Hello there!
I'm trying (once again) to develop a practice. I live reasonably near Cittaviveka - a monastery in the Thai Forest tradition - and have visited a few times. I have also recently been reading Sayadaw U Jotika's "A Map of the Journey" which I'm finding remarkably refreshing and down-to-earth.
The "once again" above refers to about thirty years of on/off contact with the dhamma. I'm not exactly Mr. Committed!
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Hello from South East England.
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Hello from South East England.
by Hundovir » Thu Feb 14, 2013 10:58 am
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Re: Hello from South East England.
by bodom » Thu Feb 14, 2013 11:16 am
Welcome Hundovir! You are very fortunate to live close by too such a well respected forest monastery. Take advantage of it!
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Re: Hello from South East England.
by Khalil Bodhi » Thu Feb 14, 2013 1:11 pm
Welcome to DW!
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Re: Hello from South East England.
by tiltbillings » Thu Feb 14, 2013 2:40 pm
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: Hello from South East England.
by Cittasanto » Thu Feb 14, 2013 9:05 pm
Welcome Aboard!
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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Hello from South East England.
by GraemeR » Fri Feb 15, 2013 7:28 am
Hundovir wrote:Hello there!
I'm trying (once again) to develop a practice. I live reasonably near Cittaviveka - a monastery in the Thai Forest tradition - and have visited a few times. I have also recently been reading Sayadaw U Jotika's "A Map of the Journey" which I'm finding remarkably refreshing and down-to-earth.
The "once again" above refers to about thirty years of on/off contact with the dhamma. I'm not exactly Mr. Committed!
Welcome aboard,
I went to both Chithurst and Amaravati when I lived in the south east of England. Chithurst is set up mainly to train monks, there are more activities at Amaravati, if you can get there.
Graham
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Re: Hello from South East England.
by Hundovir » Mon Feb 18, 2013 1:16 pm
Thanks very much for the welcomes. 
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