enlightened being you can find.

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Follow the teachings of the Buddha.

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Then you're not picking one type or another.

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Because you'll find that

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The whole type thing is really misleading.

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And the best practitioners of all types of Buddhism are very similar and say very similar things and have very similar goals.

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And so there's only one Buddhism.

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It's following the teachings of an enlightened Buddha or practicing to become an enlightened Buddha, one or the other.