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The Planetary Crisis Summit

July 24, 2024

By Thubten Drolma  In April 2024, Jamyang London Buddhist Centre hosted the first Planetary Crisis Summit, an event that brought together a range of voices from across FPMT Europe to engage in a deep conversation about what it means to be a Dharma centre during this time of social and …

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Mother’s Manifesto

July 16, 2024

For the past 2 years Jamyang has hosted the ‘Mother’s Manifesto’ group of activists, providing a safe haven for a group of Mothers engaged in a courageous activity. We invited Mother’s Manifesto, and Buddhist Student and practioner, Emma Hopkins to share a little about the group and its activities. Could …

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What are the 3 Jewels?

July 15, 2024

Exploring the meaning behind ‘Buddha, Dharma and Sangha’ By Lewis Gwilt When we explore Buddhism on any level, the concept of the three jewels is fundamental. They are integral part of understanding and living the teachings. But what are the three jewels, why are they so important and how are …

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Windhorse and the energy of good fortune

June 10, 2024

By Michael Lobsang Tenpa One of the sights fairly ubiquitous in the Tibetan Buddhist world—and these days, also in New Age stores and yoga studies of every kind—is the sight of the Buddhist prayers flags. Surprisingly, these colourful flags made of fabric are visually similar to the Mexican papel picado, …

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Setting up a Daily Meditation Practice

June 10, 2024

By Lewis Gwilt Setting up a daily meditation practice can be challenging and easier said than done. There is a lot to process and take in. What type of meditation should it be? How long should we do it for? How often should we practise? This post will go through …

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Chandrakirti: Entering the middle way

June 3, 2024

Geshe-la’s new philosophy course starting next month is based on Chandrakirti’s teachings on the Middle Way. But who is Chandrakirti, what is the Middle Way and why are his teachings important? Who is Chandrakirti? Chandrakirti was a sixth and seventh century Indian Buddhist scholar of Nagarjuna’s Madhyamaka, “Middle Way”, philosophy …

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To kindness (and beyond) in 108 beads

April 30, 2024

By Michael Lobsang Tenpa Very few things in the Dharmic traditions of the Indian subcontinent are as enigmatic as the origins of the number 108. While Shaivism, Vaishnavism, Jainism and Buddhism—along with the modern-day New Age authors—all have their own ideas about the signifance of the figure, no particular way …

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Approaching Emptiness

April 22, 2024

  By Lewis Gwilt Emptiness is a key concept in Mahayana Buddhism but what is emptiness, why is it so key and what relevance does it have for our lives? What is emptiness? Emptiness, shunyata, is the reality that all things, including us, do not have separate existence. Not only …

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The First Planetary Crisis Summit

April 15, 2024

Jamyang invites change makers and inspiring thinkers to the first Planetary Crisis Summit By Freddie Jenkins This month Jamyang is hosting our FPMT family to come together and engage in dialog about how best to address the challenges posed by the climate emergency, entrenched inequality, and  growing mental  health crises; …

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The Dalai Lama: Leadership and the Power of Compassion

March 20, 2024

By Ginger Chih My passion to document the Tibetan experience began when the Tibet Fund asked me to explore a photographic record of the worldwide Tibetan diaspora. This project appealed to me as a documentary photographer for nearly ten years, a student of Tibetan Buddhism and an international consultant and …

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