So in this way we begin properly by reflecting upon the qualities and power of the Three Jewels: the Buddha, his teaching, and the community of his followers, to bestow protection upon us and to show the right way for us to follow in this life and in future lives.

As this mixed picture is the reality of Buddhism’s situation in the West, we have no choice but to be ambitious! Our aim must be to plant the undiluted Karma-Kagyu transmission of dharma in the West - both Europe and the Americas.

Clarification of the relationship between dharma and mindfulness on the basis of history and scriptural sources.

The very real challenges to Buddhism becoming established in the West.

The importance of understanding the meaning and intelligence of dharma teachings to support our practice.

Buddhism reduced to just meditation is a spiritual dead end. 

The dharma is nothing if not counter-intuitive. 

Can we love our families fully while upholding the Buddha’s teaching on non-attachment?

As 4th-century Indian master Vasubandhu counselled, “practice hearing, reflecting, and meditating”

Will Western adaption of the dharma challenge contemporary culture or accommodate it?

A radical rejection of scientific Buddhism.

And there may be no 'progress' in religion, in practice, or in the dharma, either. - Gary Snyder

The Bodhisattva vow, the most powerful expression of compassion.

From London to Los Angeles it seems like it’s the age of compassion.....