howdy DHOers..thanks to daniel as always.
i'm a darma obsessed american living in germany just sout of stuttgart. i am a lone wolf. i've dipped my toe into several different dharma and non-dharm streams in the great search and am feeling damned comfortable in this latest stretch of water.
i have excellent conditions to practice, a job which allows me to shirk regularly, a house in the woods where i can retreat when time allows and a very tolerant girlfriend who kicks me out often with the suggestion to 'go meditate'.
but no man is an island, as john donne said, in fact no island is an island outside of the conventional sense..but..oh yeah. i think it wouldn't hurt me to have a flesh and blood counterpart as a spur to keep my ass on the mat and trade tales and or advice.
this forum covers approximately 80% of my need for interaction and has been my best most unequivocal teacher up to this point so i'm not being "needy" here..just shouting out. given the dearth of noise on this arm of the DHO though it may be the tree that falle before no-one. but i'm here..aren't i ?
again THANK YOU Daniel, Tarin, Bruno,Tommy,Nick et. al.
tom
