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…
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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…
This is the last installment of the how not to worry articles. Breathing meditations can help enormously in instantly alleviating our worry, and anyone can…
What do you do when your meditation isn’t flowing as you wish? Sometimes we feel disconnected. All these teachings and meditations sound good, great even;…
A bit more on the subject of delusions and how to get rid of them. Nothing is as it seems If it is true that…
A guest article by Gen Samten Kelsang. (Para leer este artículo en español utilice este link.)It was Manjushri Centre in 1983. I had just moved…
When someone linked to this video a few days ago on Facebook, I watched it once, was mesmerized, and had to watch it again. My…
This is the third article from a guest writer, Kadampa Buddhist and student social worker. For the first, see Meditation helps me be a better…
Society
A film by Eva Ilona Brzeski Sickened by political division and conflict,…
Impermanence
I want to explore over a couple of articles what Buddhists think…
Self Confidence
Continuing the subject of overcoming discouragement. Motivation, the first step Here’s a…