Geshe la’s teaching today was a little lengthier than usual, but it was insightful in a number of ways. It not only continued to delve deeper into the 4 Noble Truths, but also allowed students to understand how the laws of causality (karma) actually underpin the 4 Noble Truths, and how the Noble Truths that…
Geshe la’s lesson today focuses on the 1st of the 4 Noble Truths, which is that to be born into this world entails suffering. Believe in this Truth is required before one can meaningfully understand (and practise) the other Noble Truths of the Causes of Suffering, the Possibility of Ending Suffering, and the Path towards…
Geshe la took a slight detour today from the general grain of this season’s Dharma talks on the 4 Noble Truths and how to practise in the Mahayana tradition by giving students an introduction to Vajrayana (tantric) aspects of Mahayana Buddhism. Geshe la explained that whilst the practice of tantra should be kept secret and…
Geshe la continued his lesson today on how we should practise as Buddhists by concentrating on the aspects relevant to the Mahayana Buddhist path. In so doing, Geshe la also took the chance to explain further, a topic raised by a student during the last lesson concerning the difference between the Hinayana tradition (the Path…
Today’s session was about how we as Buddhists, should practise on the Buddhist path, but Geshe la also gave an extremely erudite and scholarly introduction to the Mahayana path of practice, which is summarised below. A more elaborate exposition is given further below, but Geshe la emphasised that it is more important for us to…
Geshe Lama Konchok’s talk today centred around the unsurpassed and most excellent teachings of the Buddha and how it differs doctrinally from other religions. In particular, Geshe la introduced (i) the law of dependent arising and (ii) the principle of non harming of sentient beings, as the two fundamental tenets of Buddhist practice. Geshe la…
Dear Dharma friends, thank you for attending this season’s inaugural Dharma talk yesterday. The theme for this season’s Dharma talks is “Question and Answers On Tibetan Buddhism”. In our last session, Geshe Lama Konchok introduced and touched on:- the life of the historical Buddha and how he left a life of luxury in the palace…
The statue of our Lord Maitreya was fully consecrated yesterday after three days of rituals carried out by our Geshe Lama Konchok with the help of 4 other kind members of the Sangha. The preparatory rituals involved, amongst other things, the placing of the zung and zoksiang, including the shigpa. The shigpa is a wooden…
Introduction In the year that’s come to pass, in view of the worldwide pandemic, many in our country and around the world have faced not just health, but also social, familial and financial challenges. The Centre therefore hopes that the coming Naga related rituals (see below) will allow us to generate the much needed merits…
Despite the fact that we live in degenerate times, we are fortunate to be able to listen to the sublime Dharma as propounded by Lord Shakyamuni Buddha. However, the sutras speak of a time when the Dharma will be forgotten or lost from this world system. That is when the next (5th) Buddha of this…