(January 30, 2012 at 12:08 am)Bgood Wrote: perhaps I haven't been as inundated with the "cult-ish" aspects of it or the stict adherence to belief systems. I just read a whole lot about it, meditate once in a while
You are better off just doing that, you will probably enjoy Buddhism and benefits much more from it that way. More liberating in your views. Don't join or become commited to any tradition or group. They do become quite cultish.