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Welcome, Carrie. Have you ever read the book The Jew in the Lotus? I think you might enjoy it. Palzang
My sister-in-law recommended it to me, too. Actually, I just downloaded it into my iPhone (~Kindle) last week but haven't read very far yet. Thanks for the kind welcome.
Hey guys and gals, didn't see this before. My real name is Levi, like the pants. I live near Milwaukee, Wisconsin. My occupation is electrician. My favorite type of music is electronica especially trance with my favorite artists being Binary Finary and VNV Nation. I would like to travel to China someday and see the terra cotta soldiers and also see Hong Kong. I've got a wife and three wonderful children. Anything else you want to know? Just ask.
Welcome SBR and Terrobite. SBR, if you want to see the terracotta soldiers, there are some at the National Geographic here in DC right now. You don't even have to go to China to see them!
I actually didn't see this thread before, so, I should make a post here.
I'm David, 23, from London, England, and I've been interested in Buddhism for awhile now, and have just started to really want to get more involved. I just finished uni, with a degree in Human Rights, and that's the area I want to work in, it's also part of why I'm interested in Buddhism (I really like the emphasis on compassion and helping all beings).
Anyway, hope to talk to, and get to know, more of you.
It's great to hear you're interested in Human Rights. A very beneficial job:) I'd like a beneficial job so I'd like to work in the areas of Religious Education and Animal Conservation. Shouldn't be too hard as long as I keep up my currect intelligence. I'm top set science, maths, english, and RE
Anyway, Hiya :wavey:
Hi!
I've already made a few other post and just realized this thread exists :P
I'm Juan, 21. I'm from Argentina. I've been interested in Buddhism for quite a long time and started to practice meditation a couple months ago but as I said before I tried to practice the basics of Buddhism morality for now some time.
Been Vegan for a couple months, but now I'm a Vegetarian for almost 3 years. I think that it's a great way to practice compassion and love for every living being.
Hope I learn a lot more about Buddhism and find some other people who are on this path.
Aha! (And oops for not doing so earlier...) I've just found this having said "hello" elsewhere. Ahem.
Hi,
My name's Ian, 40, from the UK. I've been a practitioner of Buddhism for ten years now. But only recently started going to Buddhist groups. So I suppose that makes me a relative newcomer to Buddhism as well as to this forum.
I hope I can learn from others' experiences and thoughts here, and maybe give some small thing back too.
Hi Ian and Juan :wavey: Lovely to meet you
They teach RE in every school, our school teaches the six world religion as well as Paganism. We're just doing little bits about all religion at the minute but later in the year we'll be doing pecific stuff. Anyway I'm in constant search of the most beneficial job I can do. Imagine the joy of seeing a rare panda give birth or giving out food and fresh water to starving children, I don't care about the money, it would be amazing...
Love & Peace
Joe
Welcome to all newbies! Feel free to post as you will. I used to be able to keep up with all the new people but now it seems I can't. You are all still very welcome here as this is one of the coolest places on the web. To quote the 12 step programs "Take what you need and leave the rest". What happened to me though is I found I needed more than what I left. But that is for you to find out for yourself. Again, most gracious welcome to our little corner of the net and I hope you find something to help you on your practice (or walk if you like).
They teach RE in every school, our school teaches the six world religion as well as Paganism. We're just doing little bits about all religion at the minute but later in the year we'll be doing pecific stuff. Anyway I'm in constant search of the most beneficial job I can do. Imagine the joy of seeing a rare panda give birth or giving out food and fresh water to starving children, I don't care about the money, it would be amazing...
Love & Peace
Joe
Oh, OK, I unnerstan. When I was in school, religious education of any kind was verboten in public schools, but that has changed. We get a lot of local high school kids coming to our temple who are taking world religion classes in high school and need to visit some weird, exotic cult! :eek:
I would definitely urge you to get out and see the world when you get old enough, Joe. There's no substitution for it really. You can't learn that kind of stuff out of a book or on the internet. But you'd better hurry with the pandas. They're having a tough time of it and may not be around much longer, unfortunately. They are dependent upon man now for survival because otherwise they would soon be hunted to extinction.
Buddhist without belief,
Love the moniker. Did you take it from the Stephen Batchelor book? I'm finding I'm in the same boat and still welcome around here. Everyone around here is as nice as can be and willing to answer any questions they can. Take what you need and leave the rest. Just don't find out like me you needed more before you left the rest!
Thank you for making me feel welcome. Sorry I posted my "hello" in the wrong place. (Note to self: Great start, Ian, try reading carefully next time!!!)
Greetings, I'm Matt.
41 year old recently divorced father of 4, musician, maker of scented candles, suffering in a corner of samsara called Western Massachusetts.:D
Have been browsing the site a bit recently and it all really interests me so I thought I'd sign up and say hello. I'm not really a buddhist as such, but I'm getting to understand everything bit by bit so thought I may as well have some company while I get there
I'm 23 and have bees happily married for two years last Sunday. I was brought up as a Jehovah's Witness but left when I was 18. Since I left, I've looked at Judaism, Christianity and Islam but they all seem man-made, illogical and unreasonable. I've been interested in Buddhism since I was about 14. I've come here to learn about the beliefs, traditions and practices of Buddhism. Thank you for reading this and see you around!
I am Sage.
Grand ol' age of 21.
U S of A.
Student [of many things that is].
Vegetarian.
Enjoi all types of muzique.
Appreciate many forms of Art.
My fascination and soon practice of Buddhism developed from my interest in Taoism about 5 yrs. ago [when I was exploring different ways of life]. I also have my fair share of Christianity, for these were the principles that I practiced growing up. I was always very interested in the Buddhist way of life and relatively recently (just over a year) began to practice regularly. I enjoi multiple ways/types of meditating, reading books (specifically by Thicht Naht Hanh) on Buddhism, and various forms of yoga. I wish to become a more devout Buddhist as well as choose a specific school of this teaching.
Hey everyone, I'm Andrew, 15, from upstate New York.
I was raised a strict fundamentalist Christian, but was never really strong in it. The hate, the lack of compassion -- my Uncle who is a pastor of a large Church literally cussing people out who disagree with him, my Grandmother saying there "Wasn't a place good enough in hell" for a dead transsexual. I just couldn't stomach it and knew that I could never give my heart to something like that. There may be good Christians, and the teachings at the heart are not bad -- but it's been warped into a sick fashion.
After going through a lot of tough stuff early on I generally drifted religiously and spiritually. [Though I would never change any of it. I think it's made me a much more compassionate and empathetic person, better able to understand others and refrain from judging.] For a long while I just gave up on it all and went the Apathetic Agnostic route. I got into Buddhism by myself and liked what I heard, and have been reading about it for a while. Thought I may join a forum like this to help out in my exploration.
I'll be quiet now before this becomes to long. It's a pleasure to meet you all.
Comments
Palzang
My sister-in-law recommended it to me, too. Actually, I just downloaded it into my iPhone (~Kindle) last week but haven't read very far yet. Thanks for the kind welcome.
Palzang
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Love & Peace
Joe
Palzang
Love & Peace
Joe
Palzang
Welcome to you and your iPhone! I would really like an iPhone too, Love. Maybe one day...
I'm not even going to answer that Palzang :wtf:
Love & Peace
Joe
News Flash: we don't know those stores over here in the barbarian lands. You do have Wal-Mart over there, doncha? Even China has them.
Palzang
You sound like someone out of a chick-flick movie
Palzang
Welcome Levi! :wavey: I have somebody named Levi in a book I'm writing!
Love & Peace
Joe
I'm new here.
I like the zen and Daoism.
I seek more balance in my life.
Palzang
Balance, don't we all seek it...
Love & Peace
Joe
Lovely to meet you!
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I'm new here. Just wanted to say hi.:D
:smilec:
Lovely to meet you *shakes hands*
Love & Peace
Joe
I'm David, 23, from London, England, and I've been interested in Buddhism for awhile now, and have just started to really want to get more involved. I just finished uni, with a degree in Human Rights, and that's the area I want to work in, it's also part of why I'm interested in Buddhism (I really like the emphasis on compassion and helping all beings).
Anyway, hope to talk to, and get to know, more of you.
Anyway, Hiya :wavey:
Welcome, David. Be interested in knowing more about what you actually do with a degree in Human Rights.
Palzang
I've already made a few other post and just realized this thread exists :P
I'm Juan, 21. I'm from Argentina. I've been interested in Buddhism for quite a long time and started to practice meditation a couple months ago but as I said before I tried to practice the basics of Buddhism morality for now some time.
Been Vegan for a couple months, but now I'm a Vegetarian for almost 3 years. I think that it's a great way to practice compassion and love for every living being.
Hope I learn a lot more about Buddhism and find some other people who are on this path.
Palzang
.
I'll probably start by just reading recents posts for now, to get a feel for the place.
With metta,
Ian
Hello. :wavey:
Hi,
My name's Ian, 40, from the UK. I've been a practitioner of Buddhism for ten years now. But only recently started going to Buddhist groups. So I suppose that makes me a relative newcomer to Buddhism as well as to this forum.
I hope I can learn from others' experiences and thoughts here, and maybe give some small thing back too.
With metta,
Ian
They teach RE in every school, our school teaches the six world religion as well as Paganism. We're just doing little bits about all religion at the minute but later in the year we'll be doing pecific stuff. Anyway I'm in constant search of the most beneficial job I can do. Imagine the joy of seeing a rare panda give birth or giving out food and fresh water to starving children, I don't care about the money, it would be amazing...
Love & Peace
Joe
Oh, OK, I unnerstan. When I was in school, religious education of any kind was verboten in public schools, but that has changed. We get a lot of local high school kids coming to our temple who are taking world religion classes in high school and need to visit some weird, exotic cult! :eek:
I would definitely urge you to get out and see the world when you get old enough, Joe. There's no substitution for it really. You can't learn that kind of stuff out of a book or on the internet. But you'd better hurry with the pandas. They're having a tough time of it and may not be around much longer, unfortunately. They are dependent upon man now for survival because otherwise they would soon be hunted to extinction.
Palzang
Love the moniker. Did you take it from the Stephen Batchelor book? I'm finding I'm in the same boat and still welcome around here. Everyone around here is as nice as can be and willing to answer any questions they can. Take what you need and leave the rest. Just don't find out like me you needed more before you left the rest!
With metta,
Ian
41 year old recently divorced father of 4, musician, maker of scented candles, suffering in a corner of samsara called Western Massachusetts.:D
Have been browsing the site a bit recently and it all really interests me so I thought I'd sign up and say hello. I'm not really a buddhist as such, but I'm getting to understand everything bit by bit so thought I may as well have some company while I get there
I'm 23 and have bees happily married for two years last Sunday. I was brought up as a Jehovah's Witness but left when I was 18. Since I left, I've looked at Judaism, Christianity and Islam but they all seem man-made, illogical and unreasonable. I've been interested in Buddhism since I was about 14. I've come here to learn about the beliefs, traditions and practices of Buddhism. Thank you for reading this and see you around!
I am Sage.
Grand ol' age of 21.
U S of A.
Student [of many things that is].
Vegetarian.
Enjoi all types of muzique.
Appreciate many forms of Art.
My fascination and soon practice of Buddhism developed from my interest in Taoism about 5 yrs. ago [when I was exploring different ways of life]. I also have my fair share of Christianity, for these were the principles that I practiced growing up. I was always very interested in the Buddhist way of life and relatively recently (just over a year) began to practice regularly. I enjoi multiple ways/types of meditating, reading books (specifically by Thicht Naht Hanh) on Buddhism, and various forms of yoga. I wish to become a more devout Buddhist as well as choose a specific school of this teaching.
I was raised a strict fundamentalist Christian, but was never really strong in it. The hate, the lack of compassion -- my Uncle who is a pastor of a large Church literally cussing people out who disagree with him, my Grandmother saying there "Wasn't a place good enough in hell" for a dead transsexual. I just couldn't stomach it and knew that I could never give my heart to something like that. There may be good Christians, and the teachings at the heart are not bad -- but it's been warped into a sick fashion.
After going through a lot of tough stuff early on I generally drifted religiously and spiritually. [Though I would never change any of it. I think it's made me a much more compassionate and empathetic person, better able to understand others and refrain from judging.] For a long while I just gave up on it all and went the Apathetic Agnostic route. I got into Buddhism by myself and liked what I heard, and have been reading about it for a while. Thought I may join a forum like this to help out in my exploration.
I'll be quiet now before this becomes to long. It's a pleasure to meet you all.