by TBS newsletter | Apr 11, 2024 | Uncategorised
by Ven Cathy Evans As a student of Tibetan Buddhism, I’ve always been a volunteer. I first came to classes in 1985 and moved into the centre shortly afterwards. Both my parents were community minded and volunteered for the wonderful educational...
by TBS newsletter | Apr 11, 2024 | Uncategorised
by Ven Anna Goldstein “Anger is the ultimate destroyer of your own peace of mind.” His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama of Tibet For many people anger or any of its siblings – frustration, impatience, annoyance and irritation, exasperation or touchiness...
by TBS newsletter | Apr 11, 2024 | Uncategorised
by Tim McKibben Love is such an evocative word. Throughout the ages countless poems and songs have been written about it. In many cultures, it’s seen as essential for spiritual growth, and deep down most of us want to know love. However, often the ‘love’...
by TBS newsletter | Apr 11, 2024 | Uncategorised
by Michael Joseph Loden Rinpoche meeting His Holiness the Dalai Lama for the hair cutting ceremony Since April 2018, and with the guidance of His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, the Tibetan Buddhist Society has been searching for Loden Rinpoche, the reincarnation...
by TBS newsletter | Apr 10, 2024 | Uncategorised
by Jean D’Cruz From a very young age, Geshe Loden (then known as Lodro Denpa) demonstrated an unusual capacity for compassion and generosity, not just for people but also for animals. He was naturally inclined to meditating and reciting mantras, and as a child...
by TBS newsletter | Apr 10, 2024 | Uncategorised
by Margaret Florey The search for His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama is a story of patience, great persistence, and enormous joy. His Holiness the 13th Dalai Lama of Tibet – from Wikipedia In September 1936, three years after the death of the 13th...