Originally Posted by
edward
My background is the kagyu-school of Tibetan Buddhism, where there is a lot of emphasis on sitting practice, like in Zen. But it is expected from a student to study many of the scholastic works, and there are many. I often wondered if reading these voluminous works will really help you to get a better understanding. There is a lot of tradition in there and the style of writing is very different than in Zen. Lot's of the three kinds of... the five ways to... the three points... the forty-six... Of course they are all good reminders. But does it really help to release my suffering?