Been hanging out on the sister board for a few months and figured I'd hang out here as well.
My experience with Theravadan Buddhism mainly comes from my muay thai coach, who's from Laos.
I really enjoy reading the Nikayas.
Looking forward to getting to know people here.
Hello from San Antonio, TX US
Re: Hello from San Antonio, TX US
Greetings and welcome to Dhamma Wheel!
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loud gush the streamlets,
but great rivers flow silently.
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- Cormac McCarthy, The Road
Learn this from the waters:
in mountain clefts and chasms,
loud gush the streamlets,
but great rivers flow silently.
- Sutta Nipata 3.725
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Re: Hello from San Antonio, TX US
Welcome PorkChop!
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Re: Hello from San Antonio, TX US
Welcome to Dhamma Wheel!
Re: Hello from San Antonio, TX US
Welcome to DhammaWheel!
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Hope you find your time here of value.
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This being is bound to samsara, kamma is his means for going beyond. -- SN I, 38.
“Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?” HPatDH p.723
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Re: Hello from San Antonio, TX US
Welcome, PorkChop!
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Re: Hello from San Antonio, TX US
Greetings from a fellow San Antonian!
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.
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Re: Hello from San Antonio, TX US
Thanks guys, nice to meet you all.
The "Lay Practice at Home" thread has already been most helpful.
I have a feeling I'm going to run into bodom one of these days at one of the 2 Wats in our town.
The "Lay Practice at Home" thread has already been most helpful.
I have a feeling I'm going to run into bodom one of these days at one of the 2 Wats in our town.
Re: Hello from San Antonio, TX US
There's a good chance! I live 5 minutes from Wat Dhammabucha off of Bandera road though its been a few months since I've last attended. Ivr Been busy raising two young children!PorkChop wrote:Thanks guys, nice to meet you all.
The "Lay Practice at Home" thread has already been most helpful.
I have a feeling I'm going to run into bodom one of these days at one of the 2 Wats in our town.
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.
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Re: Hello from San Antonio, TX US
Awesome!bodom wrote:There's a good chance! I live 5 minutes from Wat Dhammabucha off of Bandera road though its been a few months since I've last attended. Ivr Been busy raising two young children!
I have one (a 3 year old boy) and another on the way in March.
I've been to Wat Dhammabucha a few times for muay thai demonstrations.
In fact, I still have a protection amulet from one of the monks there; which I got right after doing an "exhibition" fight where I broke my ribs funny enough.
My coach usually goes to Wat Saddadhamma in Shertz and I've been with him a few times for demos, festivals, and lunch with the monks.
I'm kind of all over the place on my own Buddhist practice.
In addition to reading the Nikayas, I live near the Vietnamese TianTai temple off of Babcock, usually go there on Sundays, and I also study with a Lam Rim (Tibetan Gelug tradition) group a couple times a month.
I'll probably settle down when I find a monk/teacher/guru I really connect with.
In the meantime, I'm trying to learn as much as I can and I know I can learn a lot from you folks here.
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Welcome PorkChop!
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Re: Hello from San Antonio, TX US
Hello againPorkChop wrote:Been hanging out on the sister board for a few months and figured I'd hang out here as well.
My experience with Theravadan Buddhism mainly comes from my muay thai coach, who's from Laos.
I really enjoy reading the Nikayas.
Looking forward to getting to know people here.
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Re: Hello from San Antonio, TX US
Welcome PorkChop hope you can find what you need