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Hello Everybody
by QBall » Tue Feb 28, 2012 8:00 pm
My name is Brian, I am from Pennsylvania and I recently found an interest in Buddhism. It all started by reading some literature and it just all made a lot of sense to me. Of course many question arise which I seek to find answers for. I am currently looking for local places to practice and joined this forum to further educate myself on the practice. I look forward to hearing from all of you and I am eager to find some answers!
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Re: Hello Everybody
by bodom » Tue Feb 28, 2012 8:05 pm
Welcome Brian!
I was born an raised in Pennsylvania and lived in the Reading/Philadelphia area for over 20 years. Welcome to Dhamma Wheel!
I was born an raised in Pennsylvania and lived in the Reading/Philadelphia area for over 20 years. Welcome to Dhamma Wheel!
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Re: Hello Everybody
by QBall » Tue Feb 28, 2012 8:10 pm
Thats not too far from me... I am in suburbs of Philadelphia in the town of Willow Grove.
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Re: Hello Everybody
by Cittasanto » Tue Feb 28, 2012 8:31 pm
Hi QBall,
Welcome Aboard!
Welcome Aboard!
This offering maybe right, or wrong, but it is one, the other, both, or neither!
With Metta
Upāsaka Cittasanto
Blog - Some Suttas Translated.
"Others will misconstrue reality due to their personal perspectives, doggedly holding onto and not easily discarding them; We shall not misconstrue reality due to our own personal perspectives, nor doggedly holding onto them, but will discard them easily. This effacement shall be done."
With Metta
Upāsaka Cittasanto
Blog - Some Suttas Translated.
"Others will misconstrue reality due to their personal perspectives, doggedly holding onto and not easily discarding them; We shall not misconstrue reality due to our own personal perspectives, nor doggedly holding onto them, but will discard them easily. This effacement shall be done."
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Re: Hello Everybody
by Ben » Tue Feb 28, 2012 8:40 pm
Hi Brian and welcome to Dhamma Wheel!
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Re: Hello Everybody
by vidar » Thu Mar 01, 2012 11:15 am
Welcome to Dhamma Wheel QBall!
All the world is on fire, All the world is burning, All the world is ablaze, All the world is quaking. That which does not quake or blaze, That to which worldlings do not resort, Where there is no place for Mara:That is where my mind delights. (SN 5.7)
By degrees, little by little,
from moment to moment,
the wise purify themselves,
as a smith purifies silver.
—Dhammapada 239
By degrees, little by little,
from moment to moment,
the wise purify themselves,
as a smith purifies silver.
—Dhammapada 239
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Re: Hello Everybody
by Khalil Bodhi » Thu Mar 01, 2012 12:54 pm
Welcome!
To avoid all evil, to cultivate good, and to cleanse one's mind — this is the teaching of the Buddhas.
-Dhp. 183
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-Dhp. 183
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