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Hello from Lopburi, Thailand

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I am an American Theravada monk living at a temple in Khok Samrong Thailand. I have been a monk going on 4 years.
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Greetings bhante,

Welcome to Dhamma Wheel.

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Welcome, and I hope that you find this forum of intertest and value.
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Greetings Bhante and welcome to Dhamma Wheel!
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Welcome Bhante! :anjali:
All the world is on fire, All the world is burning, All the world is ablaze, All the world is quaking. That which does not quake or blaze, That to which worldlings do not resort, Where there is no place for Mara:That is where my mind delights. (SN 5.7)

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Welcome aboard Bhante!
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:anjali: Hello Bhante!
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Welcome Bhante! :anjali:
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Welcome Bhante!

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Bill, please tell us some more about your experiences in Thailand.

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Welcome Bhante! :anjali:
All the world is on fire, All the world is burning, All the world is ablaze, All the world is quaking. That which does not quake or blaze, That to which worldlings do not resort, Where there is no place for Mara:That is where my mind delights. (SN 5.7)

By degrees, little by little,
from moment to moment,
the wise purify themselves,
as a smith purifies silver.
—Dhammapada 239
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