Greetings to all Dhamma friends
I am Michel Henri Dufour, born in 1947, married, with 4 children, and
presently living in France.
I read my first Buddhist book when 16 years old and never stopped being
involved in the Dhamma since then, beginning within the Zen tradition (owing
to my practice of martial arts at that time) but soon leaving for
Theravaada. I spent quite a lot of time in the monasteries in England and in
Thailand where I met Ajahn Chah and the Thai forest tradition with which I
have been related since 1974.
I started studying Paali with Venerable Saddhatissa when he was incumbent of
the (Sri Lankan) London Buddhist Vihaara, almost 30 years ago, and the monks
residing at Vat Buddhapadiipa in London. I am nevertheless definitely not a
scholar in Paali (and don't feel like becoming one), Paali being for me just
a tool to help improving my pratice by getting in touch with the very roots
of the Buddha's teachings.
In my native town I run a meditation group within an Association whose main
aim is the creation of a Vihaara in South Burgundy.
I regularly write articles in the French magazine «Samsaara» and other
bulletins or reviews.

I do hope our web contacts will prove fruitful for everybody.
Best wishes.



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