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Hello there

Posted: Thu May 30, 2013 2:35 am
by Bunks
Hi everyone

My name is Luke and I live in a small town just outside Melbourne in Australia.....look forward to chatting with you all about the dhamma of the Theravada!

Re: Hello there

Posted: Thu May 30, 2013 4:19 am
by DNS
Welcome to Dhamma Wheel!

:meditate:

Re: Hello there

Posted: Thu May 30, 2013 4:29 am
by cooran
Welcome Luke! :group:

I'm an Aussie too.

With metta,
Chris

Re: Hello there

Posted: Thu May 30, 2013 8:06 am
by Bunks
cooran wrote:Welcome Luke! :group:

I'm an Aussie too.

With metta,
Chris
Where do you live Chris?

Re: Hello there

Posted: Thu May 30, 2013 8:29 am
by Ben
Greetings from across Bass Strait!

Re: Hello there

Posted: Thu May 30, 2013 8:57 am
by cooran
Brisbane - I'm a banana-bender! :smile:

With metta
Chris

Re: Hello there

Posted: Thu May 30, 2013 9:54 am
by Khalil Bodhi
Welcome Luke!

Re: Hello there

Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2013 11:12 pm
by Bunks
Ben wrote:Greetings from across Bass Strait!
Ahhhh....Tassie! Beautiful part of the world.....I've been watching The Gourmet Farmer. Great show. Shows off the beauty of your state.

Re: Hello there

Posted: Mon Jun 17, 2013 6:44 am
by PadmaPhala
Aussie! the first web forum i was part of, was full of aussies. very nice ppl btw.

Re: Hello there

Posted: Mon Jun 17, 2013 8:07 am
by pilgrim
Hello there. Welcome.
DW has a large representation of Aussie Buddhists. I wonder if the demographics on DW correlates to the world population of English speaking Buddhists, adjusting for internet access?

Re: Hello there

Posted: Mon Jun 17, 2013 11:15 pm
by retrofuturist
Greetings from Werribee.

:hello:

(Pilgrim ~ another possibility could be that many Buddhist temples here are quasi cultural centres catering to ethnic communities*, so those who are interested in Buddhism for other reasons find more aligned fellowship online... )

* - the obvious exception being Ajahn Brahm's monestary out in Western Australia but that's so far away for those in the so-called "eastern states" that it may as well be in New Zealand

Metta,
Retro. :)

Re: Hello there

Posted: Tue Jun 18, 2013 11:01 pm
by Bunks
retrofuturist wrote:Greetings from Werribee.

:hello:

(Pilgrim ~ another possibility could be that many Buddhist temples here are quasi cultural centres catering to ethnic communities*, so those who are interested in Buddhism for other reasons find more aligned fellowship online... )

* - the obvious exception being Ajahn Brahm's monestary out in Western Australia but that's so far away for those in the so-called "eastern states" that it may as well be in New Zealand

Metta,
Retro. :)
Werribee! Wow....go through there on the train every day on my way to work. I live in Lara.

Re: Hello there

Posted: Tue Jun 18, 2013 11:10 pm
by retrofuturist
Greetings,

Well it's quite possible you've whizzed passed me on the V-Line, while I've stood there like a sucker on the freezing platform, waiting for the Metro train to pull in.

:lol:

Metta,
Retro. :)

Re: Hello there

Posted: Thu Jun 20, 2013 4:16 am
by Bunks
retrofuturist wrote:Greetings,

Well it's quite possible you've whizzed passed me on the V-Line, while I've stood there like a sucker on the freezing platform, waiting for the Metro train to pull in.

:lol:

Metta,
Retro. :)
:tongue:

Re: Hello there

Posted: Thu Jun 20, 2013 6:31 am
by lyndon taylor
Welcome Luke, I'm from Sydney, but live in California, miss my homeland, fortunately i've got free long distance to Aus to keep in touch with family etc. Hope you get something meaningful from participating here. I know I have enjoyed it since I rejoined recently, Cheers