Hello all, my name is Ben, I'm 23 years old with a few years of college under my belt, as well as an insatiable fascination with the Theravada and Thai Forest Tradition and Buddhism in general. I became interested in Eastern thinking after reading and listening to talks and reading books from Alan Watts and Ram Dass, so needless to say I am still relatively new to Buddhism. I'm currently working my way through reading The Wings to Awakening from Thanissaro Bhikku and have found it to be intriguing so far, I've also got a few other books in line waiting to be read (Mindfulness in Plain English is one I'm especially excited to dig into!).
This place seems great and I hope to meet some great new internet-faces as well as further my practice.
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Metta from northern Nevada!
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Metta from northern Nevada!
by TingleTuner » Sun Jul 22, 2012 1:36 am
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Re: Metta from northern Nevada!
by bodom » Sun Jul 22, 2012 1:38 am
Welcome Ben!
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Re: Metta from northern Nevada!
by Ben » Sun Jul 22, 2012 2:03 am
Greetings Ben and welcome to Dhamma Wheel!
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Re: Metta from northern Nevada!
by David N. Snyder » Sun Jul 22, 2012 2:04 am
Welcome to Dhamma Wheel!
Metta from southern Nevada!
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Re: Metta from northern Nevada!
by cooran » Sun Jul 22, 2012 4:55 am
Welcome Ben! 
with metta
Chris
with metta
Chris
---The trouble is that you think you have time---
---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: Metta from northern Nevada!
by retrofuturist » Sun Jul 22, 2012 6:02 am
Greetings Ben,
Welcome to Dhamma Wheel and thanks for sharing your story to date.
Metta,
Retro.
Welcome to Dhamma Wheel and thanks for sharing your story to date.
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
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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: Metta from northern Nevada!
by Alobha » Sun Jul 22, 2012 6:42 am
Welcome!
Wings of Awakening and Mindfulness in Plain English are books often recommended here, so good choice!
Wings of Awakening and Mindfulness in Plain English are books often recommended here, so good choice!
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Re: Metta from northern Nevada!
by LonesomeYogurt » Sun Jul 22, 2012 7:42 am
Food for the Heart: The Collected Sayings of Ajahn Chah is incredible. I'd really recommend it.
Gain and loss, status and disgrace,
censure and praise, pleasure and pain:
these conditions among human beings are inconstant,
impermanent, subject to change.
Knowing this, the wise person, mindful,
ponders these changing conditions.
Desirable things don’t charm the mind,
undesirable ones bring no resistance.
His welcoming and rebelling are scattered,
gone to their end,
do not exist.
- Lokavipatti Sutta
Stuff I write about things.
censure and praise, pleasure and pain:
these conditions among human beings are inconstant,
impermanent, subject to change.
Knowing this, the wise person, mindful,
ponders these changing conditions.
Desirable things don’t charm the mind,
undesirable ones bring no resistance.
His welcoming and rebelling are scattered,
gone to their end,
do not exist.
- Lokavipatti Sutta
Stuff I write about things.
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Re: Metta from northern Nevada!
by TingleTuner » Sun Jul 22, 2012 5:25 pm
Thanks!
I'll keep that book in mind, I've read good things about Ajahn Chah. (:
I'll keep that book in mind, I've read good things about Ajahn Chah. (:
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