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Wow, thanks everybody for the feedback and advice!
I went to the temple yesterday with my friend and it was unfortunately closed due to the massive ice storm here in Toronto. It's open every day of the year, including holidays but it was closed yesterday  However, we were able to explore some parts of it and it was gorgeous; just the structure of the temple (it's a really massive temple) and the statues of Buddha and the different Gods were so interesting. |
Psst ... they're not gods. They're symbolic depictions (some not so symbolic) of Buddhas who are people just like you and I that achieved something amazing; Enlightenment.
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Originally Posted by penguinh
How did you guys actually learn to live by the ways of Buddhism? Like it's easy to read the quotes and stuff and be inspired by it but it's challenging to actually follow the ways and live by it.
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That's what Buddhism is all about.
A good teacher will explain how to implement the practices slowly into your life. Simple things like offering your place in line at the store to someone else, how to meditate in the time you have, etc. The teachings of Buddha are useless if you don't use them so as you learn, just think, "What have I learned that I can practice today?" and then work on that one little thing every day.