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Greetings from Minnesota

Postby alex.derringer » Wed Dec 26, 2012 11:36 pm

My name is Alex and I'm a Computer Science major :geek: at a university in southwest Minnesota, USA. I have been moving towards Buddhism for a while now, but have only recently become more interested in studying and practicing seriously. I'm glad I found this forum and hope to learn a great deal from being able to discuss my questions with others. I'm not usually one for introductions, so I'm not sure what else to say besides hello. :)
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Re: Greetings from Minnesota

Postby David N. Snyder » Wed Dec 26, 2012 11:42 pm

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Re: Greetings from Minnesota

Postby tiltbillings » Wed Dec 26, 2012 11:44 pm

Welcome. Southwest MN? Marshall?

What is the use of his knowledge
pertaining to the number of insects in the whole world?
Rather, inquire into his knowledge of
that which is to be practised by us
-- Dharmakirti

This being is bound to samsara, kamma is his means for going beyond.
SN I, 38.

Níl sa saol seo ach ceo
There is naught in this life but mist
Is ní bheimid beo ach seal beag gearr.
And we will not be alive but a short hard time.
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Re: Greetings from Minnesota

Postby Cittasanto » Wed Dec 26, 2012 11:45 pm

Welcome aboard Alex! :hello:
This offering maybe right, or wrong, but it is one, the other, both, or neither!
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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: Greetings from Minnesota

Postby Ben » Thu Dec 27, 2012 3:10 am

Hi Alex,
And welcome to Dhammawheel!
...he wondered whether there was any love between human beings that did not rest upon some sort of self-delusion.

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Re: Greetings from Minnesota

Postby alex.derringer » Thu Dec 27, 2012 6:06 pm

Thanks for the kind greetings everyone. :)

tiltbillings wrote:Southwest MN? Marshall?


Yeah. I'm a senior at SMSU in Marshall.
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Re: Greetings from Minnesota

Postby cooran » Sun Dec 30, 2012 8:54 am

Welcome to DhammaWheel! :group:

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Re: Greetings from Minnesota

Postby bodom » Sun Dec 30, 2012 2:22 pm

Welcome Alex!

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Re: Greetings from Minnesota

Postby 3ball » Mon Jan 14, 2013 12:33 am

Alex, Have you had a chance to visit Bhante Sathi in Mankato? He's a great teacher! I'm with the Northfield Buddhist Meditation Center.
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