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- Sat Mar 06, 2010 3:28 am
- Forum: Theravāda for Beginners
- Topic: Peace Corps
- Replies: 10
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Re: Peace Corps
Thanks for the link pilgrim. I contacted a few of those organizations. We'll see if they're accepting volunteers.
- Fri Feb 26, 2010 11:27 pm
- Forum: Theravāda for Beginners
- Topic: Peace Corps
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2098
Re: Peace Corps
Sorry I should explain. I keep forgetting that a lot of the users on this forum are from the UK or elsewhere. The Peace Corps basically is a US government sponsored group that goes to third world countries and helps out there in a variety of different ways, from teaching kids english to construction...
- Fri Feb 26, 2010 8:22 pm
- Forum: Theravāda for Beginners
- Topic: Peace Corps
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2098
Peace Corps
Before I got interested in Buddhism, I was always very passionate about human beings and helping those in need. I guess that's one of the reasons why I began looking into the peace corps. I was just curious as to what the people on this forum thought of that kind of thing. Or is there another way to...
- Wed Feb 24, 2010 4:46 am
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: New to Buddhism
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1831
New to Buddhism
I'm very, very interested in learning more about buddhism. But for some reason, books just don't cut it with me. I'd rather learn by practicing buddhism as opposed to reading about buddhism. So I've visted my local zen center and learned how to meditate. It's very frustrating though because it's ext...