MOTIVATION – THE TIBETAN WAY

MOTIVATION – THE TIBETAN WAY

It goes without saying that it takes a lot of courage and a lot of motivation to commit to months and sometimes years of solitary meditation. – Have you ever wondered how a Buddhist Monk/Nun keeps himself / herself motivated? To get up every morning at 4am and...
DO WE SUFFER ALL THE TIME?

DO WE SUFFER ALL THE TIME?

According to Buddhists we are all suffering all the time! It’s a bit pessimistic isn’t it. And furthermore it does not sound true because there are definitely times of great happiness in our life. So why would they say this? The reason according to...
HARMONY DAY

HARMONY DAY

Today is Harmony Day and in fact marks 20 years of Harmony Day Celebrations.  This year will be the first time that Harmony Day will be celebrated over a full week. So what is Harmony Day all about? It is a time to celebrate Australian multiculturalism and the...
BODY AND MIND ARE ONE

BODY AND MIND ARE ONE

We all know of the intimate relationship between our mind and body and yet our behaviour sometimes does not reflect this. We eat unhealthy food to please the mind or spend time consumed by negative thoughts, not realising the chemical cocktail that it releases to our...
MOMENTOUS DAY

MOMENTOUS DAY

MOMENTOUS DAY Happy Birthday, Taj. It is a big day for Taj – but also a milestone for Emily and myself. The reason for this according to Morris Massey is because all our kids are now through the IMPRINT period of their life. Let me explain what that means below...