Hi guys
I'm male 39 years of age, hailing from Yorkshire in the UK, and have been interested in Buddhism for approximately the last 10 years.
I've read several books on the subject and have learned from Buddhist forums and chat rooms as well as other online material. I've been meditating for around 5 years and have slowly built up the amount of time I spend on it, although I admit I lack discipline in this area as I sometimes miss days.
I live in a small town where there are no Buddhist centres or temples, and so unfortunately I have no teacher. I intend going on retreats in the very near future, where i can learn more about the practice of the Dhamma (in particular the most skilful way to practice Vipassana) and of course I hope I can learn a lot from this forum.
I look forward to meeting and conversing with you
Peace
Fluke
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I am in the same situation, no centres near me and no teacher, but this place is very good, internet is a great tool this days.
Hope you can find what you are looking for
I am in the same situation, no centres near me and no teacher, but this place is very good, internet is a great tool this days.
Hope you can find what you are looking for
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Re: Hi guys
Welcome Fluke,
If you can travel further north to Northumberland at any time, Harnham Theravada Thai Forest tradition Monastery might be worth investigating.
http://ratanagiri.org.uk/about/
With kind wishes,
Aloka
If you can travel further north to Northumberland at any time, Harnham Theravada Thai Forest tradition Monastery might be worth investigating.
http://ratanagiri.org.uk/about/
With kind wishes,
Aloka
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Greetings Fluke,
Welcome to Dhamma Wheel.
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Thanks for the kind welcome.
Aloka, I appreciate the link you have given and will check it out. As there are no Buddhist centres near me, I know I will need to travel, and am prepared to do that. Right now I'm looking for a short-stay retreat (2-3 days) that teaches Vipassana. If that goes ok, I will consider the Goenka 10-day retreats.
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Fluke
Aloka, I appreciate the link you have given and will check it out. As there are no Buddhist centres near me, I know I will need to travel, and am prepared to do that. Right now I'm looking for a short-stay retreat (2-3 days) that teaches Vipassana. If that goes ok, I will consider the Goenka 10-day retreats.
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Hi Fluke, this might be worth a look: http://www.buddhanet.info/wbd/search.ph ... =theravada.Fluke wrote:I'm male 39 years of age, hailing from Yorkshire in the UK, and have been interested in Buddhism for approximately the last 10 years.
Buddha save me from new-agers!
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The problem I have is that I don't drive, and when I last checked out the schedules of Sheffield Buddhist centres they finished late in the evening, making it impossible for me to return home by public transport.Spiny Norman wrote:Hi Fluke, this might be worth a look: http://www.buddhanet.info/wbd/search.ph ... =theravada.Fluke wrote:I'm male 39 years of age, hailing from Yorkshire in the UK, and have been interested in Buddhism for approximately the last 10 years.
I think my best option is going on a retreat for a few days.. which is something I've never done before. If that works out ok, I will consider longer retreats.
Thanks anyway Spiny Norman.
Edit: Or do the centres you mentioned offer retreats? Sorry I replied before looking properly. When I last researched this, there were no retreats available in the nearest city (Sheffield.)
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Greetings Fluke and welcome to Dhamma Wheel!
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Samatha Trust have a retreat centre in Wales, but it's worth checking in case they organise local retreats. And I think the the monastery at Harnham has already been mentioned - see the Thai Forest listings. Not all groups put themselves on the Buddhanet directory, but the ones that are listed should be able to give you information about other groups in their area - so it's worth making contact anyway. I think there's also a Triratna centre in Sheffield, they provide a good introduction to meditation.Fluke wrote:Edit: Or do the centres you mentioned offer retreats? Sorry I replied before looking properly. When I last researched this, there were no retreats available in the nearest city (Sheffield.)
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Thanks for the welcome Ben and for the advice Spiny Norman.
I checked out the web site of the Sheffield Triratna centre and that looks ideal, as it's not far to travel. I'll contact them and ask about their retreat dates.
Peace
Fluke
I checked out the web site of the Sheffield Triratna centre and that looks ideal, as it's not far to travel. I'll contact them and ask about their retreat dates.
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Dear Fluke,
Only thing in 2-3 days vipassana can't be learnt let alone practised. You might end up taking a mild course and loosing the benefits that come with it.
Better take a 10 days course at Goenkaji's centers
Metta
Parth
Only thing in 2-3 days vipassana can't be learnt let alone practised. You might end up taking a mild course and loosing the benefits that come with it.
Better take a 10 days course at Goenkaji's centers
Metta
Parth
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Hi Parthparth wrote:Dear Fluke,
Only thing in 2-3 days vipassana can't be learnt let alone practised. You might end up taking a mild course and loosing the benefits that come with it.
Better take a 10 days course at Goenkaji's centers
Metta
Parth
The 10 day retreats sound a little "intense" with ~10 hours of meditation every day, and complete silence between the visitors. Also, I've never been on a retreat before, so it's my intention to "test the waters" on a shorter retreat. If all goes well with that, I'll sign up for the longer Goenka retreat, where I'm sure I'll learn a lot more about Vipassana.
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