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hernandez.amie
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New Here! Hello!

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Hi everyone!

I recently became interested in Buddhism, particularly Zen Buddhism.

I've bought a few books:
- Buddhism Plain & Simple
- The Teachings of the Buddha
- Siddhartha

I live in Miami, FL and we have a few Buddhist temples around here, and I'm actually going with a friend of mine to a local temple to take an introductory course to Zen living.

Is there anything you all recommend to read or do?
I come from a very Christian background, so everything is all very new to me.

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Hi Hernandez
Welcome Aboard!
you may find our mahayana sister site of interest Dharma Wheel
hernandez.amie wrote:Hi everyone!

I recently became interested in Buddhism, particularly Zen Buddhism.

I've bought a few books:
- Buddhism Plain & Simple
- The Teachings of the Buddha
- Siddhartha

I live in Miami, FL and we have a few Buddhist temples around here, and I'm actually going with a friend of mine to a local temple to take an introductory course to Zen living.

Is there anything you all recommend to read or do?
I come from a very Christian background, so everything is all very new to me.

:buddha2:
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Hello there Hernandez! This board is mainly focused on Theravada Buddhism, which is a type of Buddhism that predates Zen. There is a whole forum specifically for Zen at the sister site Dharmawheel. But feel free to stick around here as well!

The first thing to do would be to find a good group to sit with in meditation, whether it is Zen or not. Otherwise, try and set up a gentle but consistent meditation schedule - perhaps 15 or 20 minutes at the start, once or twice a day.

Good luck! Please let me/anyone else know if you have any other questions.
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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.
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Welcome Hernandez!
To avoid all evil, to cultivate good, and to cleanse one's mind — this is the teaching of the Buddhas.
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Welcome Hernandez! Be sure to check out Zen Forum International.

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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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Welcome to Dhamma Wheel!

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Greetings,

Welcome to Dhamma Wheel.

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Welcome
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