I joined a few years ago and posted a solitary message whilst undertaking some research on the Fifth Precept.
http://www.dhammawheel.com/viewtopic.ph ... 100#p93602
I shall now double my posts with this belated introduction.
I came to the Buddha’s teachings through my mother, the late Fuengsin Trafford, who was originally from Thailand and then settled in the UK, http://fuengsin.org . She would chat about basic concepts such as karma when I was in my teens, from the early 1980s onwards, but I guess her influence started when I was in her womb, because even then she was already a long-time meditator.
I started practising informally in the late ’80s; the first classes I attended were with the FWBO (now Triratna) in Glasgow in around ’91. Afterwards, for about a couple of years I practised with the Samatha Association until an experience on retreat prompted me to explore the Dhammakaya tradition, the one my mother practised. And that’s been my main practice since ’96.
My mother was very active in the Birmingham area and helped out with many Buddhist groups, learning from different Schools and also from other religious traditions. I try to follow her example and hope to listen to and share what's worthwhile here.
Thank you.
Paul.
(I live and work in Oxford, UK)
