What has turned you off from Buddhism, at least as a primary path of spiritual belief and practice?
Or do you just mean that you're not a Buddhist yetThere is some difference among the Buddhist traditions regarding when you actually "become" a Buddhist. Some say you don't "officially" become a Buddhist until you take refuge in the Three Jewels and receive the precepts. In some traditions, at the time you become a Buddhist, you receive a new name. So many people are actually on the path towards Buddhism before actually becoming a Buddhist, in much the same way that you can go to a Christian church for years, but never actually become a Christian until you accept Jesus Christ as your Savior
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seriously ... good luck and happy loving
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Or do you just mean that you're not a Buddhist yetThere is some difference among the Buddhist traditions regarding when you actually "become" a Buddhist. Some say you don't "officially" become a Buddhist until you take refuge in the Three Jewels and receive the precepts. In some traditions, at the time you become a Buddhist, you receive a new name. So many people are actually on the path towards Buddhism before actually becoming a Buddhist, in much the same way that you can go to a Christian church for years, but never actually become a Christian until you accept Jesus Christ as your Savior ( ... )
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It is just another label and with that come all kinds of entrapments !
Hugs !!
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