"Firmly plant the victory banner of the dharma!" - Karma Thinley Rinpoche's injunction to Lama Jampa Thaye
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.
Read MoreAs 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.
Read MoreClarification of the relationship between dharma and mindfulness on the basis of history and scriptural sources.
Read MoreThe very real challenges to Buddhism becoming established in the West.
Read MoreThe importance of understanding the meaning and intelligence of dharma teachings to support our practice.
Read MoreBuddhism reduced to just meditation is a spiritual dead end.
Read MoreCan we love our families fully while upholding the Buddha’s teaching on non-attachment?
Read MoreAs 4th-century Indian master Vasubandhu counselled, “practice hearing, reflecting, and meditating”
Read MoreWill Western adaption of the dharma challenge contemporary culture or accommodate it?
Read MoreA radical rejection of scientific Buddhism.
Read MoreAnd there may be no 'progress' in religion, in practice, or in the dharma, either. - Gary Snyder
Read MoreThe Bodhisattva vow, the most powerful expression of compassion.
Read MoreFrom London to Los Angeles it seems like it’s the age of compassion.....
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