Hello from South Africa! New to Theravada Buddhism and to Dhamma Wheel
Hello from South Africa! New to Theravada Buddhism and to Dhamma Wheel
Hi all, great forum! I’m from SA, I used to be a Vajrayana practitioner for quite a number of years but increasingly found myself drawn to Theravada, I’ve done some study on Early Buddhism but not nearly enough. So here I am
Re: Hello from South Africa! New to Theravada Buddhism and to Dhamma Wheel
Welcome!
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.
- BB
- BB
Re: Hello from South Africa! New to Theravada Buddhism and to Dhamma Wheel
Welcome
“Knowing that this body is just like foam,
understanding it has the nature of a mirage,
cutting off Māra’s flower-tipped arrows,
one should go beyond the King of Death’s sight.”
understanding it has the nature of a mirage,
cutting off Māra’s flower-tipped arrows,
one should go beyond the King of Death’s sight.”
Re: Hello from South Africa! New to Theravada Buddhism and to Dhamma Wheel
“As the lamp consumes oil, the path realises Nibbana”
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Re: Hello from South Africa! New to Theravada Buddhism and to Dhamma Wheel
Hello.
I read about Ven. Buddharakkhita, an African
Theravada monk. Very inspiring.
I read about Ven. Buddharakkhita, an African
Theravada monk. Very inspiring.
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