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Venerable Jigme leading walking meditation at the Abbey.
Meditation

Walking meditation and its benefits

Looking for different ways to meditate? Walking meditation has many benefits for the body and…

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Young Adults Explore Buddhism 2007

Kindness towards ourselves and others

Recognizing our interdependence with others and how keeping good ethical conduct can help us to…

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Young Adults Explore Buddhism 2007

Investigating anger

Understanding how the mind of anger operates, and how to counteract it as it arises.

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Young Adults Explore Buddhism 2007

Releasing the mind of attachment

Becoming aware of attachment and ways to develop a realistic perspective on ourselves and our…

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Young Adults Explore Buddhism 2007

Cultivating a healthy sense of self

Learn to distinguish between self-centeredness, self-grasping ignorance and genuine self-confidence.

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Ken with eyes closed in front of the large Abbey thangka.
Essence of Refined Gold

The meaning of precepts

The beginning of the path to enlightenment is the taking of precepts.

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Altar at the Abbey
Essence of Refined Gold

Guidelines after taking refuge

Integrating the practice of taking refuge and keeping precepts into daily life, and the benefits…

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