Lamrim and Life

Ten steps to happiness (Part 7)
When our world falls apart, when we suffer loss, when it seems everyone is turning against us, we have to [...]

Ten steps to happiness (Part 6)
Understanding that the good fortune we are presently enjoying is the result of the practice of generosity in the past, [...]

Ten steps to happiness (Part 5)
We have to stop thinking about the wall in front of us, and look at the space behind the wall [...]

Ten steps to happiness (Part 4)
Life in the context of Buddhism means past, present and future lives. Remembering life means learning from the past in [...]

Ten steps to happiness (Part 3)
We need to be mindful that although death is certain, the time of death is uncertain. Death can be just [...]

Ten steps to happiness (Part 2)
Being unattached, we are ready for new and fresh experiences and discoveries…

Ten steps to happiness (Part 1)
Our spiritual path does not end until we are fully enlightened. Until then, it is a constant endeavour of study, [...]

Rock and not roll
When we are faced with problems or difficulties, the first thought in our mind is to avoid them. This aversion [...]

Ignorance is (not) bliss
The bliss of ignorance is a deception. In reality, what is merely a temporary reduction or postponement of one’s suffering, [...]

Impermanence need not be a bad thing
The biggest problem with failing to realise that all phenomena is subject to impermanence, is that it deceives us into [...]