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Bunks
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Hi everyone

My name is Luke and I live in a small town just outside Melbourne in Australia.....look forward to chatting with you all about the dhamma of the Theravada!
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Welcome to Dhamma Wheel!

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Welcome Luke! :group:

I'm an Aussie too.

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cooran wrote:Welcome Luke! :group:

I'm an Aussie too.

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Greetings from across Bass Strait!
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Brisbane - I'm a banana-bender! :smile:

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Welcome Luke!
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Ben wrote:Greetings from across Bass Strait!
Ahhhh....Tassie! Beautiful part of the world.....I've been watching The Gourmet Farmer. Great show. Shows off the beauty of your state.
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Aussie! the first web forum i was part of, was full of aussies. very nice ppl btw.
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Hello there. Welcome.
DW has a large representation of Aussie Buddhists. I wonder if the demographics on DW correlates to the world population of English speaking Buddhists, adjusting for internet access?
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Greetings from Werribee.

:hello:

(Pilgrim ~ another possibility could be that many Buddhist temples here are quasi cultural centres catering to ethnic communities*, so those who are interested in Buddhism for other reasons find more aligned fellowship online... )

* - the obvious exception being Ajahn Brahm's monestary out in Western Australia but that's so far away for those in the so-called "eastern states" that it may as well be in New Zealand

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Retro. :)
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retrofuturist wrote:Greetings from Werribee.

:hello:

(Pilgrim ~ another possibility could be that many Buddhist temples here are quasi cultural centres catering to ethnic communities*, so those who are interested in Buddhism for other reasons find more aligned fellowship online... )

* - the obvious exception being Ajahn Brahm's monestary out in Western Australia but that's so far away for those in the so-called "eastern states" that it may as well be in New Zealand

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Retro. :)
Werribee! Wow....go through there on the train every day on my way to work. I live in Lara.
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Greetings,

Well it's quite possible you've whizzed passed me on the V-Line, while I've stood there like a sucker on the freezing platform, waiting for the Metro train to pull in.

:lol:

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Retro. :)
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retrofuturist wrote:Greetings,

Well it's quite possible you've whizzed passed me on the V-Line, while I've stood there like a sucker on the freezing platform, waiting for the Metro train to pull in.

:lol:

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Retro. :)
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Welcome Luke, I'm from Sydney, but live in California, miss my homeland, fortunately i've got free long distance to Aus to keep in touch with family etc. Hope you get something meaningful from participating here. I know I have enjoyed it since I rejoined recently, Cheers
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