I'm Mandi, and I'm new to the forum and to Buddhism. I'm very early in my studies, and I've found the Sydney Buddhist Centre which I'll be dropping into soon, which will hopefully be informative and helpful.
If you want to know anything else just ask! I'm glad to be here!
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Hi from Sydney Australia!
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Hi from Sydney Australia!
by Mandi » Wed Jan 23, 2013 2:03 pm
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Re: Hi from Sydney Australia!
by gregkavarnos » Wed Jan 23, 2013 2:39 pm
Hello Mandi! Welcome to Dharma Wheel!
Good to see you have found a Buddhist centre near you. I advise newbies to shop around a bit with centres before settling down. See how you feel about the people and the teachings. There are many different approaches to Buddhism, some appeal to some, others appeal to others.
Good to see you have found a Buddhist centre near you. I advise newbies to shop around a bit with centres before settling down. See how you feel about the people and the teachings. There are many different approaches to Buddhism, some appeal to some, others appeal to others.
"Meditation is familiarisation with realisation"
Jigten Sumgon Gonchig: The Single Intent, the Sacred Dharma
"Oh great bodhisattva, you ought to understand the quintessence in this way: Whatever appears is one in its suchness. It cannot be falsified by anyone. The sovereign of unconceptualised sameness dwells in the spirit of the Dharmakaya which cannot be cognised."
The All Creating Sovereign, Mind of Perfect Purity.
"Ego is constantly attempting to acquire and apply the teachings of spirituality for its own benefit."
Chogyam Trungpa
Jigten Sumgon Gonchig: The Single Intent, the Sacred Dharma
"Oh great bodhisattva, you ought to understand the quintessence in this way: Whatever appears is one in its suchness. It cannot be falsified by anyone. The sovereign of unconceptualised sameness dwells in the spirit of the Dharmakaya which cannot be cognised."
The All Creating Sovereign, Mind of Perfect Purity.
"Ego is constantly attempting to acquire and apply the teachings of spirituality for its own benefit."
Chogyam Trungpa
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Re: Hi from Sydney Australia!
by Punya » Wed Jan 23, 2013 7:41 pm
Hi Mandi 
Patrul Rinpoche's advice about following a spiritual friend:
Just as the trunk of an ordinary tree
Lying in the forest of the Malaya mountains
Absorbs the perfume of sandal from the moist leaves and branches
So you become to resemble whomever you follow.
Just as the trunk of an ordinary tree
Lying in the forest of the Malaya mountains
Absorbs the perfume of sandal from the moist leaves and branches
So you become to resemble whomever you follow.
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Re: Hi from Sydney Australia!
by lobster » Thu Jan 24, 2013 2:39 am
If you want to know anything else just ask!
Hi
what brought you to Buddhism?
what do you think of it so far?
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