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alex.derringer
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Greetings from Minnesota

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My name is Alex and I'm a Computer Science major :geek: at a university in southwest Minnesota, USA. I have been moving towards Buddhism for a while now, but have only recently become more interested in studying and practicing seriously. I'm glad I found this forum and hope to learn a great deal from being able to discuss my questions with others. I'm not usually one for introductions, so I'm not sure what else to say besides hello. :)
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Welcome to Dhamma Wheel!
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Welcome. Southwest MN? Marshall?
>> Do you see a man wise [enlightened/ariya] in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.<< -- Proverbs 26:12

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Welcome aboard Alex! :hello:
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Hi Alex,
And welcome to Dhammawheel!
“No lists of things to be done. The day providential to itself. The hour. There is no later. This is later. All things of grace and beauty such that one holds them to one's heart have a common provenance in pain. Their birth in grief and ashes.”
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Learn this from the waters:
in mountain clefts and chasms,
loud gush the streamlets,
but great rivers flow silently.
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alex.derringer
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Thanks for the kind greetings everyone. :)
tiltbillings wrote:Southwest MN? Marshall?
Yeah. I'm a senior at SMSU in Marshall.
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Welcome to DhammaWheel! :group:

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Welcome Alex!

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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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Alex, Have you had a chance to visit Bhante Sathi in Mankato? He's a great teacher! I'm with the Northfield Buddhist Meditation Center.
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