Have you ever looked at your children and felt so much love and suddenly a wave of fear and a prayer of “Please God let them be safe?” About four months ago I in a conversation with a friend I …
Category: Spiritual Teachers

How to Enhance Compassion
What to do if we find it hard to be Compassionate Compassion is a virtue, which means, “to suffer together”. Put that way it does not sound very appealing! However in all the major religions compassion is talked about as …

How long does the Dalai Lama meditate for?
For any serious practitioner (this is the word the Dalai Lama uses to refer to a spiritual aspirant) meditation forms part of our daily practice. Most spiritual traditions expound the benefits of some sort of meditation and mental training. If …

The Dalai Lama’s Routine
Spending time with the Dalai Lama over this weekend was a lifetime tick-a-box for me, being in his light, airy and cheerful presence was something I will never forget. One of the things that struck me was when he spoke …