‘Visualisation can help clear your mind. For example, imagine all your negative habits and disturbing thoughts are held tightly in your heart in the form of black dust.  With a strong exhalation, […]

‘The more we become familiar with practising love, compassion and patience on a daily basis, the more likely we are to respond to challenging situations in a calm and compassionate way. Through […]

‘One time a Tibetan student of the Indian Master Atisha said to him, “Master, you were angry with me this time, and then that time and the other time as well.” Atisha […]

‘If you have a disease and you get treatment early on you can get better quite quickly. If you don’t get treatment and instead let the disease progress, taking treatment later might […]

‘Listening to and reading teachings are not much benefit if we don’t put them into practice. It’s like going to the doctor and getting a prescription and not using it.’

The Venerable Panchen […]

‘The Buddha said if someone shoots you with a poisoned arrow, instead of wondering, ‘who did this?’ and ‘why me?’, we should instead remove the arrow and get proper treatment. Similarly when […]

‘We can’t control external conditions. If it’s cold outside, better to warm our room or put on extra clothes. Similarly with our minds. We can’t control external conditions that disturb our minds. […]

‘The feeling of happiness is important. Ourselves, our friends, enemies, strangers and all sentient beings want to be happy and free of suffering. Happiness depends on other beings. Developing wisdom, and generating […]