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I’ve become infatuated with Buddhism, it’s such an interesting religion/philosophy and I’d love to develop a deeper understanding. I’ve already gone over the basics on wikipedia, read some articles, videos, ect. Are there any quality websites worth looking into with a discussion section?

There are two primary Buddhist discussion groups on the Web:

E-Sangha: http://www.e-sangha.com/
Zen Buddhism Community: http://community.livejournal.com/zen_buddhists/

Of these, E-Sangha is by far the largest. Personally, I avoid both these sites as they attract people who like to argue points of doctrine – and the mind that likes to "pick and choose" is far away from Buddhism. But if you’re mindful of that tendency, you can find useful information on these sites.

Other interesting Web resources include:

Buddhist Peace Fellowship – good articles on peace and social justice

http://bpf.org/html/home.html

WZEN.org – webcasts of talks

http://wzen.org/

Zen Mountain Monastery – links to talks and instructions

http://www.mro.org/zmm/teachings/

Kwan Um School of Zen – library of teachings

http://kwanumzen.org/primarypoint/

You might also enjoy visiting some of the wonderful Buddhist blogs – where there is discussion and sharing of views in a respectful manner. A few great ones include:

NOT2WO: http://blog.not2wo.com/
Wild Fox Zen: http://wildfoxzen.blogspot.com/
Aging As Spiritual Practice: http://agingasaspiritualpractice.com/

And (blush!) my own blog, Ox Herding: http://www.oxherding.com/my_weblog/

I wanted to publish my articles on such a website which is for free but is of good quality and used by many and has many options for chosing the topics. Any suggestuions?

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