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Shwmai from Wales! :)

Postby Emi » Wed Nov 25, 2009 11:45 am

Hello all at The Dhamma Wheel, my name's Emily and I'm 17 years old :)

I've been a lay Buddhist (practising) since the age of 10, but I was first exposed at the age of about 8 or 9. I had been a member of (much missed) E-sangha for coming on 6 years (as 'Xonikz') when it went down, and ever since I've been searching for a Buddhist forum (particularly Therevada, as that's the school of thought I follow) for ages!

Despite losing E-sangha, after looking at just a few posts on this forum, I feel like I'm home already, comfortably between like-minded people. :)

I hope you're all doing ok on your respective journeys, and I can only hope my posts on this forum match the wisdom I've seen already! :D

Namaste, friends,
Emily
"When all you've got is nothing, there's a lot to go around."
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Re: Shwmai from Wales! :)

Postby Ben » Wed Nov 25, 2009 12:11 pm

Greetings Emi!
Welcome to Dhamma Wheel. I hope you like it here.
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Re: Shwmai from Wales! :)

Postby Cittasanto » Wed Nov 25, 2009 12:27 pm

Hi,
hope you enjoy it here
This offering maybe right, or wrong, but it is one, the other, both, or neither!
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"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: Shwmai from Wales! :)

Postby Moggalana » Wed Nov 25, 2009 1:05 pm

Hi Emily :)
Let it come. Let it be. Let it go.
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Re: Shwmai from Wales! :)

Postby retrofuturist » Wed Nov 25, 2009 10:58 pm

Greetings Emily,

Welcome to Dhamma Wheel.

:buddha2:

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Re: Shwmai from Wales! :)

Postby David N. Snyder » Wed Nov 25, 2009 11:05 pm

:hello:

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Re: Shwmai from Wales! :)

Postby Dugu » Thu Nov 26, 2009 9:08 am

Hi Emily.

Wow you started following at such a young age, that is so rare. I am so impressed. Good to have you here. :twothumbsup:
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