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Nirrtix
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Buddhist wanting to be a better Buddhist...

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Nirrtix is my name (I know it is odd having the name of the Hindu goddess of death and corruption as a handle on a Buddhist forum, but it is my gamer handle, :tongue: that I have grown attached to. I actually got the name from Stargate and threw an "X" on Nirrti.)

Ok let me start out by saying that since 2005 I have believed for the most part in Buddhist philosphy. Granted I am kinda the Buddhist equivalent of a Christian who does not goto church. I have been to a Hindu Temple more than I have been to a Buddhist Temple.

In 2005 my friends introduced me to Buddhism due to my lack of faith and disagreements with Christian philosophy. Buddhism filled many of the gaps etc.. I always identified as Theravada even though I still believed in "god" even now I do not claim to know there is no god I think that would be a stretch to say I know something I do not really know, kinda like saying I know there is one, when I only believe it because I was told to all my life.

I do have many questions for those wiser than me here, but I will save that for a post that is not my intro :candle:

thank you,
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Welcome.
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Yena yena hi maññanti,
tato taṃ hoti aññathā.


In whatever way they conceive it,
It turns out otherwise.
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Thank you! I hope that I can learn some here. It is hard to access a Theravada Temple here. I may go to a Zen temple nearby. I am not sure why there are so few Theravada Temples in Houston Texas.
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Nirrtix wrote: I may go to a Zen temple nearby.
That would be worth trying, maybe get some meditation instruction. People here might be able to give some advice on finding a Theravada group, or you might find this site helpful: http://www.buddhanet.info/wbd/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Have you consulted Buddhanet's world directory? There seem to be about half a dozen Theravadin establishments currently listed in Houston:

http://tinyurl.com/pewo2v6
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Welcome to DhammaWheel, Nirrtix! :group:

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Spiny Norman wrote:
Nirrtix wrote: I may go to a Zen temple nearby.
That would be worth trying, maybe get some meditation instruction. People here might be able to give some advice on finding a Theravada group, or you might find this site helpful: http://www.buddhanet.info/wbd/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
That might be worth investigating, I am not sue why all the Theravada temples are so far from here. Seems like all of them are north side of Houston.
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Welcome!
To avoid all evil, to cultivate good, and to cleanse one's mind — this is the teaching of the Buddhas.
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Hello Nirrtix and welcome to the forum!

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Namo tassa bhagavato arahato samma sambuddhassa
Namo tassa bhagavato arahato samma sambuddhassa
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