Monthly Archives: February 2012

Meditation by candlelight

Yes, there was a power cut somewhere and the class was sitting with candlelight only – but no problem, you can use a candle as the object of mindfulness meditation.  It’s like giving your mind just one toy to play … Continue reading

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Appearance and Essence of Mind

This week we reviewed this topic, as well as doing some longer meditation sessions.  The images we considered were the difference between the sun and the rays of the sun. So our thoughts and emotions are like the rays of … Continue reading

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Week 5 Review

This week’s meditation class had a wealth of wisdom in the teachings, so don’t worry if you’re struggling to get to grips with it all, we’re going to go over it again next week, and we’ll watch again the teaching … Continue reading

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Gross National Happiness

Last year Bhutan successfully lobbied the UN to adopt a non-binding resolution to make happiness a ‘development indicator’.  The UK supported this and so we are invited to draw up own own measures of happiness and contribute them to the … Continue reading

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