Digital Dharma  

by Jenny Stone My name is Jenny, and you won’t have bumped into me volunteering at events or seen me about the temple or garden. I am an “online” volunteer who lives in Sydney!  Images by Walkerssk and OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay While COVID has caused much...

Why does compassion matter

By Martin Horan Buddhism emphasises the importance of developing insight and wisdom.   In the first noble truth the Buddha taught about the faults of cyclic existence. While we experience cyclic existence, we might have enjoyment and pleasure from time to...

Cooking for Geshe-la

By Cheng Kwong Cheng Kwong shares her marvellous story ‘Cooking with Geshe-la’, answering a series of questions about the experience Cheng describes as “an honour and privilege.” Cheng explains “I’m learning so much now, as I recall the times with him, and it makes me...

His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama:

A great global educationalist By Cathy Evans “My wish is that one day, formal education will pay attention to the education of the heart, teaching love, compassion, justice, forgiveness, mindfulness, tolerance, and peace”.   “Intolerance leads to hatred and...