Hi Friends. I'm thinking of coming back to DW. In Thailand now. Doing my best.
If I come back, will I be welcome?
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Re-indroduction.
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Re-indroduction.
by alan » Tue May 01, 2012 5:45 pm
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Re: Re-indroduction.
by Khalil Bodhi » Tue May 01, 2012 6:23 pm
Welcome back Alan!
To avoid all evil, to cultivate good, and to cleanse one's mind — this is the teaching of the Buddhas.
-Dhp. 183
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-Dhp. 183
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Re: Re-indroduction.
by cooran » Tue May 01, 2012 7:53 pm
Hello alan,
Good to see you posting again.
with metta
Chris
Good to see you posting again.
with metta
Chris
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---It's not what happens to you in life that is important ~ it's what you do with it ---
---It's not what happens to you in life that is important ~ it's what you do with it ---
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Re: Re-indroduction.
by mikenz66 » Tue May 01, 2012 8:26 pm
alan wrote:If I come back, will I be welcome?
Only if you post some amazing photos of Thailand...
Welcome...
Mike
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Re: Re-indroduction.
by Ben » Tue May 01, 2012 9:40 pm
Welcome Alan!
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Re: Re-indroduction.
by tiltbillings » Tue May 01, 2012 10:17 pm
You weren't unwelcome here before.alan wrote:Hi Friends. I'm thinking of coming back to DW. In Thailand now. Doing my best.
If I come back, will I be welcome?
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: Re-indroduction.
by Cittasanto » Tue May 01, 2012 10:27 pm
I did not know you were ever unwelcome!
Welcome back on board!
Welcome back on board!
This offering maybe right, or wrong, but it is one, the other, both, or neither!
With Metta
Upāsaka Cittasanto
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."
With Metta
Upāsaka Cittasanto
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: Re-indroduction.
by retrofuturist » Tue May 01, 2012 11:02 pm
Greetings alan,
Hell yeah.
Sitting on the bus last week I was thinking of you and your attempts to establish a regular metta bhavana practice... I hope that's going well!
Metta,
Retro.
alan wrote:If I come back, will I be welcome?
Hell yeah.
Sitting on the bus last week I was thinking of you and your attempts to establish a regular metta bhavana practice... I hope that's going well!
Metta,
Retro.
If you have asked me of the origination of unease, then I shall explain it to you in accordance with my understanding:
Whatever various forms of unease there are in the world, They originate founded in encumbering accumulation. (Pārāyanavagga)
'We should not congratulate someone on the success of their misdeeds, but on the contrary should endeavour to advise him or her to lead a more skilful and wholesome life. If such advice is ignored then we can only give up and let go' - Phra Panyapatipo
Dharma Wheel (Mahayana / Vajrayana forum)
Whatever various forms of unease there are in the world, They originate founded in encumbering accumulation. (Pārāyanavagga)
'We should not congratulate someone on the success of their misdeeds, but on the contrary should endeavour to advise him or her to lead a more skilful and wholesome life. If such advice is ignored then we can only give up and let go' - Phra Panyapatipo
Dharma Wheel (Mahayana / Vajrayana forum)
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Re: Re-indroduction.
by bodom » Wed May 02, 2012 12:11 am
Welcome back alan!
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Re: Re-indroduction.
by Reductor » Wed May 02, 2012 3:32 am
Are you welcome here? I don't remember any Alan effigies being burned here in the halls of Dhammawheel, so the answer in my mind is 'probably'. 
To be honest, I never knew why you left.
Anyway, I hope you have returned.
To be honest, I never knew why you left.Anyway, I hope you have returned.
Michael
The thoughts I've expressed in the above post are carefully considered and offered in good faith.
And friendliness towards the world is happiness for him who is forbearing with living beings. -- Ud. 2:1
To his own ruin the fool gains knowledge, for it cleaves his head and destroys his innate goodness. -- Dhp 72
The thoughts I've expressed in the above post are carefully considered and offered in good faith.
And friendliness towards the world is happiness for him who is forbearing with living beings. -- Ud. 2:1
To his own ruin the fool gains knowledge, for it cleaves his head and destroys his innate goodness. -- Dhp 72
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Re: Re-indroduction.
by Dan74 » Wed May 02, 2012 3:47 am
Well he did post some obscenely beautiful sunsets which are not good for the restraint of the senses. The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Dhamma is looking into these transgressions. Effigies and firewood are being prepared just in case!
Good to "see" you again, Heretic!
Good to "see" you again, Heretic!
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Re: Re-indroduction.
by tiltbillings » Wed May 02, 2012 4:00 am
It is May Day, Beltane, afterall.Dan74 wrote:Effigies and firewood are being prepared just in case!
Good to "see" you again, Heretic!
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: Re-indroduction.
by alan » Wed May 02, 2012 4:20 pm
There is a simple reason for why I felt unwelcome--the fact that I was often banned for saying what I thought!
But I'm more mellow now--the past several months have been very good to me. Maybe I'll even know when to let go, and when to move on.
But I'm more mellow now--the past several months have been very good to me. Maybe I'll even know when to let go, and when to move on.
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Re: Re-indroduction.
by bodom » Wed May 02, 2012 4:40 pm
alan wrote:There is a simple reason for why I felt unwelcome--the fact that I was often banned for saying what I thought!
But I'm more mellow now--the past several months have been very good to me. Maybe I'll even know when to let go, and when to move on.
Hi Alan
You are free to say whatever it is you think just as long as it falls within the bounds of the Terms of Service, and in saying that, welcome back and that you are always welcome here!
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Re: Re-indroduction.
by Mr Man » Wed May 02, 2012 9:20 pm
alan wrote:There is a simple reason for why I felt unwelcome--the fact that I was often banned for saying what I thought!
But I'm more mellow now--the past several months have been very good to me. Maybe I'll even know when to let go, and when to move on.
Randle McMurphy comes to mind.
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