by TBS newsletter | Apr 13, 2024 | Blog
by Martin Horan – One of the most unusual and intriguing traditions within Tibetan Buddhism is that of the identification of reincarnated lamas. Where a renowned lama passes away, in some cases a child may later be identified as the reincarnation of that...
by Tim McKibben | Aug 24, 2023 | Blog
When asked to write this, I pondered: what value are words about compassion? Especially as everywhere you look in life, actual kindness shows its wonderful face. Like the sun breaking through a cloudy sky, its presence is pervasive and irrepressible. You see it in a...
by Michael Joseph | Aug 24, 2023 | Blog
In September 2023 the Tibetan Buddhist Society is hosting a Medicine Buddha empowerment bestowed by a qualified tantric master, in this case Venerable Geshe Doga of Tara Institute. In this article we address some of the questions commonly asked about taking initiation...
by Martin Horan | Apr 30, 2023 | Blog
Many long-term meditators have had the experience. We put time and effort into meditation sometimes over many years – and the question comes up: Is it really making a difference? We often find our way into Dharma practice because there are things we’d...
by Chris M | Apr 30, 2023 | Blog
In Buddhism, impermanence refers to the idea that everything, from the smallest subatomic particle to the largest galaxy, is in a continuous state of flux, constantly arising and passing away. Things we see in our day-to-day life may appear solid and unchanging but...
by Tim McKibben | Jul 31, 2022 | Blog
What is this extraordinary concept of bodhichitta? It is variously translated as the mind of enlightenment, the spirit of enlightenment and the awakening mind. Maitreya explained bodhichitta in his Ornament for Clear Realisation “bodhichitta means: for the sake of...
