Sunday, May 28

A guest article My name is Jan J and I’ve been a practising Kadampa for many years. I work full time and, like many, have family commitments and responsibilities, which means that finding the time for formal Buddhist or Dharma practice can be difficult. Some years ago I realised that I had to change my relationship with Dharma practice if I really wanted to make progress. Rather than trying to…

Read More

Just In

What do Buddhists like me have faith in? I’ll start with what I try not to have too much faith in. If we have faith in our Buddhist religion as a inherently existent system, and holy beings…

Buddha’s teachings on Sutra and Tantra are all designed to solve our suffering and center us in the solution. This is quite a big subject, so I’m going to try and streamline it by dividing Buddha’s teachings…

I’ve been watching a couple of gentle dramas unfold on the other side of this lake. First up, a group of schoolchildren skipping along laughing – such potential, and with their whole future ahead of them. What…

Buddhist meditation is said to be the path that leads from joy to joy, culminating in the spontaneous great joy of Tantric completion stage and full enlightenment. Sometimes we might think we have to postpone our joy…

A guest article My name is Jan J and I’ve been a practising Kadampa for many years. I’ve collected together some thoughts that have arisen as a result of mixing Buddhism (Dharma) with everyday appearances, including nature;…

In a world of illusion, what matters? For one thing, I think it’s important to explore  the connection between our intentions and our experiences — the infallible law of cause and effect as applied to our consciousness…

4.5 mins read  Sometimes people get discouraged with their Tantric practice, thinking it’s beyond them and they should stick to Sutra. But I think Tantra can…

Some people talk these days about “peak experiences”, and how they give meaning to a…

Translate

Mind-training

Society

Impermanence

Self Confidence

Buddha nature