by Geoff Gaylard | Mar 24, 2026 | Blog
Unfortunately, many things said about Buddhism arise from misunderstanding or can easily be misunderstood without proper context. A common example concerns the Buddhist view of desire. It is sometimes said that, in Buddhism, desire is regarded as negative, a source of...
by Jean D'Cruz | Mar 24, 2026 | Blog
The teachings tell us that we gain the best results from meditation by making it a daily practice. We benefit and progress more by meditating every day rather than occasionally. A shorter session done consistently is far more valuable than a longer session done...
by Jean D'Cruz | Aug 5, 2025 | Blog
The Mahayana path in Buddhism involves generating the mind of enlightenment, bodhichitta, as our fundamental motivation. Maitreya Buddha defines it as, “For the sake of others, wishing to attain complete, perfect enlightenment.” This motivation has two aspects:...
by Jean D'Cruz | Mar 26, 2025 | Blog
Visualisation is a key meditation technique in Tibetan Buddhism. It involves forming a mental image in the mind’s eye, rather than seeing something with our physical eyes. Visualisation is commonly used in deity meditation, where we imagine the Buddha or other...
by Cathy Evans | Mar 7, 2025 | Blog
If we genuinely wish to achieve enlightenment to free ourselves and others from suffering, we need to give some serious attention to developing calm abiding. Shantideva said: All the recitations and austerities, even though performed for a long time, are quite useless...
by Martin Horan | Oct 10, 2024 | Blog
The practice of the five forces can also be adapted to help us prepare for the end of our life. In short, the five forces are: 1) the force of beneficial intention 2) the force of familiarity 3) the force of the white seed 4) the force of destruction and 5) the force...
