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by dhamma savaka
Mon Jan 21, 2013 7:01 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Which sutta is this?
Replies: 5
Views: 1437

Re: Which sutta is this?

Hi, I know this "story" appears in Jack Kornfield's "After the Ecstasy, the Laundry" as well as Thich Nhat Hanh's "Heart of Understanding" but I'm also sure that a Theravada monk who visited my city in the past year (or two) had also brought up this story. Of course, it...
by dhamma savaka
Mon Jan 21, 2013 5:24 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Which sutta is this?
Replies: 5
Views: 1437

Re: Which sutta is this?

Hi Lojongm

Yes that is the story! Do you know which sutta it was in?


Metta,

Al
by dhamma savaka
Sun Jan 20, 2013 7:29 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Which sutta is this?
Replies: 5
Views: 1437

Which sutta is this?

Hi folks, I remember reading several different retellings of the tale where the Buddha meets up with Mara as an "old friend" and they have tea together. Unfortunately, none of these retellings tells me which sutta this story is found in. I tried googling it but to no avail. I wanted to rea...
by dhamma savaka
Fri Feb 24, 2012 1:58 am
Forum: Dhammaduta (Dhamma propagation)
Topic: Dhamma club on campus?
Replies: 6
Views: 3306

Re: Dhamma club on campus?

Thank you all so much for the info! This is really helpful!

:anjali:

Al
by dhamma savaka
Fri Feb 17, 2012 6:41 pm
Forum: Dhammaduta (Dhamma propagation)
Topic: Dhamma club on campus?
Replies: 6
Views: 3306

Dhamma club on campus?

Hi folks, I work for a University and was a student there several years ago. Our campus lacks a Buddhist/Dhamma club. There are tons of Christian groups, a Jewish group, and a Muslim group. I don't know how feasible or useful it would be to organize such a club and keep it running? I figured it migh...
by dhamma savaka
Wed Feb 15, 2012 10:04 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: New guy on the block!
Replies: 6
Views: 1271

New guy on the block!

Hi folks, I have been a dhamma practitioner for almost a year and have been following this discussion forum for quite a few months (I've learned so much from this forum). I finally registered and this is my first post! I'm a Chinese-Canadian guy who grew up in a very traditional but non-Buddhist fam...