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Hello From North Wales

Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2012 2:43 pm
by jonathan charles
Hello, I just thought I would introduce myself, my name is Jonathan and I have just registered here on the forum. I have been practising meditation and mindfullness for just over a year, the change in the way I think and feel have been nothing short of amazing.

Problem with this is its hard to share with other people who are not familiar with meditation -or mindfullness, and though its something I would like to share - in order to show other people there is a way out of the suffering we create for ourselves....it just doesnt work like that does it :)

I came across Buddhism when I was recieving treatment for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder as a result of my military service in the Falklands War in 1982.
I met a fellow veteran who was practising Meditation and mindfullness and I became interested in what it was all about, he is a prison chaplain with Anguilimara (I think thats how you spell it ) he may be a familiar face amongst many of you on this site.

I am gratefull to him for his time and patience in helping me understand the subtleties of Buddhism .

I realised I have lived the last 53 years in ignorance, Trying to find something in Drugs Alchohol was so foolish and heedless.
I realise I was mindless,I realise my Ego was as big as Brasil !! Now I realise I am nobody -with nothing to do nowhere to go, and nobody to be....what a relief. I am but a swirling mass of atoms that arises and passes away.

"May all beings be well, may all beings be happy."

peace to you all Jonathan

Re: Hello From North Wales

Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2012 3:05 pm
by DNS
:hello:

Welcome to Dhamma Wheel!

:buddha1:

Re: Hello From North Wales

Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2012 3:09 pm
by bodom
Welcome Jonathan!

:anjali:

Re: Hello From North Wales

Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2012 4:46 pm
by LonesomeYogurt
Welcome! It's so nice to see someone reap such a benefit from the Dhamma.

What tradition do you meditate in? Do you have any specific one?

Also http://www.buddhanet.info/wbd/search.ph ... =theravada" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

This is a link to any Theravada groups in Wales. I hope it helps!

Re: Hello From North Wales

Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2012 9:21 pm
by mikenz66
:hello:

:anjali:
Mike

Re: Hello From North Wales

Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2012 7:33 pm
by cooran
Welcome Johnathan! :group:
Look forward to reading your posts.

with metta
Chris

Re: Hello From North Wales

Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2012 1:58 pm
by puppha
Welcome Jonathan!

It's good to hear that meditation helped you overcoming obstacles in your life.
I wish you all the best in the future, and I hope you will find interesting things on Dhamma Wheel to help you progress on the path.

With Metta