[Buddha-l] New Generation of Western Buddhists? (Dan Lusthaus)

[Erik Hoogcarspel]

On 12-09-11 20:37, Michael La Torra wrote:
> I attended the Buddhist Geeks Conference 2011 and found it very much worthwhile. It was not a gathering of scholars or followers, but of eager practitioners, mostly young, who are the fresh faces of Buddhism in the West.
>
You confuse me here Michael, the word 'Buddhist' used to mean: 'a 
follower of the Buddha'. Maybe I was distracted for a moment and has the 
word changed it's meaning without me being aware. So what is a Buddhist 
these days? Being old school I am still so naïve to think that you 
cannot be a Buddhist without taking refuge in the three jewels. But in 
LA peoples minds are on roller skates.

erik