Setting the scene

Once upon a time, in a far away country where Buddhism was fashionably unpracticed, a group of Warwick students came together to cultivate mindfulness and friendship. While they were not always mindful (evidence will be cited in due course), they did succeed in laying down some deep karmic connections for this life, and probably the next. Like all worldly things though, delicious rice dinners, afternoon tea breaks, and weekend trips to the temple could not last forever. As degree certificates were handed out, individuals went their own way and the group became dispersed across all corners of the globe. Pain and suffering ensued. In time, each would adapt to their new surroundings and begin to build happy little empires...