Tibetan Buddhist Society Melbourne

Visualisation is a key meditation technique in Tibetan Buddhism. It involves forming a mental image in the mind’s eye,...

If we genuinely wish to achieve enlightenment to free ourselves and others from suffering, we need to give some...

The practice of the five forces can also be adapted to help us prepare for the end of our life. In short, the five...

The five forces are five simple practices that we can use to bring Dharma into our daily life. If we use them as a...

“Anger is the ultimate destroyer of your own peace of mind.” - His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama of Tibet. For many...

Love is such an evocative word. Throughout the ages countless poems and songs have been written about it. In many...

by Martin Horan - One of the most unusual and intriguing traditions within Tibetan Buddhism is that of the...

When asked to write this, I pondered: what value are words about compassion? Especially as everywhere you look in...

In September 2023 the Tibetan Buddhist Society is hosting a Medicine Buddha empowerment bestowed by a qualified...

Many long-term meditators have had the experience. We put time and effort into meditation sometimes over many...

In Buddhism, impermanence refers to the idea that...

What is this extraordinary concept of bodhichitta? It is variously translated as the mind of enlightenment, the spirit...

It is common these days for people to refer to karma. People say that something is ‘good karma’ or ‘bad karma’ or...

Yes – there is a textbook answer, which we’ll come to. But it’s more interesting to first think about what the idea of...

Meditation these days is widely promoted as a way for achieving improved health and happiness. People are writing...