A beginner in Buddhism?

Rev Christie Bates
The Fifth Posture
Published in
7 min readOct 20, 2021

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This advice may surprise you

Tech-savvy monks and nuns are reaching people during COVID ~ Photo by Serena Naclerio on Unsplash

First, some context. I grew up in Alabama in the 1970s. Which is to say, I grew up without any real separation of Church and State. So although we were not a church-going household, I received a fairly typical education in that region’s mainstream religion.

My own understanding of Christianity wasn’t fleshed out until my two years of the “Man in the Light of History…

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Rev Christie Bates
The Fifth Posture

Brainspotting Practitioner, Contemplative Therapist & Spiritual Director Dedicated to Seeing Clearly