Namaste !
I just found this forum and I thought Id register.
About me : i come from a ( very ! ) mixed heritage background - which includes some Mongol heritage. Ive always felt drawn to the ''eastern'' part of my heritage and although i grew up in the UK - i never really felt British or western ( for lack of better terms ).
I converted to Hinduism a few years ago, although i did explore Buddhism in my early 20's when i studied martial arts - i could never really get my head around it.
Ive no idea why im suddenly interested in Buddhism again, i just feel drawn to it again. I do know that 2 years of hanging out in Hindu temples has helped me to understand Buddhism.. my friends would say that perhaps my attraction to Buddhism has something to do with my ancestors or past lives.. I dont really know either way...
I guess for now im just following my path and my instincts and seeing where it leads me..
I really know nothing about Therevada, but im keen to learn. I hope along the way though you will forgive my ignorance when asking questions...
Namaste ! another newbie - from the UK
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Re: Namaste ! another newbie - from the UK
Welcome to Dhamma Wheel!
Lots of good resources out on the web, including:
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Re: Namaste ! another newbie - from the UK
Welcome lakhotabutterfly. Hope you find something useful here.
Re: Namaste ! another newbie - from the UK
Just a quickie... Hinduism often presents a very distorted picture of Buddhism. So don't be too surprised if stuff you think you know doesn't turn out to be so.
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Re: Namaste ! another newbie - from the UK
Yes, I would agree..... lay aside any pre-conceived ideas and possible misconceptions and listen to us experts.
(That was a joke.....)
Welcome to you, and enjoy your stay.
prolonged, I hope!
(That was a joke.....)
Welcome to you, and enjoy your stay.
prolonged, I hope!
"Samsara: The human condition's heartbreaking inability to sustain contentment." Elizabeth Gilbert, 'Eat, Pray, Love'.
Simplify: 17 into 1 WILL go: Mindfulness!
Quieta movere magna merces videbatur. (Sallust, c.86-c.35 BC)
Translation: Just to stir things up seemed a good reward in itself.
I am sooooo happy - How on earth could I be otherwise?!
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Simplify: 17 into 1 WILL go: Mindfulness!
Quieta movere magna merces videbatur. (Sallust, c.86-c.35 BC)
Translation: Just to stir things up seemed a good reward in itself.
I am sooooo happy - How on earth could I be otherwise?!
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Re: Namaste ! another newbie - from the UK
Wait! -- is it your turn to be the expert this week? I thought it was mine. Never mind ... I should check the schedule more carefully.Fede wrote:Yes, I would agree..... lay aside any pre-conceived ideas and possible misconceptions and listen to us experts.
(That was a joke.....)
Welcome to you, and enjoy your stay.
prolonged, I hope!
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Hi
Blog, Suttas, Aj Chah, Facebook.
He who knows only his own side of the case knows little of that. His reasons may be good, and no one may have been able to refute them.
But if he is equally unable to refute the reasons on the opposite side, if he does not so much as know what they are, he has no ground for preferring either opinion …
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He must be able to hear them from persons who actually believe them … he must know them in their most plausible and persuasive form.
John Stuart Mill
He who knows only his own side of the case knows little of that. His reasons may be good, and no one may have been able to refute them.
But if he is equally unable to refute the reasons on the opposite side, if he does not so much as know what they are, he has no ground for preferring either opinion …
...
He must be able to hear them from persons who actually believe them … he must know them in their most plausible and persuasive form.
John Stuart Mill
Re: Namaste ! another newbie - from the UK
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Re: Namaste ! another newbie - from the UK
Greetings lakhotabutterfly,
Welcome to Dhamma Wheel!
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Retro.
Welcome to Dhamma Wheel!
Metta,
Retro.
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Re: Namaste ! another newbie - from the UK
Sain baina uu!
Rain soddens what is kept wrapped up,
But never soddens what is open;
Uncover, then, what is concealed,
Lest it be soddened by the rain.
But never soddens what is open;
Uncover, then, what is concealed,
Lest it be soddened by the rain.
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Re: Namaste ! another newbie - from the UK
Hello there newcomer! nice to see more UK people involved! Out of curiousity (and feel free to dismiss this question), roughly where in the UK are you from?