[Candor7]

If you haven't done, you might want to visit :

http://www.shambhala.org

http://www.shambhalamountain.org/

http://www.karmecholing.org/

http://www.mipham.com/tibet.html

http://www.shambhala.com/

You certainly have plenty of company in the thinking on sound logic.

I live about 2 miles away from Karme Cho-Ling, where my butt is frequently on the meditation cushion, following the logic you have mentioned.

The Buddhist warriorship traditions of Tibet and Mongolia are very much alive and thriving, with a whole Western community in the USA and Europe who follow them. They number in the tens of thousands altogether, and many are ordinary, perfectly grounded Americans.

[Gengis Khan]

I am not a Buddhist but I consider myself fortunate to have been able to actually visit Dharmashala and Rumtek (to get the real experiance). Karme Cho-Ling sounds good and not too far from where I am right now.