Hi all,
I've contributed a handful of posts, now here is a brief introduction!
I became interested in Buddhism around 8 years ago. Initially it was Tibetan buddhism (new kadampa tradition), however that didn't really suit me, and in the past year or so I have taken a stronger interest in Theravada. I still have some strong influences from Tibetan buddhism, but one by one I am finding the Theravadan equivalent, and modifying my mind and my practice. Thus concepts such as the jhanas, metta, etc are all relatively new to me, as are the suttas from the Pali Canon. Previously all my reading and practice was heavily influenced by NKT.
I live with my girlfriend and work full time. I don't have any practicing buddhist friends, but this doesn't really seem to cause me any problems. In fact, I lived in a NKT buddhist centre for around a year, several years ago, and living with other practitioners didn't necessarily help.
My main interests at present are:
- How can I apply a suitable level of structure to my practice?
- How might my meditation schedule look? What should I be meditating on?
- How can I make good progress whilst working full time?
- How might physical exercise and yoga be incorporated into my practice?
In addition I would like to get to know some fellow buddhists a little better. I'm a little bored of mundane conversation topics!
I have just started the Daily Dhammapada reading practice (4 days ago), and it has suited me so far.
I would be more than glad to answer any questions anyone may have regarding NKT or anything else of interest.
With much metta!
Hello
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Hello
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Re: Hello
Welcome to Dhamma Wheel!
Most of the members here are lay people and I think you will find it is fairly easy to incorporate the practice with lay life -- as long as you don't put too high of a standard; expecting to have complete equanimity in every aspect of lay life, then it will be fine. Some mistakenly try and use the standard and precepts of monks for lay life when the two groups are in fact distinct assemblies with different duties and responsibilities.
Re: Hello
Welcome Lucky!
Liberation is the inevitable fruit of the path and is bound to blossom forth when there is steady and persistent practice. The only requirements for reaching the final goal are two: to start and to continue. If these requirements are met there is no doubt the goal will be attained. This is the Dhamma, the undeviating law.
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Re: Hello
Hi Lucky, and welcome 
In case you are not already familiar with it, here's a link to the 'Access to Insight' website: http://www.accesstoinsight.org/index.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; It has been, and continues to be, of inestimable helpfulness to me. There is everything there from introductory material, to essays, to entire suttas, in both English translation and the Pali. So I would highly recommend it to anyone entering the study of the Buddha-Dhamma as based on these texts.
kind regards,
manas
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In case you are not already familiar with it, here's a link to the 'Access to Insight' website: http://www.accesstoinsight.org/index.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; It has been, and continues to be, of inestimable helpfulness to me. There is everything there from introductory material, to essays, to entire suttas, in both English translation and the Pali. So I would highly recommend it to anyone entering the study of the Buddha-Dhamma as based on these texts.
kind regards,
manas
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Re: Hello
Welcome to DhammaWheel! 
with metta
Chris
with metta
Chris
---The trouble is that you think you have time---
---Worry is the Interest, paid in advance, on a debt you may never owe---
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---Worry is the Interest, paid in advance, on a debt you may never owe---
---It's not what happens to you in life that is important ~ it's what you do with it ---
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Re: Hello
Thanks all for your kind welcomes. May this forum help all its members with their practice!
"Make it your sport — watching the defilements and making them starve, like a person giving up an addiction"
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