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by KevinL
Sat Mar 06, 2010 3:28 am
Forum: Theravāda for Beginners
Topic: Peace Corps
Replies: 10
Views: 2098

Re: Peace Corps

Thanks for the link pilgrim. I contacted a few of those organizations. We'll see if they're accepting volunteers.
by KevinL
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...
by KevinL
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...
by KevinL
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...